On Friday (25th April), we excavated an almost-complete clay tobacco-pipe on our site within the Williams & Griffin store in the High Street at Colchester. We are currently excavating the […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Yesterday (26th April), the Colchester Young Archaeologists Club (YAC) met at Roman Circus House for their April session. Colchester YAC organiser Barbara Butler writes: ‘… We extended our time-line up […]
Today (25th April), the Trust has been excavating for two weeks on the first of three sites within the footprint of the Williams & Griffin department store in the High […]
Yesterday (22nd April), Trust archaeologist Don Shimmin was on site in the Castle Park in Colchester. The Borough Council has commissioned us to excavate some trial-holes on the site of […]
Today (21st April) is the dies natalis of Rome in the ancient Roman calendar, that is, the day of the festival to celebrate the founding of Rome. It is also […]
As it is the Easter weekend, traditionally a big weekend for visiting heritage sites, monuments, museums, etc, and the start of the tourism season, it made us think about the […]
Fenwick Ltd has commissioned the Trust to carry out an archaeological excavation at their Williams & Griffin department store in the High Street at Colchester, ahead of the major refurbishment […]
On Saturday (12th April), the volunteer gardening day went ahead in the garden of the former Sergeants’ Mess despite the fire which damaged the building overnight. At 9.00am, when the […]
Yesterday (12th April), a fire which started in the early hours of the morning at the former Sergeants’ Mess, next door to Roman Circus House, has caused serious damage to […]
Yesterday (11th April), the Trust’s Council of Management held their quarterly meeting here at Roman Circus House. As usual, the meeting was in two parts, starting with a session for […]
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