Site Event/Activity record ECC2290 - Foundations of St Martin's Church, Colchester, 1900

Location

Location St Martin's Church, West Stockwell Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9961 2533 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Unknown

Date

1900

Map

Description

Rodwell notes "the uppermost layers against the south side of the building were destroyed by construction of an open drain in the 19th century. The digging of this drain revealed a foundation offset, capped by two courses of Roman brick, a feature which in this district is often characteristic of Anglo-Saxon building construction'.<1> Rodwell's source of information is not known.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Rodwell, Warwick J with Rodwell, KA. 1977. Historic Churches: a wasting asset. p30.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • St Martin's Church, West Stockwell Street, Colchester (Building)

Record last edited

Mar 18 2016 8:50AM

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