Monument record MCC7994 - Roman mosaic, Colchester - North Hill, Bowler's Brewery
Summary
Entry in Wire's Diary 22.5.1845 - "Portions of a Roman tessellated pavement has been discovered in a field behind the brewery bottom of North Hill, under it was a quantity of charcoal".
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9927 2546 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Entry in Wire's Diary 22.5.1845 - "Portions of a Roman tessellated pavement has been discovered in a field behind the brewery bottom of North Hill, under it was a quantity of charcoal". According to Hull the site cannot now be closely located and may be the same as 12433. <1> <2> "Wire Album, p9, illustrates in colour three very small fragments of mosaic from a geometric pattern in black, red, yellow and white with a note that they were found in a fiedl behind the brewery when digging for a saw-pit. <1> <3> Other refs given in source 1. <4> <5> "Mosaic recorded 27 September 1844 found in making a saw-pit behind Bowler's Brewery stores". <6>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SEX36057 Graphic material: unknown. unknown. p9.
- <1> SEX33867 DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p76.
- <2> SEX36056 DESC TEXT: Wire, W. 1845. Wire Diary. 22 May.
- <4> SEX373 DESC TEXT: Trans Essex Archaeological Soc. unknown. Trans Essex Archaeol Soc. OS, Vol 5, p155.
- <5> SEX36058 DESC TEXT: British Archaeology Association. unknown. J Brit Assoc. Vol 1, p54.
- <6> SEX76 DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, p23.
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Record last edited
Jul 17 2017 8:29PM