Element record MCC897 - Roman wall, High Street (Outside site of Cups Hotel), Colchester

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Roman wall, High Street (Outside site of Cups Hotel), recorded in 1930.

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Grid reference TL 99531 25202 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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A foundation of septaria in white mortar was found in High Street in April 1930 at a depth of 18 in and 24 ft from the front of the Cups Hotel. It coincides exactly with the conjectured line of the north side of the Roman Street.<1><2>

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  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 19, No 196.
  • <2> Serial: Colchester Museums. 1933. Colchester Museum Reports 1925-1933. 1925-1933. CC146, 1931, p.7.

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Nov 30 2016 2:56PM

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