Site Event/Activity record ECC997 - St John's Street Excavations, Colchester, 1990

Location

Location St John's Street, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 9942 2496 (10m by 13m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

1990

Map

Description

Rescue excavations were carried out for two weeks in April 1990 in advance of redevelopment of No. 2 St John's Street. Discoveries included an early road leading to the south-west entrance of the Colonia and a later public building. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Article in serial: Benfield, Stephen and Garrod, Simon. 1992. Two recently-discovered Roman buildings in Colchester. Essex Archaeology and History Vol. 23, 25-38. 33-38.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Roman building, St John's Street, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman burial (skull only), St John's Street, Colchester (Element)
  • Roman road from south-west gate, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2016 9:28AM

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