. Archaeologia cantiana. ft. 3 in. wide. This was apparently paved with flints grouted withmortar. For some distance along its northern edge existed thetiled gutter which carried away the water from the eaves of thehouse. As the gutter approached No. 30 it gradually deepened andcontinued on as a cemented drain towards Section E. Nothing remained to shew that there was a verandah over thecorridor; had such ever existed probably some trace of its supportswould have been met with upon the north wall of the court-yards. The chief entrance to the house from the corridor was per-haps at the spot whe
. Archaeologia cantiana. ft. 3 in. wide. This was apparently paved with flints grouted withmortar. For some distance along its northern edge existed thetiled gutter which carried away the water from the eaves of thehouse. As the gutter approached No. 30 it gradually deepened andcontinued on as a cemented drain towards Section E. Nothing remained to shew that there was a verandah over thecorridor; had such ever existed probably some trace of its supportswould have been met with upon the north wall of the court-yards. The chief entrance to the house from the corridor was per-haps at the spot where the wall of the inner corridor (No. 25) iswidest. 40. A small room, 10 ft. 8 in. by 9 ft. 2 in., in the south cornerof the east court, which may have been for an attendant who keptguard over the main approach to the establishment. 41. The east court-yard, 92 ft. long ; the north side is 102 in. wide, and the south 90 ft. 6 in. 44. The west court-yard, 92ft. long; the north side is , and the south 77 THE ROMAN VILLA AT DARENTH. 65 42. A large hall between the courts, 84 ft. 2 in. long by11 ft. 1 in. wide. The walls were constructed of flint 3 ft. thick,with an inner facing of tiles, 11^ in. wide, laid in courses, making atotal thickness of 3 ft. 11^ in. One end of the chamber wasexcavated to a depth of 3 ft., when it was ascertained that the innerface was composed of seventeen courses of/tiles. A further trenchwas subsequently made round the whole of the interior, shewingthat the tiles existed throughout. While this work was in progresssome fragments of wall plaster were found, more richly decoratedthan any hitherto met with. The patch shewn on the Plan at thenorthern end of the chamber represents almost the only portion ofthe floor discovered; it is 4 in. thick, of yellow concrete, and upon thesame level as the pavement of the great corridor. In digging theinterior trench at the north-east corner we found the minute bronzehead of a lioness. This must have
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