Roman pit and pottery, Elm Park, Station Road (EHER 3349)

In 1957 whilst ploughing up grassland a pit was discovered containing Roman pottery.

In 1957 whilst ploughing-up grassland a pit was discovered containing Roman pottery. Among the pottery was one fragment of a Form 37 Samian bowl. The decoration on this fragment consisted of a thick winding scroll with a motif of vine leaf, tendril and incipient grape bunches. A minute bird clings to a tendril. A feature like a prawn's foot lies between the vine and the scroll. Bead rows define the top and bottom of the decoration. It is dated to not later than the first quarter of the second century AD. <1> Other ref: <2>