By Harold Brakspear, F.S.A. 



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The chambers thus uncovered are shown on the small ground- 

 plan and indicated by letters, and may be described as follows : — 



Chamber A. was the southernmost in the wing, and was 18 J feet 

 from east to west by 16 J feet from north to south. Its west wall 

 and the returns of its north and south walls were the only portions 

 that could be uncovered. It had no hypocaust, and no remains of 

 its floor were found. 



Chamber B., the next apartment northward, was the same width 

 from east to west as chamber A., but 15^ feet from north to south. 

 Its west and north walls were traced, but there were no remains 

 of the floor found, nor had it a hypocaust. 



Chamber C adjoined the last chamber to the north. It was 9| 

 feet wide and the same from east to west as the other apartments 

 in the wing. Each of the walls were found, but there were no 

 remains of its flooring. Originally it apparently formed one room 

 with chamber II., until the addition of chamber 1)., when 

 chamber II. was cut off to form a passage. 



Chamber D. was 15J feet from north to south by 15J feet wide. 

 Each of its walls was traced, and it had a hypocaust constructed 

 with tile pila3 8 J inches square. The floor was of good quality, 

 with small coloured tesserae, of which a number of quite large 

 fragments were found, to one of which was attached a complete 

 covering tile of the hypocaust. The stoke-hole could not be 

 found, but may have been in the south-east angle, which was not 

 excavated. 



Chambers E. and F. formed part of a passage-way feet wide 

 outside the chief rooms, similar to that on the other sides of the 

 villa. 



The whole of this west wing has been much destroyed by works 

 in connection with the mediaeval mill, the race of which passed 

 over it. All the walls of the southern part had been taken down 

 to the bottom course of the footings and a thick layer of lime silt 



