Site Event/Activity record ECC214 - Castle Bailey recorded, the Castle, Colchester, 1931

Location

Location Castle Park, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99834 25252 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Morant, Philip (Mr)

Date

1931

Map

Description

Morant says 'The (castle) bailey was formerly encompassed on the south and west sides by a strong wall, in which were two gates. That on the south was the chief. This wall was taken down by Robt. Norfolk Esq. who erected in the room of it a range of houses now standing in the High Street. The west wall reached as far as the east side of St Helen's Lane. On the north and east sides the castle was secured by a deep ditch and strong rampart of earth... This rampart is thrown upon a wall that formerly encompassed either the Castle or Palace of Coel, on the site of the Castle is built; the buttress and other parts of which wall have lately been discovered.' <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Morant, Philip. 1768. The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex. Volume I. page 8.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 22, No33, page 169.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2016 11:49AM

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