Site Event/Activity record ECC707 - Roman Street outside Winsley's House, High Street, Colchester, 1937
Location
| Location | Winsley's House, High Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 00025 25256 (point) |
| Map sheet | TM02NW |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1937
Description
In April 1937 'a water main laid outside Winsley's House on the High Street showed road metalling beginning opposite the W side of the W window and extending to the centre of the E window. The depth from the surface was about 18". There was dark soil beneath it. The metalling was 8" thick, of large gravel, with some broken brick. A stone wall again appeared, coincident with the N wall of the trench, opposite the E side of the W window of Hill Crest. It continued to the end of this house at least. The depth to the top was over 2ft height at least 18"'.<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 65.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2023 Roman street between Insula 23 and 16, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 23 2016 11:55AM