Site of possible Roman building, near St Giles' Leper Hospital, Spital Road (EHER 7712)

Now destroyed. The site of a Roman building which has been inferred from Roman building material in the fabric of St Giles' Leper Hospital (EHER 7713). A chance find of a Roman pottery sherd in 1900, and an excavation in 1958-1959 which produced some Roman pottery serves to strengthen this interpretation. The exact location of the Roman building is unknown, but it is assumed to be in the vicinity of the hospital.

A Roman sherd was found around 6ft down below the hospital in around 1900 by F. Chancellor (Mayor and Antiquarian of Maldon). The find is in Chelmsford Museum. The circumstances of discovery are unknown. <1> <2> The large amount of Roman brick in the fabric of St Giles' Leper Hospital (EHER 7713) suggests a Roman building was possibly here. In 1958-1959, an excavation in advance of building development adjacent to the remains recovered some Roman pottery. <3> The following sources provide detail of the Roman brick in the ruins of St Giles' Leper Hospital. For more info, please see EHER 7713: Roman brick in extant ruins. <4> Large amounts of Roman brick and tile in ruins. <5> Roman brick in fabric, including a rough relieving arch in Roman brick in the east arm; remains of Roman brick responds in the north arm and a splay of a doorway in this arm; a 12th century round arch in the east wall in Roman brick. <6> Site Assessment: Accession number of find in Chelmsford Museum?