Site Event/Activity record ECC301 - Pavement (Culver Precinct), Colchester, 1881

Location

Location Culver Precinct, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99464 25043 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Laver, Henry (Mr)

Date

1881

Map

Description

A fine pavement of geometric pattern with a large cantharus in the central octagon panel was found early in May 1881 in what was then Mrs Proser's garden (which was later bought by Messrs Mumford and built over) on the east side of Head Street. The pavement was recorded by Henry Laver. The position given is based on Cutt's plan. <1><2>Crummy believes that the mosaic pavement discovered in Building 113 (MON590) during excavations at Culver Street (ECC337) was the same as this, which would place it 45m to the north-east of the point marked on the map layer. <3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Cutts, Reverend Edward L.. 1889. Historic Towns, Colchester. map inside book.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 34, No 80, page 209.
  • <3> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.79.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman tessellated pavement, Culver Street, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2016 12:39PM

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