Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 386: summary

An archaeological watching brief at 107 High Street (the Conservative Club), Colchester, Essex: June 2006
by Orr, K (with contributions from Crummy, N)

Date report completed: 10/10/2006
Location: Colchester town centre, Essex
Map reference(s): TL99802524 (Centre)
File size: 301 kb
Project type: Watching brief
Significance of the results: Neg
Keywords: Norman, castle bailey ditch, Listed Building, medieval and later buildings

Summary. Six trial holes/boreholes were dug in and around the exterior of the Conservative Club as part of a structural investigation into movement of the building. The survey confirmed that the building overlies the fill of the castle bailey ditch and that this is the cause of the subsidence. At its deepest point, the ditch was approximately 5.25m deep. A profile of the ditch was constructed using the borehole data.