Monument record MCC8361 - Colchester - Lion Walk
Summary
Entry in Wire's Diary, 1844; "Mr Joseph Dennis, Clerk of the Lion Walk Chapel, informs me that when he was digging a grave for the son of Mr JB Harvey (c.30ft E of Lion Walk) in the chapel ground, he came upon a tessellated pavement.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9970 2504 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Entry in Wire's Diary, 1844; "Mr Joseph Dennis, Clerk of the Lion Walk Chapel, informs me that when he was digging a grave for the son of Mr JB Harvey (c.30ft E of Lion Walk) in the chapel ground, he came upon a tessellated pavement but could get none of it up whole". <1><2>
Further entry, 1856: "Mr Joseph Dennis, clerk at the Round Meeting, discovered a pavement of red tesserae when digging the grave for Mr Edward Brett near the wall opposite No.5 Lion Walk".<1><3>
Tessellated pavement E of site 13074 found in 1843 in the graveyard of Lion Walk Chapel, c.30ft E of Lion Walk. <4> <5> <6>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX33867 DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p211.
- <2> SEX36061 DESC TEXT: Wire, W. 1844. Wire Diary. 22 Mar.
- <3> SEX36719 DESC TEXT: Wire, W. 1856. Wire Diary. 15 Apr.
- <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, p155.
- <6> SEX36152 DESC TEXT: British Archaeology Association. unknown. J Brit Archaeol Assoc. OS, Vol 5, p86.
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Record last edited
May 20 2016 9:33AM