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The Pavement, of which the drawing is a restoration, was 
found in 1864, in digging out the ground for the foundations 
of the Medical Officer’s residence. It was but a few inches 
below the basement floor of the house, which previously 
occupied a part of the site, and where there had been a 
plumber’s workshop. 
The handling of heavy masses of lead had crushed in the 
floor and also the Roman Pavement beneath. Owing to the 
fact of this Pavement having only been supported on a series 
of brick and stone pillars, at distances varying from 15 to 17 
inches apart, forming the Hypocaust beneath the floor, the 
surface was thus very uneven and a great part of the Pavement 
totally destroyed. 
The amount left was about two-thirds of its original extent, 
as will be seen by the accompanying photograph. 
The Hospital Authorities took pains to preserve the Pave- 
ment as much as possible, but it suffered very much from the 
deteriorating effect of frost and floods. 
In the spring of this year it was decided to enlarge the 
kitchen accommodation, and the space available being very 
restricted, it became necessary to consider whether the remains 
of the old Pavement should be kept. It was finally decided 
to offer what was left of the Pavement to the City Authorities, 
and it was removed under the City Architect’s directions for 
re-fixing in the new Pump Room Museum. The ornamental 
work shown on the drawing is about 10 feet 6 inches square, 
beyond this were found portions of a border consisting of three 
rows of White Tessere and eight rows of Chocolate ditto, 
occupying together 11} inches. As the size of the enclosing 
walls measured in the clear is about 15 feet by 12 feet, this 
border would be more than enough for the 12 feet width, but 
not sufficient to fill out the length of 15 feet. 
It seems, therefore, probable that the ornamental part of the 
Paving was designed and made without regard to the dimensions 
