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The chair was now taken by Mr. Rodwell, and the Rev. 



Prebendary Scarth delivered his address on " The Chedworth 

 Roman Villa." He said that the Roman Villa at Chedworth, 

 in Gloucestershire, seven miles from Cirencester, upon the 

 Foss Road, and two miles from Foss Bridge, was visited by 

 the Field Club about a year and half ago. He called atten- 

 tion to a plan of the Villa, and having explained the arrange- 

 ment of it, said. ' It is one of the most peifect that has yet 

 been found in England, and the walls which remain are 

 higher, and the pavements which have been preserved are 

 more perfect than in most Roman Villas found in England. 

 It was built upon the slope of a hill, at the foot of which 

 flows the river Colne through a pretty valley. The villa was 

 deserted probably shortly after its destruction, and the 

 remains have continued undisturbed to the present time. It 

 is situated on the property of the Earl of Eldon, who has 

 taken great interest in the uncovering of the remains, and 

 caused a museum to be built upon the spot, with a resi- 

 dence for the curator. An accurate plan has been made of 

 the excavations, which was kindly lent to him by the 

 Earl of Eldon s uncle, Mr. Farrer, from which, with his per- 

 mission, the one exhibited to the Field Club was copied. 

 From this plan it would be seen that the Villa consisted of 

 three sides of a square, one of which was much longer than 

 the other ; on one side were the principal apartments, where 

 the floors were almost perfect, and the patterns of the 

 tesselated pavement were very interesting and well executed ; 

 one contained the figures of a dance, somewhat resembling 

 our waltz. The heating apparatus and the baths were clearly 

 shown, and the flues which run up the walls still remained. 

 Beyond the principal bath was a building or chamber con- 

 taining a tank, and here an altar without any inscription was 

 found. It had probably been erected to the nymph of the 

 fountain ; near this a chamber was discovered in which were 



