Site Event/Activity record ECC334 - Tessellated pavement near old Police Station, Queen Street, Colchester, 1948
Location
| Location | Old Police Station, Queen Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99954 25083 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)
Date
1948
Description
In February 1948 a shaft 8ft E-W by 6.5ft N-S was dug in the NW corner of the motor transport yard of the Police Station. The trench of a wall 2ft wide ran N-S very slightly oblique to the shaft. Its bottom was 7ft from the modern tarmac surface. On its west side a room had been paved with red tesserae on a poor base of yellowish mortar only 2" thick. The pavement was 50" from the surface and was irregularly broken. On the east of the wall had been a floor, of which 3" of very good white mortar remained. It probably supported a better pavement, possibly decorated, but no tesserae were found. It lay 4ft from the surface i.e. 2" higher than the red floor and was broken away at the north end. Medieval pottery was also found. <1>
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 38, No 170, page 215.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC1041 Roman tessellated pavement, Old Police Station, Queen Street, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2016 12:24PM