Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 234: summary

An archaeological evaluation at the First Eastern National bus station, Queen Street, Colchester, Essex: May-June 2003
by Holloway, B (with contributions from Benfield, S; Crummy, N.)

Date report completed: 21/07/2003
Location: Colchester town centre, Essex
Map reference(s): TM00002515
File size: 464 kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: Iron Age, post-medieval, ceramic building materials, Roman pottery, Roman wall-plaster, opus signinum, small finds, coins, metalled surface, Roman building, mortar floor

Summary. Four evaluation trenches were dug at the First Eastern National bus station, Queen Street, Colchester, Essex in preparation for the design of a new visual arts facility which is planned as part of the Queen Street regeneration project. The archaeological material recorded on the site ranged from Roman through post-medieval and into the modern periods. The majority of the recorded features were of post-medieval date, although Roman building demolition and floor layers were also observed.