Site Event/Activity record ECC647 - Roman Road in sewer-trench Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, 1923

Location

Location Fitzwalter Road, Colchester
Grid reference TL 97579 24788 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Laver, P. G. (Mr)

Date

1923

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Description

A sewer trench cut along Fitzwalter Road, north of the tumulus, revealed a Roman road crossing the present road obliquely.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> DIARY: Laver, P. G.. 1916-1940. P.G. Laver's Diary. 9/12/1923.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. page 13.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Road, north of Lexden Tumulus, Colchester (Monument)

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Mar 10 2016 8:07AM

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