We’ve got lots planned for the new season – a variety of events, interesting new exhibits, and enhanced circus tours. Watch out for details either here or on Facebook (The Colchester Archaeological Trust). And of course, our brilliant new Circus Centre manager, Samantha Rowley, will be here to welcome you [read more…]
Experienced model-makers are urgently needed for an exciting project. We’re building a model of Roman Colchester of the year 200 CE. You will be able to see the streets, the houses, the town wall and lots of buildings that we know about such as the Roman Circus, the theatre and [read more…]
The Roman Circus was well-represented at London’s Liverpool Street Station yesterday as part of Visit Colchester’s #ColchesterRomanInvasion event. With Roman military support, Samantha spent the day raising public awareness of this nationally important Scheduled Monument. Championing Britain’s only known chariot-racing track, the Roman soldiers encouraged all to visit the Roman [read more…]
Discoveries of great interest have a habit of turning up at the last minute on our archaeological excavations. Last week – our final week on the main site at the Mercury – it happened again. This time we found parts of two barrack block walls built by the Roman army [read more…]
The archaeological excavation at the Mercury Theatre continues to intrigue. More Roman floors, more rooms, more evidence of Roman ‘central heating’, and more interesting finds. If you want to see what we have been uncovering here over the last few weeks, then why not pay us a visit? You’ll be [read more…]
In 1906, museum curator Arthur Wright nipped out into the Castle Park to eat his lunch. This was not surprising since that summer was truly a scorcher. In fact September of that year saw temperatures in the UK reach a corking 36 degrees, which for that month is still the highest [read more…]
The much-anticipated dig at the Mercury Theatre started today. First find – a lead musket ball from the 1648 Siege of Colchester. Soon we expect to be uncovering floors and foundations of the Roman houses which once stood in the area. Should prove an exciting and very visual excavation. It’s [read more…]
After a good summer, the Roman Circus Visitor is now closed for the winter. If you have visited us this year, many thanks for your interest and support. If you have never been before, well please consider calling in next year and having a look around. We will be open [read more…]
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