Element record MCC1926 - Bronze Age cremation, Middleborough, Colchester, 1889
Summary
One of five Bronze Age urns discovered by workmen in Water Lane (Middleborough) in 1889.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 99330 25590 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
One of five burial urns found in Water Lane (Middleborough), Colchester, in 1889.
On August 21st 1889 Corporation workmen recovered five Bronze Age burial urns from a drain trench in Water Lane, the site being 'on the north side of the cattle market, in the middle of the Road where the land rises above the flood line, and immediately opposite the middle house of the first row of cottages on the north side of the lane'.<1><2><3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC124 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1869. Vol. 9 (Old Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. IV (Old Series). p.18.
- <2> SCC302 Serial: 1933. Vol. XIII Antiquaries Journal. Vol. XIII. p.448.
- <3> SCC301 Serial: The Prehistoric Society. 1960. Vol. XXVI Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. p.192.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 19 2016 10:15AM