Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 498: summary

An archaeological watching brief on trenches for gas mains in Queen Street and Culver Street East, Colchester, Essex April-November 2008
by Donald Shimmin

Date report completed: September 2010
Location: Queen Street and Culver Street East, Colchester, Essex
Map reference(s): TL 9989 2503-TL 9994 2523 (Queen Street), TL 9995 2518-TL 9973 2516 (Culver Street East)
File size: 3397 kb
Project type: watching brief
Significance of the results: **
Keywords: Boudican, destruction debris, daub-block wall, street metalling, Roman, drain, foundation, opus signinum, robber trench, dark earth, Queen Street, Culver Street East

Summary. Archaeological remains uncovered during the digging of trenches for replacement gas mains in Queen Street and Culver Street East, Colchester, Essex included early Roman daub-block walls, burnt during the Boudican uprising of AD 60/1. There were also postBoudican foundations and floors, street metalling, and a drain, as well as post-Roman pits and robber trenches.