Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1558: summary

Archaeological monitoring at The Rising Sun and Maponite Buildings, 3 Hythe Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JZ: December 2018-June 2020
by Dr Elliott Hicks

Date report completed: October 2020
Location: The Rising Sun and Maponite Buildings, 3 Hythe Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JZ
Map reference(s): TM 0155 2474
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Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring was carried out at the Rising Sun Inn and Maponite Buildings, Hythe Station Road, Colchester, Essex, during the excavation of a geotechnical investigation borehole and new drainage runs. The Rising Sun is a late 18th-century Grade II listed building and the 19th-century Maponite Buildings are also considered to be of historical interest. The area was utilised as a port from at least the 13th century and it is thought that a Roman bridge may have lain in the vicinity. No archaeological features were encountered as the majority of the groundworks did not penetrate beyond modern layers.