MCC1866 - Roman cremation burial, Essex Street, Colchester

Element record MCC1866 - Roman cremation burial, Essex Street, Colchester

Summary

Roman cremation burial, recorded in 1845.

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Grid reference	TL 99423 24864 (point)
Map sheet	TL92SE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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CREMATION (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

Full Description

A Roman urn found while digging foundations of house in Essex Street, 1845, given by Mr Ebenezer King of Crouch Street. This pot has not been identified. It was donated ? 30/7/1849.<1><2><3> An entry in Wire's Diary records, 'Looked in at Essex Street, nothing has been found but fragments of Roman urns'.<4>

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SCC114 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester II: Extramural and Walls. II. Grave339.
<2> SCC207 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. Grave207.
<3> SCC209 LIST: Colchester Museums. 1846. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1846-1898. 30/7/1849.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Burial, Essex Street, Colchester, 1845 (Ref: ECC1617) (ECC1617)

Record last edited

Dec 12 2016 12:03PM