Site Event/Activity record ECC1422 - Watching brief at 11 St John's Street, Colchester, 1983

Location

Location 11 St John's Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99488 24957 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

September 1983

Map

Description

A watching brief was held during the construction of an extension to the rear of Coral Bookmakers, St John's Street. A single trench, 1.1m by 1.2m deep was dug for a strip foundation. The upper part of the material which it cut through was all dark soil which, lower down, contained yellowish and brownish patches. "The base of the western leg of the trench cut brown sandy loam. The dark soil did not appear to be the fill of pits but rather a dump or an accumulation of topsoil." The dump included 2nd-3rd century and post-medieval pottery.<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.1023.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Mar 11 2016 9:48AM

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