Monument record MCC8413 - Crouch Street, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 9925 2486 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92SE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Three records of the main part of this building. In TEAS, 8, p110, PG Laver states there are foundations and walling at the S end of Dr Chichester's garden, near Burlngton Road and certain walls indicating a rectangular building at least 100ft long. In Feb 1935 Dr E Wirth allowed the museum to investigate a piece of Roman walling in the same garden and the masonry proved to be the arc of an apse which apparently formed part of the E end of the building. The building stood c.0.25miles S of the town wall. The apse was of septaria blocks laid in a yellowish mortar. No traces of a laid floor were found, nor a definite occupation layer. Opposite the S end of the apse was a small pit, 6-7ft deep, probably a well shaft, c.3ft in diameter and wood lined. Finds from this included coins of Nerva, Trajan, M Aurelius, Sept Severus, Postumus, Constantine the Great (see this source for list). In addition to the coins there was most of a human skull, complete thigh bone, silver armlet, small silver ring, imperfect iron stylus, iron nails and pottery including half of a mortarium. "The whole is suggestive of a votive deposit dating from the late C2, but there is hardly sufficient evidence on which to class the building as a temple". <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (18)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STYLUS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Early Roman Colonia - 96 AD to 98 AD)
- COIN (Early Roman Colonia - 98 AD to 117 AD)
- COIN (Early Roman Colonia - 161 AD to 180 AD)
- COIN (Early Roman Colonia - 193 AD to 211 AD)
- COIN (Early Roman Colonia - 268 AD to 270 AD)
- COIN (Late Roman Colonia - 293 AD to 296 AD)
- COIN (Late Roman Colonia - 306 AD to 337 AD)
- COIN (Late Roman Colonia - 361 AD to 353 AD)
- COIN (Late Roman Colonia - 364 AD to 378 AD)
- COIN (Late Roman Colonia - 367 AD to 383 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM