Site of possible Roman villa at Stocks Field, Patmore Hall, Farnham (EHER 3867)

Site of a possible Roman building uncovered in Stocks Field; foundations were supposedly excavated here with surface finds of stone, brick and tile. A possible Roman coin hoard was also found here. Possibly a Roman villa site.

Ploughing revealed bricks, tiles and stone from a building, probably Roman. Partially uncovered by Mr C.W. Bullemore in about 1928. <1> According to OS 1975, Mr Fairclough, the gardener at Patmore Hall and former ploughman, confirmed the finding of possible foundations but could offer no dating evidence. Ground inspection of the field revealed two pieces of probable Roman brick but little else to indicate the site of a building. <2> in <1> NRHE data transfer: A sestertius of Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) found in Stocks Field, Patmore Heath, Albury (near the side of Shaw Wood), was presented to Hertford Museum by A Tilbury in 1938. In about 1864 a great number of coins were found at a depth of 2ft, a quantity of which were purchased by a Mr Scales, and a former tenant of Patmore Hall possesses a large number of coins also from here. (No information given concerning their date). This field is known to contain foundations of a building (ploughing has revealed bricks, tiles and stone), probably of Roman date, which was partially uncovered by C.W. Bullemore in about 1928. (No proper excavation yet). <3> <4> 1975. Field survey. The site of Bullemore's excavation in Stocks Field was indicated by Mr S.T. Fairclough, gardener at Patmore Hall and former ploughman, who confirmed the finding of possible foundations but could offer no dating evidence. None of the other names quoted by Gerish (authy 1) were known locally. Ground inspection of the field revealed two pieces of probable Roman brick but little else to indicate the site of a building. The finds purchased by Scales (authy 1) were not located. <5> HT 4 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. <6>