Element record MCC1707 - Roman wall, Queen Street Bus Station, Colchester
Summary
Roman robbed-out wall discovered during the excavation of a sewer trench at the Queen Street Bus Station site in 1958/9.
Location
| Grid reference | TM 00042 25139 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02NW |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
A robbed-out Roman wall discovered during the excavation of a sewer trench on the Queen Street Bus Station site in 1958/9 (ECC1523). The wall was represented by a robber-trench filled with daub, 'indicating a wall of light construction, about 1ft. 6in. thick and mainly of wattle and daub.' The wall was situated 11ft. to the south of another east-west wall (MCC1704) and between the two walls was a tessellated pavement (MCC1705). South of the wall was a floor of opus signinum and to the south of that was another wall (ECC1709). The walls, pavement and floor may have belonged to 'House II' (MCC1701) which was discovered during excavations on the site in 1955 (see ECC667).<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC142 Article in serial: Richardson, K.M.. 1961. Excavations in Lewis's Gardens, Colchester, 1955 and 1958. The Essex Society for Archaeology and History Vol. 1, Part 1, pp.6-36. p.17.
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2018 11:33AM