Element record MCC1089 - Roman wall, Crouch Street, Colchester

Summary

Roman wall, Crouch Street, recorded in 1915.

Location

Grid reference TL 99266 24969 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Considerable masses of Roman masonry were met with opposite Dr Renny's house (in Crouch Street) in situ, the footings evidently of a structure of some magnitude. The material was septaria and mortar [White].<1><2><3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.244, No 50.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. p.9.
  • <3> Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1915. Vol. 13 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. XIII (New Series). p.107.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 12 2016 11:10AM

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