Building record MCC3378 - The Castle Inn, High Street, Colchester

Summary

C18 public house.

Location

Grid reference TL 9989 2522 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

C18 public house.

Observations were made during groundworks for an extensuion to the Castle public house. A spread of Roman building material was revealed and, during piling, a hard obstacle was encountered at 1.5m below ground-level which may represent part of the Roman arcade which enclosed the temple precinct. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Bennett, Alison. 2004. The Castle public house, 92 High Street, Colchester.

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Jan 12 2017 8:25AM

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