Site Event/Activity record ECC938 - Excavation at 22 Crouch Street, Colchester, 1935
Location
| Location | 22 Crouch Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 99271 24848 (6m by 6m) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)
Date
1935
Description
In February 1935, the owner of No.22 Crouch Street, Dr. E. Wirth, allowed the Colchester Museum to investigate a piece of Roman walling in his garden, which he intended to demolish for a rockery. Little work could be done due to a lack of space but the wall was found to be the arc of an apse, which apparently formed part of the east end of the building. Opposite the south end of the apse was a timber lined pit containing over 70 Roman coins. Hull concluded that the pit was "probably a well"<1> but Crummy disputes this.<2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p245-248.
- <2> SCC106 Serial: Crummy, Philip. 1993. CAR 9:Excavations of Roman and later cemeteries, churches and monastic sites in Colchester, 1971-8. 9. pp.175-176.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC476 Late Roman church, Butt Road, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 8 2016 3:48PM