Site Event/Activity record ECC818 - Survey of Cistern Yard, Colchester, 1922
Location
| Location | Cistern Yard, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9934 2549 (24m by 8m) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
RCHME (Swindon)
Date
1922
Description
RCHME survey of tenements on N side of Cistern Yard. The western part was built probably in the 17th century but the eastern is of early 18th century date. The whole range stands partly on the N wall of the town. A doorway at the E end of the S side has an oval plaster panel, above it, with the date 1702. On the N side the upper storey of the W block projects. Inside one tenement are two 15th century moulded beams, reused'. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC3 Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. page 61.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC199 Cistern Yard tenements, North Hill, Colchester (site of) (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 13 2016 5:55PM