Element record MCC1012 - Roman tessellated pavement, Long Wyre Street, Colchester

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Roman tessellated pavement, Long Wyre Street, recorded in 1846.

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Grid reference TL 99783 25080 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Wire's Diary, 'Mr James Saxty of Long Wire Street, informs me that under his house is a mosaic tessellated Roman Pavement, and another in the yard, two doors north of Victoria Place, Long Wire Street'. The exact location of Saxty's house is not known.<1><2>

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  • <1> DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 28/10/1846.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 37, No 184, p.212.

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Oct 10 2016 3:23PM

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