Romano-British cremation burials, from Rosemary Avenue (EHER 6276)
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Summary
About nine Romano-British pottery vessels representing burials were found in 1947 whilst laying a sewer in the south west side of Rosemary Avenue at a depth of 18 inches.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7565 2374 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
January 1950. Field survey.
About nine Roman pottery vessels found in 1947 whilst laying a sewer in the southwest side of Rosemary Avenue at a depth of 18" - 2ft. Sited from 25" plan in possession of Borough Surveyor, Braintree, who retains some of the finds. <1> <2> <3>
June 1975. Field survey.
OS siting accepted. The finds were not located in Braintree. <4>
'RB Burials'. <5>
'Col Mus' shown as reference on SMR sheet - refers to artefact or annotated map at Colchester Museum? <6> <7>
Roman Pottery Vessels found 1947 (NAT). <8>
Shown on plan as Romano burials; there are said to have been nine graves. <9>
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL72SE 03, 1990.
- <2> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. JET 27-JAN-50.
- <3> SEX75707 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL: Oral information, correspondence (not archived), or staff comments. Oral Mr. Hutchinson Asst Boro Surveyor Braintree.
- <4> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Stevens, P.A., 04-JUN-75.
- <5> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <6> SEX3693 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum?.
- <7> SEX21114 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS 6" ?.
- <8> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1955.
- <9> SEX20887 Article in serial: Drury, P.J.. 1976. Braintree: Excavations and Research, 1971-76. Essex Archaeology and History. 8. 1-143.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL72-031
- NRHE identifier: 378854
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 SE 3