Site Event/Activity record ECC1470 - Watching brief on the High Street, Colchester, 1975
Location
| Location | High Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 9962 2522 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
1975
Description
A watching brief was held along the High Street during the installation of a gas main down the length of the street. The watching brief recorded several wall foundations and also burials on the site of St Runwald's Church and a succession of layers of gravel street metalling. Three north-south wall foundations were observed which were thought to form part of the same group observed by Hull. The foundations are thought to be medieval or post-medieval and one of them close to the line of the west boundary of 134 High Street was probably part of the east wall of St Runwald's Church.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC101 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.810.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC82 St Runwald's Church, High Street, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 11 2016 2:01PM