Archaeological monitoring at The Stockwell, 18 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, Essex, July-August 2012

An archaeological watching brief took place at The Stockwell, 18 West Stockwell Street, Colchester during the renovation of the late 15th-century building and the construction of a new extension to the rear.
During the reduction of the floor level inside the historic building, the remains of a beaten clay floor and a possible medieval hearth were recorded. A significant assemblage of 15th-century Colchester-ware pottery was also recovered from a deposit in the centre of the medieval hall. The remains of a north-south-orientated Roman Street and a medieval/post-medieval well were uncovered in the area of the new extension. The well had been backfilled with a large quantity of modern/post-medieval pottery and bone. The bone assemblage from the well and from two pits in close proximity to the well contained a disproportionately high number of sheep metapodials which indicates that a tawyer or possibly a fellmonger operated in this area.