MCC7879 - Colchester - Kent Blaxhill Site - Colchester Heritage Explorer

Monument record MCC7879 - Colchester - Kent Blaxhill Site

Summary

During excavations prior to rebuilding on this site after a fire in 1953 it was found that the castle had obliterated the Roman street.

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Grid reference	TL 9984 2525 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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During excavations prior to rebuilding on this site after a fire in 1953 it was found that the castle had obliterated the Roman street. Some excavation of the ditch was carried out with disappointing results. Very little pottery was found, and that C13-C14. Layers behind and over the screen fronting the Roman temple precinct were associated with the * of the Norman rampart behind the ditch. 2-3 sherds of possibly Norman pottery were found elsewhere on the site. <1> <2>

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<1> SEX33867 DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p171-5.
<2> SEX35708 Article in serial: Hull, M.R.. 1955. The South Wing of the Roman 'Forum' at Colchester : Recent Discoveries. Essex Archaeological Society's Transactions Vol. XXV (New Series), Part 1, 24-61. NS, Vol 25, Part 1, pp24-61.

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Record last edited

Apr 16 2018 10:39AM