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| 610 of 1764 Document |
| Archive: | Manning | Unique ID: | 600 | ||||||||
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Great Tew | Item No.: | 6 | No. of Sheets: | 4 |
| Title: | Manuscript extract from publication: 'Brewer's Oxfordshire, 1813, p.462. Communicated by the Reverend Nash of Great Tew.' | ||||
| Content: | Concerning the discovery by workmen, under the direction of Captain Stenhouse Wood, of a Roman sepluchre and temple at Beaconsfield Farm in Great Tew. Detailed description of both, including objects found there (Bones; Wood-ash; Human remains; Very small basins of Roman black pottery; Red Roman ash urn; Red tiles; Tesserae; Roman altar; Large red water pipe; Large ornamental red jars; coins of copper and brass) and features (Ancient wall, ante-passage, entrance door; Roman burial vault; Partitions built with Roman red tiles; Tessellated work on tiles (Temple floor); Roman bath) | ||||
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