Roman cremation cemetery, North of Cowdray Ave.

During the winter of 1926/7, at least eighteen burials were collected from the Brickyard (north of Cowdray Ave) by the museum.<1> COLEM 1927.7072-75.<2>

From c.1928-1930 the museum recovered numerous burials in the clay diggings, north of the present Cowdray Avenue, including a tightly concentrated group in the southward extensions of the diggings, referred to on Hull's Roman Colchester map as 'Brickfield' and marked with hashers south of the railway. It is not possible to divide the grave groups up into single events, however, the Accession numbers of the following indicate that they were recovered between 1928-1930.<3> COLEM 1929.272, Grave Group 240, found in south west corner of Brickfield : COLEM 1930.79, Grave Group 245, found in Brickfield : COLEM 1930.78, Grave Group 244 : COLEM 1930.108-9, Grave Group 249 : COLEM 1928.587, Grave Group 233, found near the west side of the brickfield near the footpath from Serpentine Walk : COLEM 1929.267-71, Grave Group 239, found in the South West corner of the brickfield : COLEM 1930.7203, Grave Group 243 : COLEM 1930.116-120, Grave Group 254 : COLEM 1930.145, Grave Group 256 : COLEM 1930.74-5, Grave Group 242 : COLEM 1930.80, Grave Group 246 : COLEM 1930.84, Grave Group 247, found on the west side of the brickfield close to the footpath to Serpentine Walk : COLEM 1930.171-2, Grave Group 258 : COLEM 1928.587, Grave Group 232, probably from the brickfield : COLEM 1928.588, Grave Group 234, found near Grave Group 233 : COLEM 1928.593, Grave Group 235, found near 234 : COLEM 1929.263-6, Grave Group 238 : COLEM 1930.115, Grave Group 253 : COLEM 1930.177-8, Grave Group 262 : COLEM 1930.180-1 : COLEM 1930.183, Grave Group 264, found north of the buildings of Mercer's Farm : COLEM 1930.189, Grave Group 265, found near 264: COLEM 1930.110, Grave Group 250, found near Grave 248 : COLEM 1930.111-2, Grave 251 : COLEM 1930.113-4, Grave Group 252 : COLEM 1930.142-4, Grave Group 255 : COLEM 1930.106-7, Grave Group 248 : COLEM 1930.146, Grave Group 257 : COLEM 1930.175, Grave Group 260 : COLEM 1930.176, Grave Group 261 : COLEM 1930.108-9, Grave Group 249 : COLEM 1930.146, Grave Group 257: COLEM 1930.174, Grave Group 259 : COLEM 1930.180-1, Grave Group 263 : COLEM 1929.272, Grave Group 241.<4><5>