Element record MCC2490 - Roman drain in town wall, 11 Short Wyre Street, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 99824 25019 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Vaulted Roman drain, unusually not found at the end of a Street, suggesting that town wall laid out before nearby street grid. The drain consisted of a single arched tile built structure mortared with opus signinum on a yellow mortared base. The total width of the structure is estimated to be about 1.2m and it is about 1.1m high. The central drain channel was approximately 0.6m wide and just over 0.6m high with a downward gradient of about 1 in 25 north-south. The drain extended approximately 1.3m north beyond the wall face into the town area with a roughly -finished end at that point. Where the drain passed through the town wall a relieving arch of tiles had been constructed over it, creating a double arched structure, estimated to be just under 2.0m wide.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC612 EXCAV REPORT: Benfield, S. (CAT). 2001. Excavation and recording at 11 Short Wyre Street, Colchester, Essex, in 1998. p.5.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 24 2017 3:02PM