Possible Roman villa, All Saints Church, Brightlingsea (EHER 2129)
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Summary
Robbed foundation trenches of Roman building visible at SE corner of church while drainage trenches being excavated.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0767 1867 (211m by 152m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRIGHTLINGSEA, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Robbed foundation trenches of Roman building were visible at the SE corner of the church while drainage trenches were excavated around entire circuit of the walls of All Saints' Church. <1> <13>
Tesserae were dug up on the north side of the church yard. They are now in Colchester Museum. <2>
There are Roman tiles in the church wall. <3>
Other ref: <4>
There is an arch in the south wall in Roman brick, it may be from Norman or earlier church. A major Roman building lies under the chancel. <5> <6><7>
Brightlingsea II listed as a Roman villa. <12>
ES 10 Listed as the site of a Roman villa. <14>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX7420 DESC TEXT: Rodwell, W.J.. 1974. SMR.
- <2> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. p 57.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM01NE06, 1977.
- <4> SEX7422 DESC TEXT: Dickens, E.P.. 1913. History of Brightlingsea. p5.
- <5> SEX83 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N.. 1954. The Buildings of England, Essex. pp90.
- <6> SEX148 Monograph: Rodwell, W.J. with Rodwell, K.A.. 1977. CBA Research Report No. 19 Historic Churches: A Wasting Asset. p99.
- <7> SEX61446 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 2000. CP/00/40/2-3.
- <8> SEX61427 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 2000. BW/00/5/7.
- <9> SEX57610 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1997. CP/97/29/29.
- <10> SEX57608 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1990. C11.
- <11> SEX68822 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1997. CP/97/15/35.
- <12> SEX10200 Bibliographic reference: Todd, M.. 1978. Studies in the Romano-British Villa.
- <13> SEX76506 Article in serial: Rodwell, W.. Observation at Brightlingsea Church. Essex Archaeology and History. 8. 275-276.
- <14> SEX75741 Monograph: Scott, E.. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM01-012
- NRHE identifier: 385977
- National Monuments Record: TM 01 NE 6