Summary.
A programme of historic building recording was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust at 5 & 6 St Nicholas Street, Colchester in September 2017.
Five buildings were recorded on the site. The most historically significant were two jettied timber-framed buildings on the street frontage: 6 St Nicholas Street, a late 16th-/early 17th-century structure, which was built off the frame of 5 St Nicholas Street, a late 15th-century building. The jetties on 5 St Nicholas Street are a later addition, and the building may have originally had its origins as a single room open hall. Other buildings recorded included a late Victorian extension, with a third-floor added in the early 20th century, and the remains of a late 16th-century brick extension.