More information : Remains of a Roman Villa discovered in 1818 on the estate of The Right Hon Wm. Wickham at Wyck, 2 1/2 miles east of Alton. (1)
Many years ago a field at Wick, in which are vestiges of extensive buildings, was opened when pavements and walls were discovered and immediately broken up for the repair of the roads. The foundations of other buildings are still remaining. (2)
During a visit to East Worldham Rectory a Mr. R. H.C. Ubsdell, of Portsmouth was shown a large quantity of Roman tiles found at an unknown locality at Wyck. They included two hypocaust tiles. (3)
'Major Wade has re-discovered the site of the house at Wyck, in Binstead excavated in 1820, but since lost. (4)
Lady M. Bonham-Carter, of Binstead, Wyck indicated the traditional site of the building near the tennis courts at SU 75873938 where a heavy scatter of Ro. tile and mortared flints extends from the nurseries into the arable field to the west. The plan noted by Crawford could not be traced at Alton Museum and Major Wade denied the reference in J.R.S. referring to his re-discovery of the site. (5)
SU 75873938 Roman building (R) (Site Of) (T.I.) (6)
No change. (7)
Apparently excavated in 1975. (8)
The excavations of 1975 and 1976 uncovered the Roman bath-house discovered in 1818 and were limited to removing the backfill of the 19th century dig, very little stratigraphy had been left.
Three phases were discovered:-
Phase I
An enclosure wall erected cAD 110-150.
Phase II
A simple rectangular bath-house in use from cAD 150-230.
Phase III
The bath-house was remodelled from a simple rectangular building to a complex containing apsidal rooms and and used from cAD 320/340. The state of the wall plaster indicates that its usage was short. (9)
HA 14 Listed as probable Roman villa site. (10)
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