Site Event/Activity record ECC3787 - Memorial Recording for All Saints' Churchyard, Colchester, 2002

Location

Location All Saints' Churchyard, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9992 2518 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Group

Date

Spring-Summer 2002

Map

Description

A survey of the head stones in All Saints' churchyard was undertaken by Gillian Brown, Mary Coe, Elaine Kerry, John Mallinson, Anna Moore, Jean Roberts, Ros Thomas, Rosemary Yorke-Moore and Freda Nicholls in 2002, and compared to the survey by F.A. Crisp in the late 19th century.<1> The survey of this churchyard showed that many more monuments from the 18th century have survived and are still legible than in other surveys carried out by the Group in Colchester. A plan of the 105 memorials was prepared by John Mallinson. Crisp recorded 142 memorials within the churchyard. The earliest date for a memorial recorded and identified by the CAG group was for Elizabeth Treheme who was born in 1676 and died in 1729. The latest burial was in 1874 of James Watts who was born in 1790.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Article in serial: Nicholls, Freda. 2002. Churchyard Surveys in the Colchester District. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin Vol. 42, pp.4-12. pp.7-9.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • All Saints Churchyard, High Street, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

May 31 2016 9:55AM

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