More information : (SU 9689 5107) Roman Villa (R) (Site of) (1)
A corridor villa of simple plan was discovered on Broadstreet Common in 1829 by workmen digging for road-stone, and was subsequently excavated under the direction of the Earl of Onslow. It measured 62 feet by 23 feet internally and consisted of five rooms linked by a corridor which ran the whole length of the west side. The corridor had a mosaic pavement with a patterned border in red and black, and the rooms had pavements of iron-stone tesserae. The foundations of the building were of large flint-stones, and many fragments of brick and tile were found, including imbrices. Three coins were discovered; one apparently of Carausius, the others too corroded to be decipherable. The corridor pavement was removed, with the intention of relaying it at the Earl's residence, Clandon Park, but apparently this was never carried out. Observation of the site, (located from the Ordnance Survey 6" map), circa 1945 when it was being ploughed, yielded mosaic cubes, brick and tile and 3rd and 4th century pottery, also some fragments of Samian ware. (2-5)
There is now no trace of this building; the site falls on common land at present under pasture. (6)
SY 54 Listed as the site of a Roman villa. (7)
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