SCC45 - CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester

Source/Archive record SCC45 - CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester

Title	CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester
Author/Originator	Crummy, Philip
Date/Year	1981
International Standard Book Number	0 906780 06 3

Abstract/Summary

Reports the significant results of excavations between 1971 and 1977 which concern Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester.

Description

Published by the Council for British Archaeology. CBA Report 39. Copyright of Colchester Archaeological Trust, Department of Environment and Council for British Archaeology.

Location

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd CBC

Referenced Monuments (91)

MCC722 11th century Town Ditch, Lion Walk Site N, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2643 Anglo Saxon cemetery, Butt Road Sandpit (Monument)
MCC2841 Anglo Saxon eleventh century ditch, Priory Street (Element)
MCC2435 Anglo-Saxon buckle, Butt Lane Sand Pit, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2644 Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Guilford Road Estate (Monument)
MCC2642 Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2642 Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2642 Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2642 Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2642 Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2641 Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Union Grounds (Monument)
MCC1306 Anglo-Saxon cremation Urn, Meanee Barracks, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC727 Anglo-Saxon finds from Lion Walk, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2130 Anglo-Saxon finds from outside north-east circuit of town, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1266 Anglo-Saxon finds, 10 Mersea Road, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1805 Anglo-Saxon finds, Mersea Road, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC726 Anglo-Saxon Hut 1, Lion Walk, Colchester (Monument)
MCC728 Anglo-Saxon Hut 2, Lion Walk, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2129 Anglo-Saxon Inhumation outside north-east corner of town, Colchester (Element)
MCC1316 Anglo-Saxon loom-weight, 47 Head Street, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2838 Anglo-Saxon pottery from St John's Abbey, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2071 Anglo-Saxon pottery, rear of 5 North Hill, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2069 Anglo-Saxon pottery, Telephone Exchange site, West Stockwell Street, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1267 Anglo-Saxon Sceatta, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1257 Anglo-Saxon Seax Blade, River Colne, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1259 Anglo-Saxon Seax, River Colne, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1264 Anglo-Saxon Spearhead, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1265 Anglo-Saxon strap end, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC8607 Anglo-Saxon? Burials, Castle Park Bowling Green, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2403 Anglo-Saxon? Church Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2410 Anglo-Saxon? Culver Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2629 Anglo-Saxon? finds, Butt Road Sandpit, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2406 Anglo-Saxon? Maidenburgh Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2413 Anglo-Saxon? Queen Street (Southgate Street), Colchester (Monument)
MCC2414 Anglo-Saxon? Trinity Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2840 Bronze Anglo Saxon strap-end (Find Spot)
MCC2626 Brooch fragment from Head Street (Find Spot)
MCC400 Church of All Saints, High Street, Colchester (Building)
