Find Spot record 0038000001 - GREAT PENNS MEAD/THE RYE

Summary

Roman mosaic floors found in excavation in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries at The Rye Roman villa

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: West Wycombe medieval and post medieval designed park and Holywell Mead Roman villa site (DBC7529)

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • TESSELLATED FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

1722 TESSELATED PAVEMENT FOUND. SEVERAL COLOURS: WILD BEAST IN CENTRE (B1). 1931-2: 6 PAVEMENTS FOUND & RECORDED IN SITU (B6). 1862: PAYNE FOUND 1 ALMOST COMPLETE MOSAIC, ANOTHER WITH GUILLOCHE PATTERN & COLOURED TESSERAE MARKING A 3RD (B2,B8). R WATTS FINDS BLUE & OTHER TESSERAE BEFORE 1954 EXCAVATION (B13).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC7331 Bibliographic reference: LANGLEY T 1797 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE HUNDRED OF DESBOROUGH P29.
  • <2>SBC11630 Article in serial: E J Payne. 1867. 'ROMAN VILLA AT WYCOMBE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 3 PP160-164. Vol 3.
  • <6>SBC2029 Article in serial: BUCKS FREE PRESS ETC.1931-1932 ARTICLES BY F COLMER (SEE ALBUM, ACC.182.1988, FILED & PHOTOS ETC FIL.
  • <8>SBC6152 Article in serial: B R Hartley. 1959. 'ROMANO BRITISH VILLA AT HIGH WYCOMBE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 16 PP227-257. Vol 16.
  • <13>SBC16443 Verbal communication: 1994. WATTS R & FARLEY M E, JANUARY 1994 (BCM ENTRY FORM 1164).

Location

Grid reference SU 87380 92410 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12334)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12348)

Record last edited

Jul 31 2009 7:18PM

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