MCC842 - Roman tessellated pavement, Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester

Element record MCC842 - Roman tessellated pavement, Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester

Summary

Roman tessellated pavement, Sixth Form College, recorded in 1845.

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Grid reference	TL 99260 25449 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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TESSELLATED FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

Full Description

Wire's diary records, 'Portion of a Roman tessellated pavement has been discovered in a field behind the brewery at the bottom of North Hill, under it was a quantity of charcoal'.<1><2><3>

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SCC36 DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 22/5/1845.
<2> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 1, No 9, p.76.
<3> SCC78 Article in serial: Wheeler, R. E. M. and Laver, P. G.. 1919. Roman Colchester. J.R.S. Volume IX page 139.

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Event - Interpretation: Tessellated pavement found behind brewery, Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester, 1845 (Ref: ECC158) (ECC158)

Record last edited

Jan 23 2017 12:21PM