On the 13th February, the wood for the Trust’s new super-model of Colchester’s Roman circus was delivered to volunteer Shirley’s house. On Friday the 14th February – St Valentine’s Day! – Shirley […]
Category Archives: Roman Circus
All things related to the only known Roman circus in Roman Britain. Located just outside modern day Colchester.
Yesterday (22nd January), Trust volunteer Shirley brought her test sample of the new super-model of Colchester’s Roman circus to show to everyone here at Roman Circus House. Shirley has volunteered […]
Today (22nd January), Dr Tim Dennis came to Roman Circus House to photograph the remains of the Roman circus which we exposed in our recent excavation on part of the […]
Yesterday (17th January), two things arrived for the Trust at Roman Circus House. One was a load of slate roof-tiles for our new storage building, supplied and delivered by Collier […]
Today (3rd January), Trust archaeologist Mark Baister completed the scale plan of our recent excavation on the site of the Roman circus, in front of our building Roman Circus House. Trust archaeologist Emma Holloway drew […]
Yesterday (19th December), a large load of limestone was delivered to Roman Circus House, all the way from Chicksgrove Quarry in Wiltshire. The Trust has bought 13 tons of the […]
Today (9th December), Trust director Philip Crummy was working at Roman Circus House on the plan of Colchester’s Roman circus. The Trust has recently been excavating part of the site […]
On Tuesday (12th November), Trust archaeologists Ben Holloway and Mark Baister uncovered the stone foundation of another buttress in our excavation on part of the site of the Roman circus, in […]
Yesterday (5th November), Trust archaeologist Ben Holloway lifted the Roman pot which was uncovered on our circus excavation site on Monday. The Trust is currently conducting a short phase of […]
Today (4th November), Trust archaeologist Ben Holloway excavated down through the backfilled post-Roman robber-trench to solid material – that is, to the unrobbed Roman stone foundation of the outer wall […]