ROMANO-BRITISH LEICESTERSHIRE 



v v. Three mosaic pavements, found in 1754, in 



Blackfriars, on property belonging to Roger 



Ruding, esq. [Nichols, Hist. Leic. i, 1 1 , 12.] 

 w w. Tesselated pavement, Silver Street, 



2^ ft. from surface. Found in 1871. 



[Leic. Arch. Sac. iv, 106.] 

 x x. Foundations of walls and two wells ; corner 



of Church Gate and Sanvy Gate. Found 



in 1860. [Proc. Soc. Antiq. (Ser. 2), i, 243.] 

 yy. Two pieces of tesselated pavement in 



Town hall Lane. Found in 1902. [Assoc. 



Arch. Soc. xxvi, 462.] 

 zz. Fragments of walls and columns near 



St. Martin's Church. Found in 1874. 



[Leic. Arch. Soc. iv, 273.] 



a a a. Inscribed tile L VIII. Bath Lane (Sarah 

 Street). Found in 1854. [Journ. Brit. 

 Arch. Assoc. xix, 46 ; Arch. Journ. xxxiv, 

 141.] 



b b b. Wall and roof of granite and tiles. 

 Townhall Lane. Found in 1902. [Assoc. 

 Arch. Soc. xxvi, 462.] Portion of pave- 

 ment from same place. Found in 1884. 

 [Rep. Mus. Com.'] 



c c c. Pavement from Horsefair Street. Found 

 in 1875. [Rep. Mus. Com.] 



d d d. Drain of hewn stone at entrance to lane 

 leading to castle, running from the Friars 

 to the river. Found in 1685. [Carte in 

 Nichols, Hist. Leic. i, n.] 



ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENTS IN TOWN MUSEUM 



(The fragments are numbered as in the Museum) 



No. I. Octagonal panel from a pavement. 

 Subject, Cyparissus and the Stag. (?) Found 

 in 1675. [Carte in Nichols, Hist. Leic. 

 i, 9 ; MS. Min. Soc. Antiq. xviii, 271-95 ; 

 Philos. Trans, xxvii, 325 ; Arch, xxvi, 36 ; 

 Reliq. xiii, 224 ; Leic. and Rut/. N. and Q. 

 iii, 136, &c.] 



Nos. II. in. iv. Portions of a pavement of 

 geometrical design. Found in 1839 in 

 Vine Street. [Thompson, Hist. Leic. 

 445 ; Fox, Arch. Journ. xcvi, 53.] 



Nos. v. vi. vn. vin. Portions of pavements 

 found in the ' Cherry Orchard,' Danett's 

 Hall, to the west of the River Soar. 

 [Nichols, Hist. Leic. i, 19. Thompson, 

 Hist. Leic. 445.] 



Nos. ix. x. xi. Three pieces of tesselated pave- 

 ment, from the corner of High-Street and 

 High Cross Street. Found in 1901. [Assoc. 

 Arch. Soc. xxvi, 459 ; Leic. Arch. Soc. ix, 169.] 



Nos. I and IA. Parts of shaft of column found 

 at south-west corner of Methodist chapel, 

 St. Nicholas Street. [O. S.] 



Nos. 2 A. to 3, 9 and 9 A. and 10 and IDA. 

 Bases, plinths, and capital of column. All 

 found in 1861 in St. Nicholas Street, be- 

 tween Methodist chapel and corner of 

 Holy Bones. [Leic. Arch. Soc. iii, 334.] 



Nos. 4 to 73. Two bases of columns, with 

 shafts and plinth, &c. Found in situ at 

 north-east corner of St. Nicholas Street in 

 1867. [Leic. Arch. Soc. iii, 334.] 



Nos. 8 to SB. Base and plinth of column, 

 found in St. Nicholas Street, matching the 

 above and close to them, 1861. [Leic. 

 Arch. Soc. iii, 334.] 



No. 12. Fountain tank. Found at No. 52 



High Cross Street, in 1862. 

 Nos. 13, 14. Two bases of columns found in 



situ when excavations were made for new 



north transept of St. Martin's Church, 



1 86 1. [Leic. Arch. Soc. ii, 90.] 

 No. 15. Small base and shaft, with bracket 



worked on the shaft. Found 1875, on site 



of Wyggeston's Hospital. 

 No. 16. Small base and shaft. Found in 1850 



in Cank Street (called in O.S. 'an altar 



stone '). 

 No. 17. Corinthian capital, found in 1844 in 



Talbot Lane. [Leic. Arch. Soc. ii, 24.] (Plate 



V ') . 

 No. 19. Portion of capital, found in Sarah 



Street, i875.(?) 



No. 20. Portion of column, found in South- 

 gate Street, 1859. [Leic. Arch. Soc. ii, 22.] 



Nos. 21 to 26. Carved impost mouldings and 

 carved fragments, perhaps from an arch, at 

 junction of Blue Boar Lane and High 

 Cross Street. Found in 1859. (?) [Leic. 

 Arch. Soc. ii, 23.] (Plate II.) 



Nos. 3425-8. Fragments of ornamental, 

 stamped flue tiles in Case No. 4, archaeo- 

 logical room. Found in 1879. [Leic. 

 Arch. Soc. v, 41.] 



Much-worn base and fragment of a capital. 

 Found under house, west side of Southgate 

 Street, about 1 2 yds. south of Bakehouse 

 Lane. Lying in grounds of Museum, 

 outside conservatory. 



See Nos. 21, 26. Column, Blue Boar Lane. 

 Found in 1907. [Inf. from Mr. Horwood 

 and Mr. Pickering.] (Plate II.) 



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