Site Event/Activity record ECC437 - Graffito in Town Wall, north of Balkerne Gate, Colchester, 1944

Location

Location Town Wall, north of Balkerne Gate, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99237 25310 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wright, R. P. (Mr)

Date

1944

Map

Description

Graffito cut deep before firing, on the end of a building-tile used in the east face of the first internal tower of the Roman city-wall north of the Balkerne Gate. Noticed in 1938 when a tree was removed, still in situ. <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Various. unknown. Colchester SMR files. filed under Balkerne Hill.
  • <2> Serial: Society for the promotion of Roman Studies. 1911-. Journal of Roman Studies. J.R.S. XXXIV (1944) 90, no 17.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Town Wall, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2016 4:55PM

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