Summary
The entrance from the outer, lower courtyard into the inner, upper courtyard or garden court of the villa which stands in the centre of the east corridor or portico. This forms a connecting cross-passage between the garden court and the ground outside the museum.
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Monument Types
- VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
The entrance from the outer, lower courtyard into the inner, upper courtyard or garden court of the villa which stands in the centre of the east corridor or portico and forms a connecting cross-passage between the garden court and the ground outside the museum.[SNA62028]
A flight of stone steps leads down from the garden court, reaching an area with a tarmac surface, in the centre of the corridor. This slopes slightly to the east, and a modern drain is set in the tarmac, just to the east of the corridor line.
Excavation has revealed that this was a substantial structure, probably a gatehouse, with more steps leading down to the east of the corridor. The surviving masonry is below the current ground level, and the current steps are not thought to be the Roman originals.[SNA62028]
A couple of stone steps on the north and south sides of the central area lead up the two parts of the corridor. This area was backfilled and levelled in the 1860s to bring visitors down from the garden court to the new ground level by the museum. The tarmac is a modern surface treatment.[SNA62028]
References
- SNA62028 - National Trust Report: Atkins Heritage. 2007. Chedworth Roman Villa Conservation Management Plan Gazetteer.
- SNA62032 - Unpublished document: R Goodburn. 1979. Notes relating to Goodburn's excavation of the south half of the east corridor in 1979.
- SNA62036 - Unpublished document: Eric Cole and Partners. 1979. Short Specification of Work to be done outside the rear of the Custodian's lodge at Chedworth Roman Villa.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 547
Associated Events
- ENA103 - Archaeological Intervention, Goodburn's 1981 Excavation of the East Corridor / Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 33)
- ENA105 - Non Archaeological Intervention, Re-building of garden cross-passage portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 7)
- ENA107 - Archaeological Intervention, Goodburn's 1982 Excavation and Consolidation of Garden Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 36)
- ENA119 - Archaeological Intervention, Goodburn's 1986 Excavation and consolidation of Garden Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 46)
- ENA93 - Archaeological Intervention, Goodburn's 1979 Excavation of the Eastern Corridor / Portico, Chedworth Roman Villa (Ref: INT 28)
Associated Finds
None Recorded