Archaeological monitoring and recording by Colchester Archaeological Trust during groundworks for a new rear extension at 112 Roman Road, Colchester, defined a significant depth of modern layers (c.0.53-1.6m thick). A layer of demolition material containing crushed brick/tile and mortar was defined underneath, of uncertain date (but through to be Roman during fieldwork).
In terms of finds, a round pottery counter made from part of the body (wall) of a large Roman jar (SF1) was recovered from L5, above the redeposited demolition debris. The other finds from this layer consisted of an abraded body sherd from a Dressel 20 amphora (dated mid 1st-mid/early 3rd century) and four pieces of Roman ceramic building material (brick/tile). The CBM included a flanged tegula roof-tile with a relatively thin base (c.17mm thick), suggesting a mid-late Roman date rather than earlier Roman, a piece of Roman brick chipped in a rough oval shape (130mm x 160mm x 45mm) (although it is not clear that this deliberately chipped or accidental breakage) and a brick/flat tile piece that is almost undoubtedly Roman but is quite dense and unusually heavy for Roman tile. There was also a piece of peg-tile with a glazed surface (probably dated to after c.1300).