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High Wycombe Roman villa

Roman villa and bath complex, High Wycombe, England

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High Wycombe Roman villa is a Roman villa and bath house complex located in High Wycombe, England.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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First recorded mosaic discovery

1 July 1724

Colmer excavation and reburial

25 April 1932

Initial construction

150–170 CE

Medieval reuse of roof tiles

1170s–1180

Battle at the site

1642

Site clearance for modern bath house

1855–1856

Payne excavation

1862

Damage during allotment and building activity

early 1950s

Extensive excavation and plan established

1954–1955

Latest excavation with in situ plaster

2002

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Military Installations

Battlefields
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Public and Civic Structures

Public Baths
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Artistic and Decorative Features

MosaicsTesseraeMurals
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Houses
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.62° N, -0.74° E