A note in Wire's Album records ' Within the space enclosed in the dotted line several skeletons have been discovered with the head lying to the west and the feet close to the head of another in rows buried apparently without any ? Probably the monks of Grey Friars. Several Roman coins have been discovered here and a ring or two of the Middle Ages'.<1> Wire has recorded further details on an 1847 sale catalogue for Grey Friars: ‘The whole of this property belongs to a monastic order named the Grey or preaching Friars for an account see Morants History of Colchester and Fosbroke’s Monactism all attempts to get at the desired information as to where abouts the monastery stood has failed unless it occupied the site of the dwelling house forming part of lot 1 as that is still known by the name of The Friary no foundations that I am aware of have been discovered in the Botanic garden and the only remains of a building was a stone window discovered a few years ago and which I believe is now ornamenting the garden in detached pieces instead of whitened flint stones. In the gardens of lot 2 several Roman coins have been found and in the kitchen gardens at the depth of about four feet from the surface skeletons have been discovered ranging from east to west the head towards the former point the feet of one being placed against the head of the other not a fragment of remaining apparel was discovered with them nor yet any ornaments the skulls had low foreheads and the teeth worn down by grinding proving? The same idea of the monks general character who occupied the premises as that related of them by writers on the monastic orders.’<2>