Summary
Long, narrow east-west aligned corridor, linking Rooms 1, 1a, 1b, 2 and 3 in the south wing of the C4th house. The corridor is on two levels and a modern wooden staircase joins the two parts.
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Most Recent Monitoring
None Recorded
Monument Types
- VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
Long, narrow east-west aligned corridor, linking Rooms 1, 1a, 1b, 2 and 3 in the south wing of the C4th house. The corridor is on two levels and a modern wooden staircase joins the two parts, although as the width of the corridor differs across the levels it is unclear how representative of the original corridor this interpretation is. The ground level is laid to tarmac and the link to the east portico is blocked by a blank wall. Although no mosaics were found to be present below the corridor, little else is known of the buried archaeology along its length. The northern wall of the corridor also acts as a retaining wall for the garden court area [SNA62028].
The buried mosaic survey did not reveal any floor level in this room but recorded constructional make-up / levelling deposits [SNA62068]
SNA70752: On 1st March 2024, a Ground Probing Radar (GPR) survey of the south side of lower garden and the upper courtyard at Chedworth Roman Villa was undertaken by James Brown and Martin Papworth on Monday 15th April. The GPR survey described in this report is limited to the south-east part of the lower garden. (There was not time to survey the upper courtyard as originally planned). The survey covered the area of what is thought to have been the eastern end of the South Range of the villa.
This fieldwork hoped to discover whether this geophysical survey technique could detect the remains of walls and rooms to create a plan of rooms forming a South Range which continued east beyond the East Gallery and the upper courtyard. The results were disappointing. The report SNA70752 has taken the opportunity to review the evidence for the South Range and includes a chronological description of past research. Appendix 1 and Phasing Appendix 2.
References
- --- SNA62028 - National Trust Report: Atkins Heritage. 2007. Chedworth Roman Villa Conservation Management Plan Gazetteer.
- --- SNA62068 - National Trust Report: Cotswold Archeological Trust. 2000. Archaeological Survey of Buried Mosaics, Chedworth Roman Villa.
- --- SNA62081 - Unpublished document: anon (UCL Student Report). 2005. Chedworth Roman Villa, Elevation Survey: Methodology and Glossary.
- --- SNA70752 - Unpublished document: Martin Papworth. 2024. 2024 Report on the Ground Probing Radar Survey of the South Range Chedworth Villa, Intervention 188.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 547
Associated Events
- ENA127 - Archaeological Intervention, Richmond's Excavation of South Wing Corridor / Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 9)
- ENA37 - Archaeological Intervention, Buried Mosaic Survey, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 118)
- ENA4062 - Non Archaeological Intervention, Restoration Work to the North, South and West Wings, Chedworth Roman Villa
- ENA4106 - Field Survey, Repairs to walls and cappings, Chedworth Roman Villa
- ENA4123 - Non Archaeological Intervention, Wall repair and rebuilding, room 24 and south corridor, Chedworth Roman Villa
- ENA60 - Archaeological Intervention, Richmond's Excavation of Wooden steps in S wing Corridor / Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 14)
- ENA15424 - Remote Sensing, Ground Probing Radar Survey of the South Range, Intervention 188 and summary of evidence for South Range
Associated Finds
None Recorded