Monument record MCC8363 - Long wire/ short wire streets
Summary
The OS 1:500 map marks `Roman foundations found', without date, 70ft W of Long Wire Street and 145ft N of Short Wire Street.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9976 2507 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The OS 1:500 map marks `Roman foundations found', without date, 70ft W of Long Wire Street and 145ft N of Short Wire Street. There is no mention of a pavement. <1> <2> "Two mosaic pavements in Victoria Place at SW end of Long Wire Street, each 130ft N of Eld Lanr and 140ft and 70ft W of long Wyre Street respectively. <3> Other refs. <4> <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX33867 DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p212.
- <2> SEX36053 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. 1:500.
- <3> SEX76 DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, p28.
- <4> SEX373 DESC TEXT: Trans Essex Archaeological Soc. unknown. Trans Essex Archaeol Soc. OS, Vol 5, p157.
- <5> SEX36152 DESC TEXT: British Archaeology Association. unknown. J Brit Archaeol Assoc. OS, Vol 5, p86.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM