Element Group record MCC1506 - Element Group, 61-2 High Street, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 99843 25194 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92NE |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (11)
- GULLY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- POST HOLE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- CESS PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- CESS PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- ROBBER TRENCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- ROBBER TRENCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- ROBBER TRENCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Full Description
During excavations at 61-2 High Street in 1983, several Roman and medieval features were recorded in addition to the main robbed-out Roman wall foundations (MCC1498, MCC1499, MCC1500). Roman features included a plinth, gully, post hole, pit and opus signinum floors as well as make-up and rubbish layers. During the subsequent watching brief an opus signinum floor with cavity beneath was observed. Other cavities present elsewhere on the site suggest that together with the floors they 'may have been part of a hypocaust belonging to a public bath house?'. A Roman water-main collar was also found on the south side of the site. In addition to the robber trenches, medieval features included two cess pits, two pits and a latrine which was backfilled with material dating to 1500-1525.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC101 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.995.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 13 2016 3:39PM