Roman pottery sherds, Chapel Hill, Lake and Elliot's Foundry (Albion Works) (EHER 6413)

Roman pottery found in 1906 when the foundry was built.

Roman pottery found by Rev JW Kenworthy in 1906 when the foundry was built, including a 'flanged-rim bowl in a hard grey sandy fabric, lightly burnished internally, probably 4th century' (illustrated in <1>); 'another (Cam f305) in a fine hard grey fabric with lightly burnisned surfaces'; and a sherd from a 2nd-3rd century grey ware jar. Much other material was apparently also found by Kenworthy from the Chapel Hill area and he stated that 'fragments of very thick early coarse pottery have been found near the foundry'. In the Kenworthy collection in Colchester Museum, and illustrated in <1>, is a 'grey cupped rim, fine fabric, probably 3rd century, from 'Chapel Hill''. <1> - <7> See also <8> <9>. 'Fragments of 3rd-4th century pottery including a 'ledged Douringer bowl of f305' found in the churchyard at Braintree of the foundry on Chapel Hill'. <10> Note: The NRHE record describes this as a 'porringer' bowl, and 'Douringer' is probably a typing error. Note: This record has been mapped to the site of the chapel in Lake and Elliots Foundry; which is presumably the foundry referred to in <10>. However, the location must be considered of uncertain accuracy. Roman pottery was found at Lake and Elliott's foundry at TL 76652282 in 1906. <5> February 1950. Field survey. (TL 76652282) Site of Chapel in Lake and Elliots Foundary is possibly where the sherds were found. (TL 72 SE 13). <6> <11> June 1975. Field survey. No further information from Surveyor's Department. The area is now covered by factory buildings. <12> The pottery was of 2nd-3rd century date. Medieval pottery of the 10th to 13th centuries was found at the same time. <1> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.