Monument record MCC8360 - Colchester - Lion Walk
Summary
Discoveries made in Lion Walk shown on the plan in Wire's Album (copy in source 1) include tessellated pavements; "one composed of small and different coloured tesserae ....
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9969 2501 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Discoveries made in Lion Walk shown on the plan in Wire's Album (copy in source 1) include tessellated pavements; "one composed of small and different coloured tesserae ... it appeared to have been mutilated". No.6 marked on the plan in the extreme SW corner was a great quantity of Roman roof tiles. <1> <2> Hull notes the following entries from Wire's diary: "visited the sewerage works Lion Walk. A Roman pavement has been discovered about twenty feet from Eld Lane"; "foudation higher than the pavement, probably the wall of the room". <1> <3> Mosaic pavement found in 1848 and 1849 in Lion Walk near the S end, c.20ft from Eld Lane opposite a spirit warehouse. <4> Other refs. <5> <6>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX33867 DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p211.
- <2> SEX36717 Map: Wire, W. unknown. Wire Album.
- <3> SEX36003 DESC TEXT: Wire, W. 1848. Wire Diary. 22,23, 26 Sept.
- <4> SEX76 DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, p28.
- <5> SEX373 DESC TEXT: Trans Essex Archaeological Soc. unknown. Trans Essex Archaeol Soc. OS, Vol 5, p157-8.
- <6> SEX36152 DESC TEXT: British Archaeology Association. unknown. J Brit Archaeol Assoc. OS, Vol 5, p86.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM