Site Event/Activity record ECC2437 - King Coel's Well or Town Well, High Street, Colchester, 1562
Location
| Location | High Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 9941 2520 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unassigned
Date
1562
Description
Reference to town well in 1562, St Dennis's fair said to extend from East gate as far as the town well, presumably the later King Coel's pump that stood on the junction of High Street and North Hill.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC19 Monograph: Cooper, Janet (Ed). 1994. Vol. IX, The Borough of Colchester, A History of the County of Essex. Volume IX. p273.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2528 King Coel's Pump or Town Well, High Street, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 15 2016 8:12AM