Element record MCC1433 - ?Roman lead coffin, Mersea Road, Colchester

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?Roman lead coffin found in the Mersea Road, in 1937.

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Grid reference TL 99944 24320 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Lead coffin found in the Mersea Road, opposite the Officers Mess of Hyderabad Barracks, 1937.<1><2>

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  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.294, 107.
  • <2> Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). SMR13201.

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Jan 30 2017 10:17AM

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