Site Event/Activity record ECC234 - Roman wall on site of Library, Colchester, 1938
Location
| Location | Library, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 99521 25107 (27m by 31m) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)
Date
1938
Description
In 1938-9 the excavation for the Public Library exposed 23ft of the south boundary of this insula just east of the SW corner. The wall was faced with small blocks of septaria: 24ft north of the street, under the north wall of the Library, near the NW corner, lay a patch of red tessellated pavement 13ft long by 3ft wide, continuing southwards. Eighty feet east of the NW corner, lay another small patch of red pavement, measuring 5ft by 3ft 6".<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 27, No162, page 195, No 161 page 210.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2016 8:58AM