Monument record MCC695 - Roman building 25, Site A/R Lion Walk, Colchester

Summary

Roman building, a complex of rooms off of the Roman street (CAT Building 25), recorded during the major excavations, 1971-4.

Location

Grid reference TL 9975 2511 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (8)

Full Description

Rooms 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 plus passage 2 and 3 and a yard, interpreted as a building. Three structural phases were detected. At first Room 8 had a plain mortar floor whilst that of Room 7 was of sand with occupation containing much charcoal. Later tessellated pavements were laid in several of the rooms and the west wall of Room 8 was rebuilt. In a later phase the west wall of Room 8 was again replaced. Room 7 was a workshop and in keeping with workshops elsewhere was sited on the street frontage. It contained four patches of burnt daub (perhaps the bases of hearths), several patches of charcoal and two small furnaces or ovens. A small quantity of tap slag was found in the floor of Room 7 but not enough to indicate the presence of iron-making.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 3: Excavations at Lion Walk, Balkerne Lane and Middleborough, Colchester, Essex. 3. p.69.

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Record last edited

Oct 14 2016 1:53PM

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