Site Event/Activity record ECC685 - Roman layers below Rose Garden steps, Colchester, 1929
Location
| Location | Castle Park, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99873 25438 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)
Date
1929
Description
In 1929 foundations for the side walls of the steps to the Rose gardens revealed Roman levels, but no trace of buildings. A layer of yellow loam and fragments of wall plaster with very fine Pompeian red surface were recorded. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. page 106.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Mar 12 2016 10:06AM