Summary
A long, narrow corridor/ portico running length of the Villa's west wing from Room 5 to Room 15. The low wall on the east side also forms boundary of garden court with an entrance in the centre to provide access.
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Monument Types
- VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
This long, narrow corridor/ portico runs length of west wing of the villa, from Room 5 to Room 15. The low eastern wall forms boundary of garden court and an entrance in the centre provides access to the court from the west wing rooms. Before 2010, the wall east wall was capped with a pitched cap comprised of re-used Roman limestone roof tiles, with a modern stone coping.
The corridor has two sets of steps, leading up into Room 5b and vestibule of bath-house. At the northern end, there is a stone drain running from the wall of Room 15 at an angle to a soakaway in the garden court. The rest of the surface, between this drain and a large stone threshold at the south end, is laid to tarmac, but this covers an almost complete C4th geometric mosaic. [SNA62028]
Two test pits were excavated in the corridor as part of the buried mosaic survey, which both revealed sections of the extensive mosaic at a very shallow depth below the tarmac (c.0.1m). The preservation of the mosaic in the southernmost pit was very good and the striped boarder design deemed to reflect it proximity to the threshold. In the northern pit the tesselated pavement was less well preserved with some damage evident in the centre, and evidence of burning / scorching in places. The pattern of the mosaic was alternating coloured bands with a central pattern of interlocking circles. [SNA62068]
A more detailied description of the mosaic pattern can be sound in Neal and Cosh's Roman Mosaics of Britain [SNA62067].
In 2010 the north and south ends of the corridor were uncovered [SNA65115], the new cover building was erected in 2011 and then in 2012 the central section of the mosaic was excavated by National Trust archaeologists [SNA65538]. The original doorway from the courtyard in the centre of the portico was found with traces of a pelta mosaic at the threshold but this area had been badly worn with evidence of patching first in mosaic and then with a pink clay earth floor with pink grog-tempered ware inclusions.
References
- SNA62028 - National Trust Report: Atkins Heritage. 2007. Chedworth Roman Villa Conservation Management Plan Gazetteer.
- SNA62064 - National Trust Report: Stewart J. 1997. Chedworth Roman Villa Portico West Range Mosaic Condition Report.
- SNA62067 - Monograph: Neal, David S. and Cosh, Stephen R.. 2010. Roman Mosaics of Britain: Volume IV: Western Britain. 4.
- SNA62068 - National Trust Report: Cotswold Archeological Trust. 2000. Archaeological Survey of Buried Mosaics, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- SNA62069 - National Trust Report: Goode, J, Cleary, R and Bethell, P. 1998. Condition survey of a previously unrecorded mosaic from the western portico.
- SNA64464 - Photographs - set of: Papworth, Martin. 2010. Photographs of west corridor (north end), Chedworth.
- SNA64465 - Photographs - set of: Papworth, Martin. 2010. Photographs of west corridor (south end), Chedworth.
- SNA64526 - Unpublished document: Guy Salkeld. 2010. A Photographic Record and Removal of Victorian and Later Capping Treatments, West Range, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- SNA64527 - Photographs - set of: Jo Gane. 2010. Colour Photographic Record of West Range Wall Cappings, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- SNA64528 - Photographs - set of: Guy Salkeld. 2010. Black and White Photographic Record of West Range Wall Cappings, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- SNA65115 - Unpublished document: Martin Papworth. 2012. Chedworth Excavations in the West Range July-September 2010.
- SNA65538 - Unpublished document: Martin Papworth. 2013. Report on the Excavation of the Central Section of the West Range Corridor and Room 6, Chedworth Roman Villa.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 547
Associated Events
- ENA101 - Archaeological Intervention, Excavation of Mosaic in West Wing Corridor / Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 31)
- ENA20 - Archaeological Intervention, Excavation of mosaic, West Wing Corridor / Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 107)
- ENA31 - Archaeological Intervention, Mosaic Condition Survey, West Corridor / Portico , Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 96)
- ENA37 - Archaeological Intervention, Buried Mosaic Survey, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 118)
- ENA4061 - Archaeological Intervention, Richmond's Excavations West Wing Corridor / Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa
- ENA4062 - Non Archaeological Intervention, Restoration Work to the North, South and West Wings, Chedworth Roman Villa
- ENA6023 - Archaeological Intervention, Excavation of mosaic in West Wing corridor / Portico, room 5b and and passageway joining rooms 5b, 6 and 7, July 2010
- ENA6122 - Field Survey, A Photographic Record and Removal of Victorian and Later Capping Treatments, West Range, Chedworth Roman Villa
- ENA7120 - Archaeological Intervention, Excavation of Central Section of the West Range Corridor and Room 6 July 2012
Associated Finds
- FNA5531 - ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FNA5532 - RIDGE TILE (Mid 19th C - 1833 AD to 1866 AD)