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Roman Villa

Hob Uid: 231220
Location :
Hampshire
Winchester
Twyford
Grid Ref : SU4834024390
Summary : The site of a Roman courtyard villa and bath-house. Foundations of the bath block to a Roman building were uncovered in 1889-91 during trenching for the building of two houses. Finds included coloured stucco and coins ranging from Trajan to Valentinian II. In 1924-5 further works cleared out the previously excavated part and opened up the rest of the block. The plan of the bath buildings was once more recovered in 1958. Though two or possibly three structural periods were clear, dating evidence had been destroyed. The bath block stood at the west end of a long narrow building on the south side of a courtyard, on the west side of which was the house, and on the north side possibly another building. At the house, a sequence of seven periods was made out from Flavian-Trajanic to the late 4th or early 5th century. The site is now built over. A complete antefix roof tile from the 1924/5 bath-house excavation is in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.
More information : (SU 48342439) ROMAN VILLA (GS) (1)

Foundations of the bath block to a Ro building were uncovered in 1889-91 during trenching for the building of two houses. Finds included coloured stucco and coins ranging from Trajan to Valentinian II. In 1924-5 Lt Col L A D Montague cleared out the previously excavated part and opened up the rest of the block. The plan of the bath buildings was once more recovered in 1958. Though 2 or possibly 3 structural periods were clear, dating evidence had been destroyed. The bath block stood at the W end of a long narrow building on the S side of a courtyard, on the W side of which was the house and on the N side possibly another building. At the house, a sequence of 7 periods was made out from Flavian-Trajanic to L 4th or E 5th c. (2-5)

Surveyed at 1:2500. (6)

The site is now built over. (7)

Square tile from 1924 excavation held by Winchester City Museums acc no 3494. (8)

Additional bibliography. (9-11)

HA 97 Listed as the site of a Roman courtyard villa and bath-house, occupied from the Flavian period to the early 5th century AD. (12)

A complete antefix roof tile from the 1924/5 bath-house excavation is in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter. Accession number 5/1946/459. (13-14)
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Source details : Victoria County History Hants Vol 1 1900 pp309-10
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Source details : Proc Hants Field Club 16 1944 p59 (SE Winbolt)
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Source details : 2010 Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery and Exeter City Council. <> [Accessed 26-AUG-2010]
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Source details : Jenny Durant (Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter), communication by email, 25-AUG-2010
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Source details : Hants Notes and Queries 6 1892 pp68-70 (J W Shore)
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Source details : J Roman Studies 14 1924 pp238-9 (R G Collingwood & M V Taylor)
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Source details : J Roman Studies 49 1959 p131 (M Biddle)
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Source details : F2 ASP 15-NOV-68
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Source details : Archaeol in Hants Annual Report 1986 p44 (ed M Hughes)
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Source details : Proc Soc Antiqs 14 1891 pp11-12 (TF Kirby)
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Source details : J Roman Studies 15 1925 p243 (MV Taylor, RG Collingwood)
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date :
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 69
Monument Type : Bath House, Villa
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HA 173
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 42 SE 12
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1889-01-01
End Date : 1891-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1924-01-01
End Date : 1926-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1958-01-01
End Date : 1958-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1959-12-29
End Date : 1959-12-29
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-11-15
End Date : 1968-11-15
Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1999-01-01
End Date : 1999-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 2005-01-01
End Date : 2005-12-31