Site Event/Activity record ECC622 - Excavations of Balkerne Gate by Morant Club, Colchester, 1913

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Location Balkerne Gate, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9923 2520 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Morant Club

Date

1913

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Description

Excavations undertaken in 1913 on the initiative of the Morant Club. The investigations were begun under the direction of Dr. Henry Laver, F.S.A. , and Mr. Ernest N. Mason. The faces of the two northern piers were uncovered.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1921. Vol. 15 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 15 (New Series). p.180, Vol XV.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Mason, Ernest N.. 1913. Balkerne Gate 1913.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman Balkerne Gate, Colchester (Monument)

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Oct 14 2016 11:33AM

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