THE ROMAN STATIONS OF DERBYSHIRE. 89 
“In the N.E. gable of the pile of buildings in Hadfield, of 
which the Spinner’s Arms is a part, are some stones with what 
appears to have been an ornamented design of an elaborate cha- 
racter in relief.” (These have apparently been removed from the 
station). ‘A few years since some men were employed in an 
exploration of the rampart, but as soon as they discovered sufficient 
evidence of a building having stood here, they were ordered to 
desist. During the spring of 1875, the farmer who owns (? rents 
—wW. T. W.) the field, in digging up some fifty yards of the soil, 
came upon the foundation of the wall, towards the south-east, and 
took out a large quantity of unhewn stone. He discovered the 
remains of an entrance to the station.” It ‘‘ was arched over as 
the stones clearly indicate, and was probably the main entrance ; 
it was at least the same end as the pretorium . . . .” Two 
(of the stones) ‘“‘ with bevelled edges, one having also a recess cut 
into it, seem to have been pedestals on which the pilasters were 
supported, others the parts of the pilasters; there are also three 
arched stones, one apparently the key stone. They are all in 
an excellent state of preservation, their angles as sharp as if newly 
cnt? * 
A fine first brass of Domitian was found in the station a few 
years since.t and a quantity of tiles and pottery. An urn found 
here is preserved in the Warrington Museum, with a drawing of a 
second. Some tiles and concrete from Melandra are also pre- 
served there, and casts of nine coins of the following Emperors— 
from within or near the area of the castvam—Domitian, Marcus 
Aurelius (2), Alexander Severus (3), Julia Maesa (2), and another, 
of which only the reverse FELICITAS . AVG. is visible. 
From these various accounts it will be seen that excavation 
might reveal much, both within the area, and amongst the sub- 
urban buildings, which, as at other Roman stations, surrounded it. 
The walls of the internal building, supposed to be the preetorium, 
were found to be four-and-half feet thick. The area of the station 
*  Antiquary,” Sept., 1882. 
+ Vol. 7, ‘‘ Journal of Brit. Archeological Association,” p. 18. 
