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#ThrowbackThursday Greytown House
Oct
Welcome to another #ThrowbackThursday. Today we are remembering the Greytown House, Colchester investigations in March-September 2017 
Archaeological investigations were carried out in advance of groundworks associated with the redevelopment of Greytown House. Excavation of the site by CAT after the demolition of the Cups Hotel in 1973/4 revealed the Inn had big cellars dug deep into the ground which meant that much of the archaeological remains had already been removed 
Despite the post-medieval and modern disturbance on the site, during the 2017 investigations we found Roman remains! This included floors dating from the Boudiccan destruction of the town to 2nd Century AD. Medieval material was also present including an early medieval wall foundation (identified as part of an early medieval house during the 1970s excavation), two medieval pits and post-medieval/modern structural remains. It might be that more Roman layers exist beneath the later contexts, but excavations were not deep enough on this occasion to confirm it..
One interesting find here was a selection of tin-glazed (Delft) tiles, broadly dated to the 18th century!
Check out CAT report 1203 for more information at cat.essex.ac.uk
Research by work experience student Erin/CAT staff Vikki.
