Element record MCC1414 - Roman lead coffin, Lexden Road, Colchester

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Roman lead coffin, Lexden Road, recorded in 1748.

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Grid reference TL 98890 24967 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Lead coffin found in Windmill field opposite the Hospital.<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.254, p.294, No 1.
  • <2> Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). SMR 13185.
  • <3> Monograph: Morant, Philip. 1768. The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex. Volume I. 2nd Ed, p.183.

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May 30 2017 1:49PM

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