Monument record MCC1113 - Roman building (CAT Building 141), 7-15 Long Wyre Street, Colchester

Summary

Roman Building (CAT Building 141), Long Wyre Street, recorded during excavations in 1979.

Location

Grid reference TL 99804 25119 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A Roman building dating to c.AD 75-100 excavated at the Long Wyre Street Site, 1979. The west wall of CAT Building 141 contained a stone and mortar plinth built of coursed septaria rubble overlying a gravel-filled trench. The plinth had at least two buttresses on the west side and at least one on the east. The internal partitions were walls which incorporated timber ground plates, the presence of which was indicated by breaks in the occupation layers rather than slots. A hearth (F266) made of tile and brick lay adjacent to the line of internal partition F257 projected northwards as if it had been set against the east wall of a room.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. pp.358-359.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 18 2017 11:18AM

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