Site Event/Activity record ECC218 - Tessellated pavement in Cherry Garden, Church Street, Colchester, 1768

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Location Cherry Garden, Church Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99273 25117 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Morant, Philip (Mr)

Date

1768

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Morant records that a tessellated pavement was seen in the Cherry Garden belonging to the rector of St Mary's, on the north side of the parsonage, not many yards from another in St Mary's churchyard. The parsonage in Morant's time stood immediately north of the church. <1> <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Morant, Philip. 1768. The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex. Volume I. page 183.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 25, No 91, page 192.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman tessellated pavement, Cherry Garden, Colchester (Element)

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Jan 20 2016 8:49AM

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