Element record MCC1008 - Roman tessellated pavement, Lion Walk, Colchester

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Roman tessellated pavement, Lion Walk, recorded in 1856.

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Grid reference TL 99692 25063 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Wire's diary notes, 'Mr Joseph Dennis, clerk at the Round meeting (Lion Walk Chapel) discovered a pavement of red tesserae when digging the grave for Mr Edward Brett near the wall opposite No 5 Lion Walk'.<1><2>

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  • <1> DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 15/4/1856.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 36, p.211.

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Oct 10 2016 3:25PM

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