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Archaeological evaluation at the former bus depot, Queen Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2PQ: September 2020 |
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Colchester Archaeological Trust online report series
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colchest3-401768_1.pdf (5 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation (one test-pit) was carried out at the former bus depot, Queen Street, Colchester, Essex in advance of its redevelopment. The development site is located within Insula 38b of the Roman town, close to the Roman town wall. Previous evaluation within the bus depot has revealed significant archaeological remains including a Roman street, a possible Royalist defensive ditch from the English Civil War, and wall foundations and demolition debris from the Theatre Royal which burnt down in 1917. Significant Roman remains were encountered c 0.31m below current ground level immediately beneath the modern concrete floor of the bus depot. Within the test-pit was a Roman metalled street surface and roadside ditch, two Roman pits and a pit/posthole, a possible Anglo-Saxon pit and two undated features. |
Author: |
Laura Pooley
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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: |
2020
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Locations: |
Site: |
Former Bus Depot, Queen Street |
County: |
Essex |
District: |
Colchester |
Parish: |
COLCHESTER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 599910, 225041 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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CERAMIC
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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GLASS
(Find)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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PIT/POSTHOLE
(Monus)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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STREET
(Monus)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
colchest3-401768 |
OBIB: |
CAT Report 1600 |
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Note: |
A4 ring-bound loose leaf
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Created Date: |
29 Oct 2021 |