MCC2625 Coin found in Queen Street garden (Find Spot)
MCC8610 Early Anglo-Saxon Cremation, Meanee Barracks, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2062 Early Anglo-Saxon pottery, North Hill, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2402 Early Medieval North Hill, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2432 Early medieval stone house, Pelham's Lane, Colchester (Monument)
MCC61 East Stockwell Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC721 Eld Lane, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2624 Finds from 1950 Castle Park excavation (Find Spot)
MCC2630 Finds from Balkerne Hill excavation 1973-6 (Find Spot)
MCC455 Finds from St John's Abbey Precinct, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1615 Finds from the 1925 excavation at 18 North Hill, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC8613 Imported Merovingian vessel, Old Heath, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1465 Late Medieval cemetery, St John's Abbey precinct, Colchester (Monument)
MCC1223 Late Roman and Anglo-Saxon finds from the Cups Hotel, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2404 Late Saxon? Church walk, Colchester (Monument)
MCC720 Lion Walk (Early Medieval Street), Colchester (Monument)
MCC3067 Medieval Abbey church of St John's, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2411 Medieval Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
MCC10186 Medieval building, 147-151 High Street, Colchester (Element Group)
MCC460 Medieval cemetery, St John's Abbey monks burial ground, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2199 Medieval Crouch Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2405 Medieval East Hill, East Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2409 Medieval Long Wyre Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2408 Medieval Priory Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2412 Medieval St Helen's Lane, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2087 Medieval stone hall, Castle Park, Colchester (Monument)
MCC1207 Medieval stone house (CAT Building 157), Cups Hotel Site, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2928 Norman stone building (Monument)
MCC2431 Norman Stone House, Foundry Yard, Colchester (Monument)
MCC441 Precinct wall of St John's Abbey, Colchester (Monument)
MCC46 Roman wall in cellar of 34 High Street, Colchester (Element)
MCC2636 Saxon finds from Joslin Collection, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC2637 Saxon spears and shield boss, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1297 Scandinavian Mount (fitting), Castle Park, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC5279 Site of Land Lane Brickworks, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2633 Spearhead was found in Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC414 St Giles' Church, Colchester (Monument)
MCC414 St Giles' Church, Colchester (Monument)
MCC374 St Helen's Chapel, Maidenburgh Street, Colchester (Building)
MCC419 St John's Church, Colchester (Monument)
MCC226 The Gables, East Stockwell Street, Colchester (Building)
MCC2423 The Moot Hall, High Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC3138 The Mount in St John's Abbey Precinct, Colchester (Monument)
MCC2628 Two brooches from Union House (Find Spot)
MCC2885 Two Medieval walls, Alienated Land Area B1a, Colchester Garrison, Colchester (Element)
MCC2885 Two Medieval walls, Alienated Land Area B1a, Colchester Garrison, Colchester (Element)
MCC2640 Urn, Meanee Barracks (Element)
MCC1262 Viking Axe, River Colne, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC1263 Viking Axe, River Colne, Colchester (Find Spot)
MCC719 Vineyard Street ('Bere Lane'), Colchester (Monument)
MCC719 Vineyard Street ('Bere Lane'), Colchester (Monument)
MCC60 West Stockwell Street, Colchester (Monument)
MCC59 Whitefotes Lane, Colchester (Monument)

