Monument record MCC8447 - Roman lead coffin, rear of Salvation Army Barracks, Colchester
Summary
Lead coffin found at the back of the Salvation Army barracks, Chappel Street, in 1887 with other inhumation and cremation burials.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9950 2484 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Lead coffin found at the back of the Salvation Army barracks in 1887 with other inhumation and cremation burials.<1>
Hull noted this coffin in his description of the West Cemetery of Roman Colchester but the location as plotted by Hull is somewhat E of the main cemetery (east of Chappel Street), within the area defined as the Abbeyfield Cemetery.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.254, p.294, No. 102.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2016 9:54AM