Time Team - Season 11 Episode 2 A Roman Bath House and Edwardian Folly - Whitestaunton Manor, Somerset
Next to the beautifully manicured lawns of Whitestaunton Manor in the Blackdown Hills of Somerset lies a patch of muddy weeds. Coins and pottery have been found here, and it is supposedly the site of a Roman villa. But archaeology student Freya Bowles thinks differently. The team first have to remove weeds and tree roots without the use of mechanical diggers, as it's a scheduled monument. They are also extremely limited as to the size of the excavation. Clearly there are Roman remains, but mixed up with Victorian or Edwardian garden features. Gradually the plan of a Roman bath house emerges. The team are joined by mosaic specialist David Neal and buildings historian Jonathan Foyle. Directed by technological historian Robert Spain, they build a full-size replica hypocaust complete with under-floor heating.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: More4, Channel 4, YouTube
Director: Tim Taylor
Cast: Gus Casely-Hayford, Natalie Haynes, Carenza Lewis, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Helen Geake
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First Air Date: Jan 16, 1994
Last Air date: Apr 07, 2024
Season: 21 Season
Episode: 239 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 14.00 users
Popularity: 18.967
Language: English
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Episode
In Search of the Brigittine Abbey - Syon House, London
A Roman Bath House and Edwardian Folly - Whitestaunton Manor, Somerset
The Crannog in the Loch - Loch Migdale, Scottish Highlands
Saxon Burials on the Ridge - South Carlton, Lincolnshire
The Roman Fort That Wasn't There - Syndale, Kent
An Iron-Age Trading Centre - Green Island, Dorset
A Medieval Blast Furnace - The Old Furnace, Oakamoor, Staffordshire
Rescuing a Mesolithic Foreshore - Goldcliff, Newport
Fertile Soils, Rich Archaeology - Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire
King Cnut's Manor - Nassington, Northamptonshire
Back-Garden Archaeology: Revisiting a Roman Villa - Ipswich, Suffolk
The Lost City of Roxburgh - Roxburgh, Scottish Borders
Brimming with Remains - Cranborne Chase, Dorset