Site Event/Activity record ECC208 - Tile, pink mortar and dark earth in George Street, Colchester, 1927
Location
| Location | George Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99743 25311 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1927
Description
In 1927, when laying a gas main, a mass of pink mortar about 4ft wide and 3-6" thick, tapering towards the south was found 2ft 6" below the surface in George Street just opposite the Oddfellows Hall (In the street, close to the kerb on the west, about 10ft from the corner). <1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SCC143 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. Vol. 19 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. XIX (New Series). page 131.
- <2> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 21, No 132.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2016 11:45AM