Site Event/Activity record ECC284 - Tessellated pavement, corner house Queen Street, Colchester, 1925
Location
| Location | East Hill, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99955 25234 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)
Date
1925
Description
In October 1925 masses of white mortar and rubble were found under the pavement on the north side of the corner house of Queen St-East Hill. Fragments of flue-tiles, some with red mortar adhering, and a piece of painted wall plaster in light blue, pink and yellow, have been found in the Minories Garden. <1><2>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 31, No 159, page 207.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC983 Roman hypocaust?, corner of Queen Street and East Hill, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2016 8:16AM