Site Event/Activity record ECC2357 - Kilns near Hospital Lane, Colchester, 1855
Location
| Location | Hospital Lane, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 9892 2498 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unassigned
Date
1855
Description
On 19th March 1855 Wire wrote in his diary: 'Mr Thomas Fenton informs me that some years ago two potter's kilns of the Romans were discovered in the ground where Dr Maclean resides immediately opposite the hospital'. The house meant is that on the west corner of Hospital Lane, now (1961) occupied by Dr R. Sauvan Smith, and its garden formerly extended 55yards westwards along Lexden Road. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC119 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1963. The Roman Potters Kilns of Colchester. XXI. p.2.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Mar 15 2016 8:40AM