Monument record MCC7974 - Crouched Friars, Crouch Street, Colchester
Summary
The line of the Roman road runs through the garden of the Crouched Friars.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9904 2500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (11)
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (C1, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FEATURE (C2-C3, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLOOR (C3, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLOOR (C1, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HEARTH (C1, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (C2-C3, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FEATURE (C1, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TOMB (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (C1-C2, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full Description
Excavations in 1983-4 found evidence that the line of the Roman road from the Balkerne Gate to the Colchester Royal Grammar School runs through the garden of the Crouched Friars and not, as previously thought, further to the W. There was little evidence of roadside occupation or use, but there were important finds of Roman brooches and fragments of red porphyry. Finds were handed to Colchester Museum. <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (24)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TOMB (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- CHAIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 100 AD)
- TILE (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 100 AD)
- BUCKLE (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 100 AD)
- ARMOUR (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 100 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Late Roman Colonia - 300 AD to 400 AD)
- COIN (Late Roman Colonia - 300 AD to 400 AD)
- BROOCH (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 100 AD)
- COIN (Early Roman Colonia - 69 AD to 79 AD)
- COIN (Early Roman Colonia - 91 AD to 98 AD)
- PIN (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 200 AD)
- MIRROR (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 200 AD)
- NEEDLE (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 200 AD)
- BEAD (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 200 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 200 AD)
- QUERN (Colchester Roman Fortress to Early Roman Colonia - 43 AD to 200 AD)
- COIN (Early Roman Colonia - 81 AD to 96 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM