Monument record MCC1360 - Roman cemetery, West Lodge, Colchester
Summary
Roman cemetery, West Lodge, West Lodge Road, discovered and investigated in 1848.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 98554 24859 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
In 1848 John Taylor had West Lodge built and found the site to be in the middle of a Roman cemetery. After concerted investigation by Taylor forty cinerary urns were collected, in association with hundreds of other pottery vessels. A Roman road crossed Taylor's property and it is possible that the urns were situated either side of the Road and could have belonged to separate cemeteries.<1><2><3><4><5>
The following grave groups are attributed to 'West Lodge' or 'West Lodge Road': 514, 516, 517, 435, 199, 136, 81, 51, 36, 26.<6>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.250.
- <2> SCC121 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1858. Vol. 1 (Old Series), Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. I. p.4.
- <3> SCC196 Serial: British Archaeological Association. 1850. Vol. V (Old Series) Journal of the British Archaeological Association. OS Vol. V. p.9,133.
- <4> SCC208 Monograph: May, Thomas. 1928. Catalogue of the Roman Pottery in the Colchester and Essex Museum. Plates 91-93.
- <5> SCC226 Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). SMR11853.
- <6> SCC207 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups.
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Record last edited
Jan 30 2017 2:08PM