Site Event/Activity record ECC2736 - Watching brief at Colchester Sixth Form College, 'South Site' on wheelchair ramp, Colchester, 2007
Location
Location | Colchester Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester |
---|---|
Grid reference | Centred TL 99308 25365 (13m by 4m) |
Map sheet | TL92NE |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
June 2007
Description
An area 13m long by 3.3m wide was stripped of tarmac, by contractors, at the eastern end of the car-park at the ‘south site’ of the Sixth Form College, during works to install a ramp for wheelchair users. <1>
Two patches of a Roman tessellated floor, no more that 1.2m x 1.2m in total extent, were exposed. The tessellated floor lay at 570mm below the level of the car-park surface. It was sealed by a modern topsoil and car-park make-up material.
The tesserae were of a plain red tile, set out in E to W rows on an opus signinum base. The floor had no straight edges and had obviously been larger originally but had been disturbed. The floor was probably part of a Roman building, the remains of which do not appear to have been previously documented.
The tessellated pavement was left in situ, preserved beneath the new wheelchair access ramp.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC908 Watching Brief Report: Orr, Kate (CAT). 2007. Report on a watching brief: CAT Report 430. CAT Report 430.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2863 Roman tessellated floor fragment at the south site of Colchester Sixth Form College, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Dec 2 2015 3:44PM