Roman barn conversion in Rutland

[Duncan Head]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/28/ancient-barn-conversion-with-steam-room-found-at-roman-villa-in-rutland

[Jim Webster]

It made Radio 4 this morning 

[Imperial Dave]

Barn conversions by Bodgitt and Scarper

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63326943

BBC article on the same

[Erpingham]

I'll be interested to see, a little further down the line, some more interpretation of the site.  Its understandable the early reports focus on the "bling" but the site evolution will be interesting.  How does the timeline of the barn conversion fit with the timeline of the main villa buildings?  Is it a sign of growth (more accomodation needed) or downsizing (moving away from the main house to something more manageable with less people/resources)?  Time will hopefully tell.

[Jim Webster]

Barn conversions by Bodgitt and Scarper

Apparently they found a piece of pottery with the words 'Portatile vastum receptaculum obtinere nequeunt'

Which google translate suggests may be 'we cannot get a skip'

[Imperial Dave]