Site Event/Activity record ECC313 - Tessellated pavement, Victoria Place, Colchester, 1850
Location
| Location | Victoria Place, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99796 25066 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wire, William (Mr)
Date
1850
Description
Wire notes in a letter to Roach Smith 'In Victoria Place, at the south west corner, a fine pavement was discovered some years since, but of what character does not occur to me. I remember it was more firmly put together than most of them are, and with a little trouble might have been raised whole; it was about six or eight feet square, and two urns were standing upon it, one partly in the other', the position is marked on the 1876 1:500 OS map. <1><2><3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SCC196 Serial: British Archaeological Association. 1850. Vol. V (Old Series) Journal of the British Archaeological Association. OS Vol. V. JBAA Vol5, p87.
- <2> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 37, No 59, page212.
- <3> SCC11 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1876. 1876 OS 1:500 Maps of Colchester. 1:500.
- <3> SCC72874 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. c.1805. 1805 1 inch OS Maps of Colchester.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC1010 Roman tessellated pavement, Victoria Place, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2016 12:52PM