Leicester: MRA-GBR-Lei001

The first signs of a Roman villa at this site were discovered in 1782, when a geometric section of pavement was uncovered. Excavations revealing more pavement, both in a red and gray checkered style and depicting dolphins, were carried out in the 1850s. Alongside pavement, the remains of a pillar, several late Imperial coins, and a large volume of painted plaster were discovered. Based on these and adjacent excavations, archaeologists have identified the area as the site of a winged corridor villa from the Roman period. Although the villa is now built over, many of the finds can be seen at the Leicester Museum, and excavations have been intermittently undertaken since the 1970s.

Source:

https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=316867

Further reading:

Sturge, T. (1982). The lifting of the Roman wall-plaster from the Norfolk Street Roman villa, Leicester, England'. Roman Provincial Wall Painting of the Western Empire (BAR Inter-national Series 140), 141-4.

Mellor, J. E., & Lucas, J. (1978). The Roman Villa at Norfolk Street, Leicester. Trans Leicestershire Archaeol Hist Soc, 54, 68-70.

 

The first signs of a Roman villa at this site were discovered in 1782, when a geometric section of pavement was uncovered. Excavations revealing more pavement, both in a red and gray checkered style and depicting dolphins, were carried out in the 1850s. Alongside pavement, the remains of a pillar, several late Imperial coins, and a large volume of painted plaster were discovered. Based on these and adjacent excavations, archaeologists have identified the area as the site of a winged corridor villa from the Roman period. Although the villa is now built over, many of the finds can be seen at the Leicester Museum, and excavations have been intermittently undertaken since the 1970s.

Source:

https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=316867

Further reading:

Sturge, T. (1982). The lifting of the Roman wall-plaster from the Norfolk Street Roman villa, Leicester, England'. Roman Provincial Wall Painting of the Western Empire (BAR Inter-national Series 140), 141-4.

Mellor, J. E., & Lucas, J. (1978). The Roman Villa at Norfolk Street, Leicester. Trans Leicestershire Archaeol Hist Soc, 54, 68-70.