Site Event/Activity record ECC377 - Pavement on Chantry Lands, Colchester, 1853
Location
| Location | Chantry Lands, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99182 25125 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wire, William (Mr)
Date
1853
Description
Wires diary records 'A pavement of red tesserae has been discovered 30ins below the surface in the middle of the Chantry Lands. The foundation is of lime or chalk, about 1.5 ins thick, and one would be led to the conclusion that it was simply powdered lime or chalk, and had never been mortar when laid down. Fragments of wall-mortar, fresco painted, of Roman bricks and roof tiles and fictile vessels are found on the same land'. <1><2><3> This could be the same as ECC371.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC36 DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 1/1/1853.
- <2> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. No 207, page 243.
- <3> SCC240 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1873. Vol. 5 (Old Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. V. page 159.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2016 11:59AM