Element record MCC950 - Roman tessellated pavement, Lion Walk, Colchester

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Roman tessellated pavement, Lion Walk, recorded in 1849.

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Grid reference TL 99692 25148 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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In 1849 Wire reported, 'Lion Walk, at the north end a tessellated pavement of coarse red tesserae one inch square was exposed... and broken up'.<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 28, No 69, p.196.
  • <2> DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 30/10/1848.

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Nov 30 2016 3:13PM

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