Site Event/Activity record ECC374 - Tessellated pavement & burials, Nurses Quarters, Essex County Hospital, Colchester, 1931
Location
| Location | Essex County Hospital, Oxford Road, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 98870 24874 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1931
Description
Several fragments of red tessellated pavement were found when cutting the foundations of the nurses quarters at the Essex County Hospital. Some which lay in the line of the walls were removed and others were covered by the buildings. No exact positions are recorded.<1><2><3> The same building work in 1931 appears to have revealed blocks of urn burials.<3><4> Grave Group 558 was uncovered on the site of the boiler room of the Nurses Quarters.<5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SCC3 Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. RCHME., 29, 4.
- <2> SCC126 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1909. Vol. 10 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. X (New Series). p.89.
- <3> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. No 35, p 243,p251(see note 3),253,293.
- <4> SCC146 Serial: Colchester Museums. 1933. Colchester Museum Reports 1925-1933. 1925-1933. 1932,p3.
- <5> SCC207 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No 558.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Jul 27 2017 8:01AM