Site Event/Activity record ECC956 - Excavation at 9 North Hill, Colchester, 1920

Location

Location 9 North Hill, Colchester,
Grid reference Centred TL 9949 2534 (38m by 13m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Frost, A. W.

Date

October 1920

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Excavation of trenches in the rear garden of No. 9 North Hill by the owner Mr. A.W. Frost. The main trench revealed a hard gravelled surface of a street and 22ft further east, a tessellated pavement and foundations running N-S.<1> A pencil sketch in Hull's notes shows another trench containing a red tessellated pavement.<2> See also ECC183.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p103.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester: Walls and Within.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Roman street, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman tessellated pavement, 9 North Hill, Colchester (Element)
  • Roman walls within Insula 11, rear of 9 North Hill, Colchester (Element)

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Feb 9 2016 8:07AM

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