Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . ements, which we knew of, for a while. Mr. Smith had now received another communication from hiscorrespondent at Weston-super-Mare, giving further particulars ofthe situation of the pavement to which allusion had been made,which pointed to the garden, east of the granary, as its site. WithMr. Smiths obliging permission, we directed excavations to bemade on this spot, and in no long time the pavement was found,and also the whole range of foundations in the garden adjoiningthe granary, including the rooms numbered vii., vii
Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . ements, which we knew of, for a while. Mr. Smith had now received another communication from hiscorrespondent at Weston-super-Mare, giving further particulars ofthe situation of the pavement to which allusion had been made,which pointed to the garden, east of the granary, as its site. WithMr. Smiths obliging permission, we directed excavations to bemade on this spot, and in no long time the pavement was found,and also the whole range of foundations in the garden adjoiningthe granary, including the rooms numbered vii., viii. and ix., andthe spot numbered x. (on ground-plan, PI. IV). It will be observedthat the wall of the old house adjoining is built upon the Romanwall, to which the plaster, in places, still adheres. The letter above-mentioned, and its results, have disclosed the fact that the existence of the Villa was not so untirely unknown as had been at first supposed ; and in the course of the operations it was brought under our notice that a pavement and foundations Vol. XII. It. / OF THE Homestead atCountv of Gloucester, SHEWING THE REMAINS OF THE Roman Villa. Scale of Feet. The Roman Villa. 161 special subscriptions for this work was accordingly made, whichbrought in the sum of £42. In the meantime a paragraph had appeared in the newspapersannouncing the discovery ; and Mr. Richard Smith, the intelligentoccupant of the farm, received an anonymous letter from Weston-super-Mare enquiring if the pavement now found is the samewhich many years ago was discovered near the the Granary,but the description of site not being very definite, Mr. Smithwas requested to write to his corespondent and make furtherenquiries respecting the alleged former discovery, and also toenquire of the aged people of the parish if they could give anyinformation upon the subject, which latter was answered in thenegative. The work was commenced under our direction on the 25thAugust, 1887. Our first object was to disco
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