More information : (SU 61652105) Roman Building (G.S.) (Site of) (T.I.) (1)
Roman villa site found 1937. (2)
Foundations of a Roman building were found by Mr. McEven when the new road to the south of "Grinches Bridge" was made. Debris was traced on both sides of the road and a tracing of the plan (now in A.O. Archives No.2087, Folio 25) was made by the County Surveyor, Col. A.C. Hughes. (3)
A dense concentration of Roman tile and brick in the field to the S.E. confirms this siting. (4)
No trace; field under crop. (5)
Roman building at SU 617210 relocated and excavated from 1984 onwards by King Alfred's College, Winchester. [Interim reports]. (6-8)
An aisled building 15m by at least 30m had been built in or after the mid-3rd century over the burnt remains of a 2nd century structure. The walls were 0.8m wide and were constructed of flint and chalk blocks. A new elaborate facade and hypocaust were added in the early 4th century. Circa 500 AD the new facade collapsed outward in such a way as to preserve architectural details of an upper floor, including two teirs of round-arched clerestorey windows which had been blocked before the collapse of the facade. [Interim report, reconstruction and photo]. (9)
The best preserved section of the collapsed wall, including the upper windows was lifted in a block weighing ten tons, and taken to the British Museum for further excavation, conservation and display. (10)
Additional references [interim reports and descriptions]. (11-13)
HA 59 Interpreted as a multi-storied aisled house in 1987. (14-15) |