Site Event/Activity record ECC2557 - An archaeological watching brief at Stanway Secondary School, Colchester, 2004-5

Location

Location Stanway Secondary School, Winstree Road, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 95567 24333 (142m by 154m)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

December 2004 to August 2005

Map

Description

Twenty-five visits were made during groundworks associated with the building of the new three-storey school block. This included large soak aways, a septic tank, and drains. The foundation pads for the school block were shallow and generally did not go deeper than those of the previous building on the site. However, two large deep holes for stanchion posts for the new block were monitored. Natural sand and gravel was reached in most trenches.<1> Four possible features were recorded in the sections of some trenches. In soak away 8, at the front (east side) of the new block, a pit was seen in section which may be of glacial origin. A foul-drain trench dug between the existing science and technology building and the new block exposed two parallel ditches on an east to west alignment. These features were cut into natural sand and gravel, were 1m wide and were filled by buff grey clayey silt, without any finds. They were sealed by a blackish grey layer that contained modern brick. To the south of the existing science and technology building, a drain trench exposed some disturbance which is likely to date from the 19th or 20th century.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Watching Brief Report: Orr, Kate (CAT). 2005. Report on a watching brief: CAT report 340. CAT Report 340.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Sep 19 2017 8:10AM

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