Monument record MCC8364 - Colchester - Victoria Place
Summary
The OS 1:500 map marks `Roman tessellated pavement found' under the E side of property in Victoria Place opposite the centre of the Baptist Church.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9980 2505 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The OS 1:500 map marks `Roman tessellated pavement found' under the E side of property in Victoria Place opposite the centre of the Baptist Church. No date is given but Wire in a letter to Roach Smith published in source 3 says; "In Victoria Place, at the south-west corner a fine pavement was discovered some years since, but of what character does not now occur to me ... it was about six or eight feet square, and 2 urns were standing upon it, one partly in the other". "The position is not at the SW corner of Victoria Place but near its north end". <1> <2> <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> SEX36723 DESC TEXT: Wire. 1850. J Brit Assoc. Vol 5, p.87.
- <4> SEX76 DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, pp.27-28.
- <5> SEX373 DESC TEXT: Trans Essex Archaeological Soc. unknown. Trans Essex Archaeol Soc. OS, Vol 5, p157.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM