Monument Number 1503953 |
Hob Uid: 1503953 | |
Location : Surrey Mole Valley Non Civil Parish
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Grid Ref : TQ1776560126 |
Summary : The remains of a detached bath house located on Ashtead Common in Leatherhead, Surrey, once comprised part of a complex which included a Roman villa and tile works. The bath house may have been built as early as AD 67-79, however the main period of occupation for the site was AD 117-38. It is thought that the bath house was probably intended for use by the men from the tile works, as the villa had its own baths. In around AD 150 the buildings were dismantled.The bath house was first excavated by A.W.G. Lowther after discovering the site in 1924. In 2006 a five-year project began to discover more information about the history of the villa complex. The project is being carried out through the partnership of the City of London, Surrey Archaeological Society and English Heritage. |
More information : The first buildings on the Ashtead villa site were erected circa AD 67-79, however the main period of occupation was AD 117-38. In around AD 150 the buildings were dismantled and in AD 180 the villa was partly rebuilt. The site was abandoned by about AD 200.
The detached bath house was probably intended for use by the men from the tile works, however the villa had its own bath appendage, both thought to be of a similar date. (1)
The Ashtead villa site, comprising a Roman villa, separate bath house and tile works, was first excavated by A.W.G. Lowther who discovered the site in 1924. In the 1960s further excavation work was carried out by J.N. Hampton who located the clay pits and some of the kilns where various bricks and tiles were produced.
In 2006 a five-year project began to discover more information about the history of the site. The project is being carried out through the partnership of the City of London, Surrey Archaeological Society and English Heritage. The first task of the project consisted of a study of the spoil heaps left from the 1920s excavations and the approach road. Many remains and fragments of a stone road across the common were discovered. (2)
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