Referenced Events (52)

ECC2454 Anglo-Saxon brooch from Head Street, Colchester, 1962 (Ref: ECC2454)
ECC2322 Anglo-Saxon buckle found in the Butt Lane Sand Quarry, Colchester, 1844 (Ref: ECC2322)
ECC1186 Anglo-Saxon burial near Town Rampart, north-east corner of Town Wall, Colchester, 1972 (Ref: ECC1186)
ECC2453 Anglo-Saxon coin from Queen Street, Colchester, 1952 (Ref: ECC2453)
ECC1172 Anglo-Saxon Cremation Pot, Meanee Barracks, Mersea Road, Colchester, 1938 (Ref: ECC1172)
ECC2464 Anglo-Saxon finds in Price Collection, Colchester, 1877 (Ref: ECC2464)
ECC1148 Anglo-Saxon finds, 10 Mersea Road, Colchester, 1897 (Ref: ECC1148)
ECC2463 Anglo-Saxon objects in Joslin Collection, Colchester, 1888 (Ref: ECC2463)
ECC1146 Anglo-Saxon spearhead from Colchester, 1917 (Ref: ECC1146)
ECC2460 Anglo-Saxon spearhead, Colchester, 1917 (Ref: ECC2460)
ECC1147 Anglo-Saxon strap end from Colchester, 1915 (Ref: ECC1147)
ECC1830 Bere Lane, now Vineyard Street, Colchester, 1212 (Ref: ECC1830)
ECC421 Burnt layers at top of North Hill, Colchester, 1935 (Ref: ECC421)
ECC98 Earliest reference to East Stockwell Street, Colchester, 1311 (Ref: ECC98)
ECC97 Earliest reference to West Stockwell Street, Colchester, 1981 (Ref: ECC97)
ECC1831 Early record for 'Cat Lane', now Lion Walk, Colchester, 1319 (Ref: ECC1831)
ECC1833 Early reference for Eld Lane, Colchester, 1340 (Ref: ECC1833)
ECC1836 Early reference to 'Croucherchestrat', Colchester, 1379 (Ref: ECC1836)
ECC1832 Early reference to Culver Lane, now Culver Street, Colchester, 1334 (Ref: ECC1832)
ECC1825 Early reference to 'East Street', Colchester, 1242 (Ref: ECC1825)
ECC1826 Early reference to Maidenburgh Street, Colchester, 1248 (Ref: ECC1826)
ECC1828 Early reference to 'Morestrate', now Priory Street, Colchester, 1275 (Ref: ECC1828)
ECC1822 Early reference to 'North Street', Colchester, 1196 (Ref: ECC1822)
ECC1837 Early reference to Southgate Street, now Queens Street, Colchester, 1382 (Ref: ECC1837)
ECC1835 Early reference to St Helens Lane, Colchester, 1373 (Ref: ECC1835)
ECC1823 Early reference to 'St Mary's Lane', Colchester, 1207 (Ref: ECC1823)
ECC1827 Early reference to 'Stockwell Street', Colchester, 1252 (Ref: ECC1827)
ECC1824 Early reference to 'the lane next to Havegate', Colchester, 1207 (Ref: ECC1824)
ECC1838 Early reference to Trinity Street, Colchester, 1547 (Ref: ECC1838)
ECC96 Early reference to Whitefotes Lane (Pelham Lane), Colchester, 1981 (Ref: ECC96)
ECC392 Excavation in St Giles Church, Colchester, 1975 (Ref: ECC392)
ECC480 Excavations at St John's Abbey, Colchester, 1971 (Ref: ECC480)
ECC389 Excavations at St John's Abbey, Colchester, 1972 (Ref: ECC389)
ECC525 Excavations at St John's Abbey, Colchester, 1977 (Ref: ECC525)
ECC2156 Geophysical Survey of St Botolph's Roundabout, Colchester, 1973 (Ref: ECC2156)
ECC1140 Ironblade of Seax, from River Colne, Colchester, c.1880 (Ref: ECC1140)
ECC1452 Saxon finds, Mersea Road, Colchester, 1926 (Ref: ECC1452)
ECC1187 Saxon grave group from near north-east corner of Town Wall, Colchester, 1972 (Ref: ECC1187)
ECC1142 Saxon Seax from River Colne, Colchester, c.1880 (Ref: ECC1142)
ECC1167 Scandinavian style mount, Castle Bailey, Colchester, 1936 (Ref: ECC1167)
ECC1149 Sceatta from Colchester, 1903 (Ref: ECC1149)
ECC2387 Stone walls and Thetford Ware, Pelham's Lane, Colchester, 1935 (Ref: ECC2387)
ECC1996 Test pit excavation at 21 North Hill, Colchester, 1994 (Ref: ECC1996)
ECC2456 Two Anglo-Saxon brooches found at Union, Balkerne Hill, Colchester, 1850 (Ref: ECC2456)
ECC2323 Two spearheads from Butt Road Sand Pit, Colchester, 1857 (Ref: ECC2323)
ECC1145 Viking axe from River Colne, Colchester, 1880 (Ref: ECC1145)
ECC1144 Viking axe from River Colne, Colchester, 1917 (Ref: ECC1144)
ECC1269 Watching Brief at 17 North Hill, Colchester, 1977 (Ref: ECC1269)
ECC1166 Watching Brief at 49 North Hill, Colchester, 1974 (Ref: ECC1166)
ECC1483 Watching brief at St John's Abbey church, Colchester, 1977 (Ref: ECC1483)
ECC1122 Watching Brief on St John's Precinct, Colchester, 1972 (Ref: ECC1122)
ECC1829 'Wirstrate', now Long Wyre Street, Colchester, 1277 (Ref: ECC1829)

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