Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1243: summary

Archaeological monitoring at The Colchester Officers’ Club, 25 St John’s Green, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EZ: February-March 2018
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Ben Holloway, Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: May 2018
Location: The Colchester Officers’ Club, 25 St John’s Green, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EZ
Map reference(s): TL 9981 2475
File size: kb
Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring and recording was carried out at The Colchester Officers’ Club, 25 St John’s Green, Colchester, during the installation of railings. The development site is located within the Scheduled Monument of St John’s Abbey precinct (SM 26307; NHLE no. 1015015). Previous archaeological investigations carried out at this site have uncovered remains of the abbey and several inhumation burials. No significant archaeological remains were identified during monitoring, although a number of residual finds dating to the Roman and medieval periods were retrieved.