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Monument Number 325445
Hob Uid: 325445
Location : Lincolnshire South Kesteven Stoke Rochford
Grid Ref : SK9302028720
Summary : A Roman bath house with "very slight vestiges of a villa" were discovered, and the bath house excavated, in 1824. Finds included quantities of building material, pottery, and two skeletons. Exploratory trenches in 1960 confirmed the location of the bath house, and noted several phases of use/construction. Examination of aerial photographs by RCHME in 1996 revealed no cropmarks of a villa or bath house in the area.
More information : A Roman bath-house "and very slight vestiges of a Villa", were seen, and the bath-house excavated [AO/LP/63/332], on the west bank of the river Witham at North Stoke, in 1824. Much building material, pottery and two human skeletons, one just inside the south wall and one just outside, were found. Exploratory trenches cut in 1960 [at SK 9297 (5) and SK 9299 2872 (6)] by M.J. Polkinghorne, late of Kesteven Training College, rediscovered the bath-house, which is apparently of several different periods. (1-4) The site of the 1960 excavation is still visible at SK 9302 2872. The trenches have been filled but there is a heavy surface scatter of RB. brick, tile and potsherds. (5) An examination of all the available photographs revealed no evidence of the bath house or villa refered to by the previous authorities. (6)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Turner, E
Page(s) : 26-32
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Vol(s) : 22, 1829

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Source details : Petch, DF
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Vol(s) : 9, 1961-2

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Source details : Corr 6" (FT Baker Udtd).
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Source details : SS Reviser (R Santer Oct 1960)
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Source details : F1 JB 23-APR-65
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Helen Winton/19-JUN-1996/RCHME: Lincolnshire NMP
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : Site number LI 160, LI 161.
Page(s) : 126-7
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa, Bath House
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Villa, Bath House
Object Type : HUMAN REMAINS
Object Material :

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 7163
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 6691
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 92 NW 3
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Related Warden Records :

Associated Monuments :
Relationship type : General association

Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1824-01-01
End Date : 1824-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1959-01-01
End Date : 1960-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-04-23
End Date : 1965-04-23

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-07-01
End Date : 1997-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 325445