Roman `villa' excavated in 1932, set within larger scheduled area producing Rom remains including alleged findspot of Mildenhall Treasure (see MNL 231).
Roman `villa' excavated in 1932, set within larger scheduled area producing Rom remains including alleged findspot of Mildenhall Treasure (see MNL 231). "A small two-roomed Roman building was excavated in 1932 revealing a hypocaust, an external shed and 4th century pottery fragments" (S1). Two-roomed building with hypocaust at (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)(S2).
"Whole area in arable cultivation. Nothing visible on surface. Underlying chalk shows through peat" (?) "in places" (S2).
Two sherds (one with stamp), collected by Basil Brown (S3). Other material mainly pottery, on loan to MIHLM (S6).
1947: Photographs and slides in Basil Brown archive show Fowler & Lethbridge using metal detector on site and Mr Ford (owner of land adjoining treasure site?), Bird and Landymore on alleged treasure field (S4)(S5). For concentrated spread of Rom finds, excavated building corner and possible treasure site, N of scheduled area, see MNL 146 and MNL 161. Three photographs of excavated hypocaust in NWHCM (S7).
Card index in Cambridge Museum notes pottery from Lethbridge 1932 Roman Villa excavations (S8).
[R1] | (No record type): Lethbridge, T.C.. Lethbridge T C, J Roman Stud, 37, 1947, 172. (SSF10538) |
[S1] | Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL67NE1, (map). (SSF50032) |
[M1] | Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish file. Parish file: copy planning application, copy (S7). (SSF50072) |
[R2] | (No record type): Phillips C W, The Fenland in Roman Times, 1970, 237. (SSF16364) |
[M2] | (No record type): Photographs: BJT 01-04. (SSF44143) |
[S2] | Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information. (SSF5242) |
[R3] | (No record type): MIHLM, map. (SSF11326) |
[M3] | Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes, card index, slides. (SSF50035) |
[S3] | Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, VIII, 163; XCVIII, 67,82,101; XCV, 20,21; card index, 214-216. (SSF50035) |
[R4] | (No record type): J Roman Studies, 38, 102. (SSF10002) |
[S4] | (No record type): SAU, photographs BJT 01-04. (SSF20301) |
[M4] | (No record type): SAM file:. (SSF44145) |
[R5] | (No record type): Pevesner N & Radcliffe R, The Buildings of England: Suffolk, 366. (SSF15962) |
[S5] | Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, lantern slides. (SSF50035) |
[S6] | (No record type): Pendleton C F, 1983. (SSF15667) |
[S7] | (No record type): NWHCM, Suffolk Parish Records, Mildenhall, photographs. (SSF12307) |
[S8] | (No record type): Cambridge University Museum, card index, Suffolk, Z11483, Z21436-7, Z22767. (SSF3074) |