Entry from Wire's Diary, 1855; "Mr Smith, fruiterer, North Hill, informs me that he has discovered a tessellated pavement in the garden in his occupation behind the `Chaise and Pair', North hill".

REd tessellated pavement discovered by workmen planting a goal-post near the centre of the meadow, only 18" below the surface.

All Saints' Church at Shrub End (Bottle End on the First Edition map) was consecrated on 8th April 1845. It was designed by George Russell French, a well-known London architect, and built in 1844, to serve a new parish for the growing population of Stanway and Lexden.

Roman building discovered during excavations along North Station Road in 1965 and 1976.

Roman military and later features discovered during excavations on the NCP car park site at North Hill, Colchester, in 1965.

Roman town house excavated by Josiah Parish, 1865.

A tessallated pavement was found under the E wall of the SE bay window of the modern rectory when it was built in 1781.

Archaeological Evaluation revealing silty deposits containing pegtile. Interpreted as hillwash.

An archaeological evaluation at the rear of the Greyfriars college revealed part of a Roman tesselated pavement.

A large area of unimproved grazing marsh, representing several phases of reclamation and incorporating several marshes, adjacent to the Blackwater Estuary between Salcott Creek and Tollesbury Fleet. A wide range of characteristic features include sea wall, borrow dyke, sinuous former creeks and rills, counter walls, mounds, including red hills, building platforms, and counter walls. The grassland is managed through grazing as an RSPB reserve with public access and is of international importance.