Monument record MCC7848 - St Mary's Church, Colchester
Summary
Apparently the church is on the site of a substantial Roman town house..
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9922 2505 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Apparently the church is on the site of a substantial Roman town house. Fragm,ents of mosaic pavement were found during C18 grave digging. <1> <2> <3> Tessellated pavements have been found, at considerable distances apart, during grave digging in the C18 and in 1871 (only authority for the latter is the OS map 1:500). <4> <5> <6> Foundations and Roman pavement found under the E end of St MArys church in 1871. <4> Other ref. <7>
Bones and teeth and Roman pottery found. <8>
Site Assessment = No current threats to the graveyard or church. Should any arise excavation would be necessary. <3>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, DA. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX35592 DESC TEXT: Morant, P. 1748. Histiry of Essex. Vol 3, p21.
- <3> SEX148 Monograph: Rodwell, Warwick J with Rodwell, KA. 1977. Historic Churches - A Wasting Asset. p33.
- <4> SEX33867 DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p207-208.
- <5> SEX1610 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS. 1:500.
- <6> SEX35593 DESC TEXT: J Roman Stud. unknown. DESC TEXT . Vol 9, p.168.
- <7> SEX76 DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, p29.
- <8> SEX59315 DESC TEXT: Essex Naturalist. unknown. Essex Naturalist.
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM