An archaeological evaluation at 38-40 Crouch Street, Colchester, Essex: September-October 2006

During an archaeological evaluation at the extra-mural site of 38 40 Crouch Street in Colchester, further evidence was found for the medieval house of Crouched Friars. This included a large stone-and-mortar foundation, 0.65 m below the modern ground-level. An early post-medieval foundation may have resulted from the conversion of some of the friary buildings into a private residence. Surprisingly, there was no definite evidence for medieval burials, although a probable Roman inhumation was discovered at the rear of the site.