Element record MCC1001 - Roman tessellated pavement, Trinity Street, Colchester

Summary

Roman tessellated pavement, Trinity Street, Colchester, recorded in 1876.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 99545 25079 (1m by 0m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A tessellated pavement was found west of Trinity Street 'in the garden of Francis the solicitor' and is shown on the 1876 O.S. 1:500 map and Cutt's map.<1><2><3>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Cutts, Reverend Edward L.. 1889. Historic Towns, Colchester. map inside book. plan i 13.
  • <2> Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1876. 1876 OS 1:500 Maps of Colchester. 1:500.
  • <2> Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. c.1805. 1805 1 inch OS Maps of Colchester.
  • <3> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 35, No 77, p.209.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 12 2023 9:54PM

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