Element record MCC1091 - Roman tessellated pavement, Priory Street, Colchester

Summary

Roman tessellated pavement, Priory Street, recorded on the 1876 OS map.

Location

Grid reference TL 99992 25016 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A tessellated pavement and urn were found under the middle of Priory Street. It is plotted on the 1876 1:500 OS map <1> and on Cutt's Plan.<2><3>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1876. 1876 OS 1:500 Maps of Colchester. 1:500.
  • <1> Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. c.1805. 1805 1 inch OS Maps of Colchester.
  • <2> Monograph: Cutts, Reverend Edward L.. 1889. Historic Towns, Colchester. map inside book. i, 4.
  • <3> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. No 63, p.244.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 20 2017 9:02AM

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