Monument record MDO6649 - Roman building, Spa Hill, Radipole, Weymouth

A possible Roman building was discovered in 1937 when part of a floor was uncovered during digging of drains. Roman pottery and coins were also found.

Roman opus signinum floor found in 1937 at Spa Hill, Radipole. <1> The floor was found at the rear of Mr S E Barretts house, No 112 (Spa Road) in a drain trench, about 1ft from the foundations of the NE corner of the house. It appeared to Mr Barrett to be only a few feet in area but was clearly in situ. During the building operations Mr Barrett collected fragments of Samian and coarse ware, three 4th century coins and a bronze, flat, bow brooch, (Collingwood type 18, 1st century AD). Mr K C C Selby observed Ro sherds in building trenches near numbers 112 and 114 in 1936. (SY 66948129). With the evidence of occupation observed in 1844 (SY 68 SE 1 an RB cemetery) & RB sherds, now in the Dorset County Museum, Accession No 1952-61-2, found at the rear of the houses on the west side of Mount Pleasant at A, SY 66978141, a substantial building or buildings is indicated. <2> The ? Floor, three coins and the brooch are in Mr Barretts possession. One of the coins is of Gratian - (AD 367-383) and another of Constantine 1 - (AD 306-337). The ? Flooring, composed of mortar and rubble is only about 12ft square and 4inches thick and is considered too small to be positively identified as a floor in situ. Mr Barrett pointed out the exact spot where this ? Floor was found and the other finds were made 10 yards to the NW. No further information could be obtained regarding the finds. <3>

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