Site Event/Activity record ECC398 - Excavation of Inner Relief Road (Crouch Street), Colchester, 1973

Location

Location Crouch Street, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 9924 2497 (33m by 6m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Excavation Committee

Date

1973

Map

Description

Excavations were carried out ahead of the construction of a subway as part of the inner relief road. The construction trench of the subway provided some useful sections through the line of the towns Roman defences. 'Dark earth' was also noted overlain in places by medieval? metalling.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.789.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Medieval Crouch Street, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman defensive ditch of the Roman Colonia, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman ditch, Crouch Street, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2016 11:49AM

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