ECC240 - Pavement in Red Lion Yard, Colchester, 1849

Site Event/Activity record ECC240 - Pavement in Red Lion Yard, Colchester, 1849

Location

Location	Red Lion Yard, Colchester
Grid reference	TL 99681 25189 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)

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Wire, William (Mr)

Date

1849

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Description

Labourers laying a drain in the Red Lion yard found a pavement of small white tesserae. <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 28, No 180, page 196.
<2> SCC36 DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 3/1/1849.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MCC2103 Roman tessellated pavement, Red Lion Yard, Colchester (Element)

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Jan 20 2016 8:45AM

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