ECC243 - Tessellated pavement in garden of Trinity House, Lion Walk, Colchester, 1748

Site Event/Activity record ECC243 - Tessellated pavement in garden of Trinity House, Lion Walk, Colchester, 1748

Location

Location	Trinity House, Lion Walk, Colchester
Grid reference	TL 99673 25112 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Morant, Philip (Mr)

Date

1748

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Description

In 1748 and subsequently a tessellated pavement has been uncovered in the garden of Trinity House, nearly 3ft below the surface. <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 73, page 196.
<2> SCC40 Monograph: Morant, Philip. 1768. The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex. Volume I. iii, page 21.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MCC2107 Roman tessellated pavement, garden of Trinity House, Lion Walk, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2016 8:44AM

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