Monument record MCC142 - 12-24 North Station Road, Colchester (site of)

Summary

16th? century tenements, now demolished.

Location

Grid reference TL 99333 25781 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The 1922 survey recorded a range of seven tenements which it dated as early 18th century.<1>

Photograph's showing the demolition of tenements north of the Victoria Inn (No's 12-24 North Station Road). The RCHME has these dated as 18th century however a report in the TEAS records them as 16th century.<2>

Excavations took place on a site, in 1965, believed to have been occupied by a substantial, Roman masonry house. The investigation followed the demolition of three 16th century cottages next to the Victoria Inn.<3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. No 250.
  • <2> Photograph: Unknown. Demolition of 'Weavers House'. B/W Prints.
  • <3> Article in serial: Dunnett, B.R.K.. 1971. Excavations in Colchester, 1964-8. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society Vol. 3, Part 1. pp.92-94.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 31 2017 9:07AM

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