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

Map

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> Watching Brief Report: Orr, Kate (CAT). 2007. Report on a watching brief: CAT Report 430. CAT Report 430.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman tessellated floor fragment at the south site of Colchester Sixth Form College, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Dec 2 2015 3:44PM

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