Site Event/Activity record ECC366 - Pavement under Crouch Street, Colchester, 1922

Location

Location Crouch Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99198 24981 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Laver, P. G. (Mr)

Date

1922

Map

Description

In January 1922 P.G. Laver noted the foundation of a pavement under the north pavement of Crouch Street, midway between the Excise Office and the 'Horse and Groom'. It consisted of reddish mortar laid on the gravel. It was not very wide N-S and E-W its limits were not found. A sketch plan gives no measurements. There were no finer layers of mortar and no tesserae. <1><2> See also ECC367.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> DIARY: Laver, P. G.. 1916-1940. P.G. Laver's Diary. 23/1/1922.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. No 39, page 243.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman tessellated pavement, Crouch Street, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2016 12:11PM

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