MCC1574 - Pre-Boudican Roman drain at the Telephone Exchange Site, West Stockwell Street, Colchester

Element record MCC1574 - Pre-Boudican Roman drain at the Telephone Exchange Site, West Stockwell Street, Colchester

Summary

Pre-Boudican Roman timber-lined drain discovered at the Telephone Exchange Site in 1966.

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Grid reference	TL 99500 25333 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
County	ESSEX
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

DRAIN (Pre-Boudican Roman Colchester - 50 AD? to 60 AD?)

Full Description

A Roman timber-lined drain was discovered during excavations at the Telephone Exchange Site in 1966. The pre-Boudican drain ran north-south along the east side of a gravel street (MCC1576) and to the west of a contemporary building (MCC1573) which it was separated from by a gravel surface.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SCC73042 Article in serial: Dunnett, B.R.K.. 1971. Excavations in Colchester, 1964-8. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society Vol. 3, Part 1. pp.7-37.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavation of the Telephone Exchange Site, West Stockwell Street, Colchester, 1966 (Ref: ECC657) (ECC657)

Record last edited

Dec 8 2016 2:19PM