Monument record MCC8011 - Colchester - Bear Lane
Summary
Discovery in 1793 of a mosaic pavement in the yard of "one Bragg, a baker, in Bear Lane".
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9963 2539 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Discovery in 1793 of a mosaic pavement in the yard of "one Bragg, a baker, in Bear Lane". The tesserae reported to be on the whole thin. The pavement had a leaf border and measured c.22 x 17ft extending beneath a stone wall into the adjoining garden where it could not be excavated. <1> - <5> "There is an entry in the Museum register `April 8 1896 purchased of Thos. Foster of High Street a sketch of a Roman mosaic pavement found in the parish of St Martin's in 1794'. The sketch does not now seem to be extant". <1>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX33867 DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p104.
- <2> SEX36116 DESC TEXT: Wire, W. 1794. Gents Mag. Vol 44, p.801.
- <3> SEX373 DESC TEXT: Trans Essex Archaeological Soc. unknown. Trans Essex Archaeol Soc. OS, Vol 5, p160.
- <4> SEX2348 DESC TEXT: Journal of Roman Studies. unknown. J Roman Stud. Vol 9, p.161.
- <5> 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
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM