Site Event/Activity record ECC204 - Pavement in the market place, St Runwald's Street, Colchester, 1844
Location
| Location | St Runwald's Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99558 25266 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wire, William (Mr)
Date
1844
Description
Wire's diary 23/5/1844 notes ' Mr Bewick gave me a small piece of tessellated pavement being the remains of a beautiful one discovered in the gardener's market some years since' <1> Wheeler and Laver refer this to the western of the two marks on the OS map, presumably on the authority of Cutts. <2> <3><4><5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SCC36 DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 23/5/1844.
- <2> SCC11 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1876. 1876 OS 1:500 Maps of Colchester. 1:500.
- <2> SCC72874 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. c.1805. 1805 1 inch OS Maps of Colchester.
- <3> SCC76 Monograph: Cutts, Reverend Edward L.. 1889. Historic Towns, Colchester. map inside book. page 34, map I, 7.
- <4> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 19, No 19, page 151.
- <5> SCC78 Article in serial: Wheeler, R. E. M. and Laver, P. G.. 1919. Roman Colchester. J.R.S. Volume IX page 139. page 160.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC899 Roman tessellated pavement, gardeners market, High Street, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2016 11:43AM