Site Event/Activity record ECC264 - Roman wall opposite E. boundary of Beaumont's Shop, Culver Street, Colchester, 1922

Location

Location Culver Street, Colchester
Grid reference
Map sheet
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Laver, P. G. (Mr)

Date

1922

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Description

According to Laver the end of a Roman wall showed in a trench, on the N. side (of Culver St?) opposite the E. boundary of Beaumont's shop. It was..18" thick and 2ft high, the top 7ft below the surface. <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 29, No182, page 203.
  • <2> DIARY: Laver, P. G.. 1916-1940. P.G. Laver's Diary. 2/12/1922.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2016 8:30AM

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