Site Event/Activity record ECC1321 - Watching brief at former mortuary, Rye Gate, Colchester, 1979/80

Location

Location Rye Gate, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9969 2554 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

November 1979 to April 1980

Map

Description

A watching brief was held during the demolition of the former mortuary building at Rye Gate and the construction of a new house on the site. The mortuary's foundations proved to have been very shallow and built on topsoil which exceeded 1m in depth. In one place a Roman layer was uncovered consisting of brown and yellow sandy clay with a few mortar and oyster flecks.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.936.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Feb 24 2016 2:36PM

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