Monument record MCC8314 - Colchester - Culver Street East
Summary
Wire reported in 1849 "opposite St Nicholas' Church ....
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9979 2515 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Wire reported in 1849 "opposite St Nicholas' Church ....... was a wall foundation of the usual adhesive character". From Laver's diary, 1922: "In Culver Sreet, opposite no.37 (corner of the Co-operative Stores) the sewer trench exposed a Roman wall running N-S,the top was 5ft from the surface". The wall was 3.5ft wide, of stone with no tile. This may be the same wall as that noted by Wire (above) or another parallel to it. <1> <2> <3> Foundations found 1848 under Culver Street, S of St Nicholas graveyard and immediately W of Long Wyre Street. <4> <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX33867 DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p202.
- <2> SEX36051 DESC TEXT: Wire, W. 1849. Wire Diary.
- <3> SEX7770 DESC TEXT: Laver. 1922. Laver Diary. 22 Nov.
- <4> SEX76 DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, p28.
- <5> SEX36152 DESC TEXT: British Archaeology Association. unknown. J Brit Archaeol Assoc. OS, Vol 5, p86.
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM