Site Event/Activity record ECC2280 - Roman wall at Museum Street, Colchester, 1954

Location

Location Museum Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9980 2523 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)

Date

1954

Map

Description

On 8/4/1954 a trench cut here exposed a small portion of walling of Roman tile and septaria in a very thick brown yellow mortar. The top of it is about 30" from the present surface and the position is beneath the north jamb of the main door of the Conservative Club. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Serial: Colchester Museums. 1962. Colchester Museum Reports 1934-1962. 1954-1956, p14.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman wall, Museum Street, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Mar 18 2016 8:56AM

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