Site Event/Activity record ECC4257 - Recording of precinct wall of St John's Abbey, Flagstaff Road, Colchester, 2018

Location

Location Precinct wall of St John's Abbey, Flagstaff Road, Colchester, CO2 7EZ
Grid reference TL 9967 2468 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

October 2018

Map

Description

A programme of Level 3 recording was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust following the collapse of a section of the west precinct wall along Flagstaff Road in 2018. The section of abbey wall which was recorded was 52m long and survives to a height of between 2.7m and 3.2m above the current ground level.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Historic Building Recording: Baister, Mark. 2019. Historic building recording of the precinct wall of St John’s Abbey along Flagstaff Road, Colchester, Essex CO2 7EZ. CAT Report 1402.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Precinct wall of St John's Abbey, Colchester (Monument)
  • St John's Abbey, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 31 2020 2:48PM

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