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Monument Number 395988
Hob Uid: 395988
Location : West Sussex Worthing Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ1330002790
Summary : A Roman milestone inscribed to Constantine the Great (307-337) was found with Roman pottery, (including samian), brick flue and roof tiles and possible building foundations in 1901. Listed as a possible Roman villa site.
More information : (TQ 13300279) Roman Pottery found AD 1905 (TI) (1) (TQ 13300279) (3) Roman milestone inscribed to Constantine the Great found with Ro flue tiles, brick fragments, roof tile, flints which seemed to belong to flint foundations, quern, millstones, and pottery fragments including Samian ware in 1901 in a piece of land adjoining Herschel Lodge, on the east side of the Avenue, 300 yds or more from the high water line of the coast. Stone in Lewes Museum, presented by T E Sanders, on whose property it was discovered. Herschel Lodge stood in the NE angle of the junction of Grand Avenue and Landsdowne Road (3). (2-4) The site of Herschal Lodge at TQ 13300279, as given by Authy 3 verified from Kelly's Directory 1914-5. The milestone and building fragments etc were found at the OS 6" 1913 site, "Roman pottery found AD 1905". No recent finds have been made. The milestone is still in Lewes Museum, and a copy is on display in Worthing Musuem. (5) WS 113 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1913
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Source details : 1903 (F Haverfield)
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Source details : F1 ALFR 13-NOV-53
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Source Number : 3a
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Source details : L M Bickerton 13.11.53 Curator Worthing Museum.
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Source details : OS Roman Britain Map 1956 p43
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : F2 NKB 13-OCT-71
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Source Number : 5b
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Source details : Kelly's Directory 1914-15
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Source Number : 6
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Source Number : 6c
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Source details : 1959
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Milestone, Villa
Evidence : Find, Conjectural Evidence

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Milestone, Villa
Object Type : ROOF TILE, FLUE TILE, BRICK, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (West Sussex)
External Cross Reference Number : 3239
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 10 SW 17
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1953-11-13
End Date : 1953-11-13

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-10-13
End Date : 1971-10-13

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 395988