Vine St Leicester Roman Townhouse Hypocaust Under Floor Heating System
Group of 4 images of the hypocaust under floor heating system, and underfloor hypocaust from the Roman townhouse on the Vine St excavations:
VineStHypocaust1.jpg
Image of Vine St site, Roman hypocaust during excavation, looking east showing hypocaust heating system, consisting of pilae tile stacks & opus signinum concrete floor base. This hypocaust may have been a temporary build, as there was no stoke room, stoke hole or sooting.
VineStHypocaustDetail.jpg
Image of Vine St site, Roman hypocaust, during excavation, looking north showing hypocaust heating system, consisting of pilae tile stacks & opus signinum concrete floor base. This hypocaust may have been a temporary build, as there was no stoke room, stoke hole or sooting.
VineStStokehouse1.jpg
Image of Vine St site, excavation of Roman stokehouse, part of the courtyard townhouse, early 3rd to mid-4th century.
VineSt_Working_Hypocaust.jpg
Image of Vine St site, working shot looking south showing hypocaust heating system, consisting of pilae tile stacks. This may have been a temporary build, as there was no stoke room, stoke hole or sooting contemporary with this structure.
