The case of the re-appearing Roman houses
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 …
Read More Off to the theatre today…
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 …
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Centre now closed until next spring
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 …
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What our visitors told us in 2018
We are always pleased to get feedback from our visitors so we offer them forms to fill in if they want to. This is what they told us this year. …
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Grand end to the summer season at the Circus Centre with Quattro Amici!
Natasha, Fiona, Gerry, and Howard, the four members of Quattro Amici, accompanied by Joe Richardson on keyboard did us proud in the Roman Circus Centre with their sell-out concert last night when we …
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Fun day for all the family
National Heritage Open Day at the Roman Circus Centre was a free fun day for all the family. Tours, quizzes, games, and more were all on offer. About twenty-nine volunteers …
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More rings – this time at Coggeshall!
An evaluation followed by an excavation on the northern side of Coggeshall has uncovered three ring-ditches. Unlike the ring-ditches recently excavated in northern Colchester which were possible burial places, these …
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Prehistoric ring ditches found in northern Colchester
Since 2011 we have been evaluating and excavating sites in advance of the Colchester North housing development. In 2017 we excavated a medieval pottery-producing site near Cants Rose Fields (now …
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