Site Event/Activity record ECC391 - Tessellated pavement in Osborne Street, Colchester, 1909
Location
| Location | Osborne Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99833 24895 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Laver, Henry (Mr)
Date
1909
Description
Laver notes, 'Near the Bath Hotel, in the middle of Osborne Street, in excavating for the electric light works, a red tessellated pavement was discovered, about 4ft from the surface. It was formed of rather large red tesserae, many of them being 1.5" square'.<1><2><3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC126 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1909. Vol. 10 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. X (New Series). p88.
- <2> SCC3 Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. No 11.
- <3> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. No 171, page 244.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC1092 Roman tessellated pavement, Osborne Street, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Oct 13 2016 8:24AM