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| HER Number | MWB10011 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Thatcham Newtown - Roman foundations |
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Summary
Fragmentary dry flint foundations found in 1931
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01410.03.000
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
ROMAN FLINT FOUNDATIONS FOUND, ALTHOUGH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LARGE BUILDING <1>. Description printed on OS map <2>
W E Harris's feature no 16 in summary of work on Thatcham Newtown <3>.
A description of WE Harris's Feature no. 16 was published in a summary of his work on Thatcham Newtown <1>. The description records that, near Henwick Lane, fragmentary dry flint foundations and a rough floor of broken tiles was found in the gardens.
On the Fourth Edition OS map of 1933 <2>, the find is marked as 'Roman Flint Foundation found A.D. 1931'.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury District Field Club. 1937. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1937 VOL 7 NO 4. P225 FIG 43 NO 16, p236. [Article in serial / SWB10479] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. c. 1930. Ordnance Survey Epoch 4. Marked 'Roman Flint Foundation found A.D. 1931'. [Map / SWB14664] |
| <03> | Newbury District Field Club. 1930. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1930 VOL 6 NO 1. p6-16 A RB settlement at Thatcham. [Article in serial / SWB7133] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3556 | Thatcham Newtown - Roman settlement general location (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB238 | Thatcham Newtown - general location of investigations of Roman archaeology, 1920s-30s |
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