Site Event/Activity record ECC2313 - Excavation on lawn of Gurney Benham House, Lexden Road, Colchester, 1951

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Location Gurney Benham House, Lexden Road, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9870 2485 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Hall, A. F. (Mr)

Date

August 1951

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Trenching alongside the lawn of Gurney Benham House revealed a 12 ft. deep rectangular hole which it was thought may represent the remains of a hypogeum.<1> Hull does not record this find on his plan of the Grammar School.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Colchester Royal Grammar School. 1952. The Colcestrian (April 1952). April 1952.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX.

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Mar 16 2016 9:50AM

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