Chance find by workmen at Albert Road, Braintree, 1899 - EEX61088
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 7638 2324 (point) Location based on hand-drawn map in report. |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL72SE |
Technique(s)
Date
01 Jan 1899 - 31 Dec 1899 at some time
Description
A stone coffin was found in 1899 approximately 90 yards south of Stane Street (Coggeshall Road) and approximately 20 yards east of the centre of Albert Road, at the rear of a house being built in Roach Pond Field at a depth of 3 feet.
Sources
- <1> SEX75975 Report: 1899. The Stone Coffin Burial at Albert Road, Braintree (Notes and Photographs).
- <2> SEX77881 Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1901. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Series 2, Volume 18. 2(18). p 7.
- <3> SEX20260 Serial: Essex Archaeological Society. 1900. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Series 2, Volume 7. 2(7). Beaumont, G.F., p.401.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- EHER 6286 Roman coffin burial, Roach Pond Field, Albert Road (Monument)