Roman Pavement at Barton-in-Fabis

Copy of original sketch of Roman Pavement found at Glebe Farm, Barton in Fabis.

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Hut erected over the Roman pavement at Barton-in-Fabis

Photographed 1870s or 1880s

A lost piece of Roman Nottinghamshire

The Roman pavement (or mosaic floor) at Barton-in-Fabis was discovered in 1856.

Originally part of the floor of a Roman villa, the pavement measures 15' x 10' and was discovered beneath land at Glebe Farm.

The floor had been worked to geometrical patterns around a central oval, with wide scroll bordering of red tessarae, and parallel lines of white and blue separating it from the inner part.

The state of preservation was particularly good, with colours retaining a vibrancy that was noteworthy.

The rector of the time had the pavemant carefully covered for preservation, but sightseers and children considerably diminished its size.

In 1878 it was offered as a gift to the Castle Museum in Nottingham, who declined on account of the cost of removal and resetting.

In the late 19th century the pavement was lifted, put in bags and transferred to the rectory at Barton-in-Fabis, from where it apparently disappeared.