Element record MCC1920 - Roman coffin, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester

Summary

Roman wooden coffin, recorded in 1896.

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Grid reference TL 98920 24989 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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A Roman inhumation at 3 Lexden Road. Strips of lead forming the part of the bottom of a coffin of wood were found at a depth of five feet under the tennis lawn at the rear of 'Silver Birches' Lexden Road.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No. 371.
  • <2> Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1898. Vol. 6 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. VI. p.171.

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Dec 13 2016 2:07PM

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