Site Event/Activity record ECC286 - Tessellated pavement in garden, East Hill House, Colchester, 1951

Location

Location East Hill House, Colchester
Grid reference TM 00047 25198 (point)
Map sheet TM02NW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)

Date

1951

Map

Description

A red tessellated pavement was found at a depth of nearly 5ft in the garden of East Hill House in 1951 and was covered up again undisturbed. Hull says that the position on his 'Roman Colchester' plan is exact. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 31, No 191, page 207.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman tessellated pavement, East Hill House, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2016 8:15AM

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