Site Event/Activity record ECC428 - Wall arch found in Vineyard Street, Colchester, 1957
Location
Location | Vineyard Street, Colchester |
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Grid reference | TL 99744 25012 (point) |
Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)
Date
1957
Description
Hull notes 'In September 1957 I discovered that the demolition of a large building on the N side of Vineyard Street had exposed the face of the Town Wall. The site had been levelled and gravelled to make a car park. Just off this gravelling, at the NW corner of the area, an opening in the wall was apparent. Almost as low as ground level a Roman drain about 2ft wide and high, plus the height of the brick arch spanning it, debouched from the wall. It had been covered , or partly covered by modern patchwork of brick, which was now broken, revealing the Roman work. Within lay a mass of broken bricks, mortar and dust. The underside of the arch could be seen to run back a good distance.' The arch was 123m (370ft) east from the centre line of Sheregate steps. The drain was cleared for 9ft revealing a heap of septaria, the arch continued at least another 6ft. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC111 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester: Walls and Within. loose sheet in page 421.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Jan 21 2016 5:01PM