Element record MCC948 - Roman tessellated pavement, Old Library, Colchester

Summary

Roman tessellated pavement, Old Library, recorded in 1938-9.

Location

Grid reference TL 99532 25118 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

In 1938-9 the excavation for the Public Library exposed 23ft of the south boundary of this Insula just east of the SW corner. Eighty feet east of the NW corner, lay another small patch of red pavement, measuring 5ft by 3ft 6".<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 27, No 162, p.195.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 10 2016 4:15PM

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