By Harold Brakspear, F.S.A. 



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northward, upon the site of chambers X., XXV. or part of the 

 passage along the north side the building, and XXII. or part of 

 the eastern passage. 



Chamber X. was then converted into a hypocaust with a stoke- 

 hole in its north-east angle, but the rest of the new chamber had 

 no hypocaust beneath. 



It is quite possible the new addition was divided into two 

 chambers by leaving the old north wall of chamber X and merely 

 piercing it with an opening. 



The apsidal north end was built square externally and had a 

 buttress projecting 4| feet in line with each side wall and one in 

 the centre. These buttresses had small chamfered plinths on their 

 north faces. 



There was a piece of foundation on the east side that may have 

 been for another buttress. 



Between the buttresses had been built, still later in Eoman 

 times, high blocks of masonry with rough offsets to the north, but 

 for what purpose it is impossible to say. 



As a result of this addition the old east passage was destroyed, 

 and as this seemed a requisite part of the villa it was built again 

 eastward of the new building. 



Chamber XXIII. formed the southern part of the rebuilt east 

 passage, which was 8 feet wide and had a projecting footing 3 

 feet wide in its east face. 



Figure of Huntsman in a niche. 



