Element record MCC1566 - Roman wall, site of St Nicholas's Church (Insula 30), High Street, Colchester

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Roman wall on the site of St Nicholas's Church (Insula 30), recorded in 1955/6.

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Grid reference TL 99802 25197 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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A substantial Roman wall situated along the west side of Insula and evidenced by 'an impressive wall-trench running north to south' encountered during excavations on the site of St Nicholas's Church in 1955/6 (ECC655).<1>

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  • <1> Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1955. Vol. 25 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. XXV. p.317.

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Dec 9 2016 1:15PM

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