Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1348: summary

Archaeological monitoring at East Hill House, 76 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UF: July-August 2018
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton, Sarah Carter, Emma Holloway, Laura Pooley )

Date report completed: May 2019
Location: East Hill House, 76 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UF
Map reference(s): TM 00036 25213
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Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring was carried out at East Hill House, 76 High Street, Colchester, Essex, during groundworks associated with the construction of a new boundary wall with associated landscaping and services, to provide an enclosed private parking area. Located between East Hill House (an 18th-century grade I listed building) and The Minories (a 16th-century grade II* listed building), the development site is also within Insulas 31/32 of the Roman walled town. Monitoring revealed modern layers sealing 19th-century brick walls and brick and cobbled floors from buildings present on the OS map of 1875. Evidence suggests that these buildings were likely to be stables. Possible medieval and Roman occupation layers (L9 and L14) were also present.