The remains of stone pillars which formed a hypocaust in room 26 of Chedworth Roman Villa

Date:
Jan 1950 - Dec 1969
Location:
Chedworth Roman Villa, Room 26, Chedworth, Cotswold, Gloucestershire
Reference:
BAR03/01/464
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

Chedworth Roman Villa dates from the first half of the 1st century. The north range housed a bath suite with hypocausts and mosaics; in total 12 rooms are believed to have been heated at some point during the villas habitation. The 108 square stone pillars in room 26 are limestone, and measure up to 2 1/2 ft. high.

Content

This is part of the Series: BAR03/01 Norman Barnard: Series of Slides; within the Collection: BAR03 Norman Barnard Slide Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Barnard, Norman

Keywords

Roman Hypocaust, Roman Villa, Archaeology And Excavations