TODAY’S trip down memory lane is a celebration of one of the best known and historically significant buildings in Colchester. The Grade II listed George Hotel, in High Street, has reopened after a £10million revamp, having been closed since July 2019. Previously a hive of activity for 500 years, the building has undergone a complete refurbishment and vital restoration work. However, it has retained a number of historic features and its woodwork and beams date back more than 600 years.
Bygone era - The George during the 1960s Behind the hotel’s Georgian façade lies a timber-framed building which likely dates from the second half of the 14th century.
Roman Intaglio Ring depicting Mars
- Credit: Colchester Museums and Douglas Atfield
Colchester Museums have re-dated a gem to Rome s Republic.
The engraved gem, a deep red colour, was mounted in an iron ring. It would have been used to seal letters and documents.
Experts have revealed the ring to date 150 to 250 years earlier than previously thought.
The intaglio was excavated at Gosbecks Archaeological Park, Colchester in 1995 by the Colchester Archaeological Trust. It was unearthed within the area of a ‘Romano-Celtic’ temple.
The new information came to light when Colchester + Ipswich Museums Service launched their Collections Online database.
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The engraved gem and Glynn Davis EXPERTS have revealed an engraved Roman gem dug up in Colchester has been found to date hundreds of years earlier than previously thought. The engraved gem – an intaglio – was excavated at Gosbecks Archaeological Park, Colchester in 1995 by the Colchester Archaeological Trust. It was unearthed within the precinct of what would have been a ‘Romano-Celtic’ temple, that was discovered on the site. It was thought to have been from around the time of Emperor Claudius’ invasion of Britain in AD 43. The carnelian intaglio of deep red colour was mounted in an iron ring and was originally used by its owner to seal letters and documents.
The gem will be on display at Colchester Castle when the venue reopens
- Credit: COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL
An incredible engraved Roman gem that was unearthed in Colchester has been revealed to be centuries older than originally thought.
The gem – known as an intaglio – was excavated at Gosbecks Archaeological Park in 1995 by the Colchester Archaeological Trust, close to the remains of a previously-discovered Romano-Celtic temple.
The deep red stone was mounted in an iron ring and was originally used by its owner to seal letters and documents.
Research in Colchester and Ipswich Museums Collections Online database has now revealed the artefact can now be dated 150 to 250 years earlier than previously thought.