Site Event/Activity record ECC414 - Stone altar from St Runwalds Church, High Street, Colchester, 1960

Location

Location St Runwalds Church, High Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99616 25218 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
1848 Parish ST RUNWALD
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Group

Date

1960

Map

Description

The medieval altar from St Runwalds Church, High Street was removed to St James's Church c1959/60. The stone altar is marked with five deeply cut consecration crosses signifying the five wounds of Christ.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1958. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin 1, part 3. Volume 1, Number 3. Vol 3, No 2.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • St Runwald's Church, High Street, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2016 5:11PM

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