Wightman, A. (2012). A watching brief at Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, December 2010-March 2011. Colchester Archaeological Trust. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082366. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 A watching brief at Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, December 2010-March 2011
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Series:		 Colchester Archaeological Trust online report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief within Insulas 31 and 32 of the Roman town was undertaken by CAT during the installation of services and landscaping works associated with firstsite in Colchester. Roman remains were encountered between 0.45m and 1.10m below modern ground-level and two medieval/postmedieval wells were uncovered just below the surface. Archaeological remains identified during the 2006-8 archaeological investigations at firstsite (CAT Report 477) were encountered again in the 2010-11 watching brief. A gravel surface was identified in a position coinciding with the expected line of the east-west Roman street on the southern edge of Insulas 31 and 32. A wall foundation was also recorded in an area where a Roman building had been previously identified (Building 215 in the Colchester Buildings series). A red tessellated floor was identified in section in the northern access road to firstsite. The floor is believed to be previously unknown and is from a Roman building (Colchester Building 220), perhaps a town-house. Two medieval/post-medieval wells were also uncovered during the groundworks. A stone-lined well was uncovered in the back garden of 15 Queen Street and a brick-lined well was recorded in the northern access road to firstsite. The brick-lined well had been constructed in the back yard of a property which once fronted onto the High Street.
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Author:		 A Wightman
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Publisher:		 Colchester Archaeological Trust
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Colchester Borough Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street
County: Essex
District: Colchester
Parish: COLCHESTER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 500130, 225200 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COPPER ALLOY SHEET (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) GRAVEL SURFACE (Monus)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TESSELLATED FLOOR (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) WALL FOUNDATION (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WELL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WELL (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: colchest3-401766
OBIB: CAT Report 599
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Note:		 A4 loose leaf comb bound
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Created Date:		 22 Oct 2020