Site Event/Activity record ECC704 - Roman street in water main, Head Street, Colchester, 1936
Location
| Location | Head Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99389 25124 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)
Date
1936
Description
In 1936 a trench for a water main was cut along the west kerb of Head Street, and the appearance of a street running E-W was noticed at the east end of Church Street North. The section shown begins 13ft south of the south kerb of the latter street. Hull comments 'The position is 90ft north of the expected line. If a road at all, it is possibly not a town street, but one of the several 18ft roads which have been found outside the walls, and which seem to have been laid down before the colonia was planned.'<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 69, No 169.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2174 Roman road or yard, Church Street North, Colchester (Element Group)
Record last edited
Feb 23 2016 11:58AM