246 The Roman Ville at Box. 
exceedingly effective. It remained tolerably perfect along the 
east passage for 28 feet from the north wall, and returned a short 
distance along the north passage. The greater part of this passage 
was not cleared,’ but at the west end fragments of the pavement 
were again found, which were of great interest as showing where 
the passage returned southward along the west side of the court. 
The north-east angle of this passage was opened by Mr. Mullins 
in 1833, and described in his letter, already quoted. The pavement 
appears to have been preserved by him by enclosing it in a walled 
building, that was used as a beer cellar, which was destroyed some 
years ago; but the lowest courses of its 8 inch ashlar walls were 
found. 
Chamber ITI. was probably a passage, but it is not possible to say 
detinitely, as the only indication of its existence is a fragment of 
pavement, now covered by a trap-door in the lawn of “The 
Wilderness.”” It consists of a band of chocolate tesserze of uncertain 
width, a band of red 7} inches wide, and a band of cream-colour, 
also of uncertain width. 
A large area of the lawn to the south covers tesselated pave- 
ments, judging by a probing rod, and may shortly be exposed to 
view. 
Chamber ITT. retains the core of the foundations of the north 
wall, which now forms a terrace wall above the sunk garden 
already mentioned. 
The nature of the floor is unknown, as no excavation has been 
made on the site.* 

' The pavement, from the reports of the workmen who had uncovered part 
of it before, is believed to be in a fairly perfect condition throughout most of 
this northern passage. 
2 This fragment of flooring has unfortunately been since destroyed through 
an error. 
3In the recent excavations, which will be referred to at the end of this 
paper, a fragment of this floor was found at the south-west angle of the 
apartment. It consists of a border 16 inches wide of coarse cream-coloured 
tessere, with a vandyked band of small blue-black tesserz 44 inches wide, 
forming the edge of the centre portion, which had a white ground, but had 
almost all been destroyed. 
