Monument Number 241288 |
| Hob Uid: 241288 | |
Location :
West Berkshire
Basildon
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| Grid Ref : SU6079079290 |
| Summary : The remains of a Roman building, possibly a villa, were found in 1839 during construction of the railway. At a point two hundred yards from Streatly Road, within Church Field, two tesselated pavements were discovered but no other structural remains were recognised. Fifty yards away, along the line of the railway, two skeletons and a sword were found, as well as three feet of wall and about twenty "flint pavements", each six to eight feet long and with a few associated bones. Potsherds are tiles were found in abundance, and a coin of Lucilla (AD 147-183) was found beneath one of the "pavements". Further excavation appears to have occurred in 1970 but details are scarce. |
More information : [SU 6074 7933] Roman Building [GS] (Site of) [TI]. (1)
The remains of a Roman Villa were discovered two hundred yards
from the Streatly road in Church Field at Basildon, during
the construction of the railway in 1839. Two tessellated
pavements (now destroyed) were found, but no other evidence of
structures. Fifty yards away, along the line of the railway, two
skeletons with a sword, three feet of wall and about twenty flint
pavements, six to eight feet long with a few associated bones,
were excavated. Fragments of red pottery and large tiles were
found in abundance. A large brass of Lucilla (AD 147-183) was
found under the pavements.
Classified under 'Probable Villa remains (3).
There are no surface indications of this building in the sides
of the railway cutting or the adjacent fields. (4)
SU 6074 7933: Probable Romano-British villa at Basildon listed in
catalogue of RB villas and buildings in the Upper Thames region (5)
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