Site Event/Activity record ECC308 - Remains at Lion Walk, Colchester, 1849
Location
| Location | Lion Walk, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99699 25027 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wire, William (Mr)
Date
1849
Description
Wire's Album notes a tessellated pavement at Lion Walk, discussed in a letter to Roach Smith 'Lion Walk...at the (south) end one composed of small and different coloured tesserae half an inch square was brought to view, but...the subject could not be discovered, as it appeared to have been...mutilated.' <1><2><3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC77 Unpublished document: Wire, William. Wire's Album.
- <2> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 36, No 70, page 211.
- <3> SCC36 DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 23/9/1848, 26/9/1848, 28/9/1848, 15/4/1856.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC1005 Roman tessellated pavement, Lion Walk, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2016 12:49PM