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ROMANO-BRITISH LEICESTERSHIRE v v. Three mosaic pavements, found in 1754, in Blackfriars, on property belonging to Roger Ruding, esq. [Nichols, Hist. Leic. i, 1 1 , 12.] w w. Tesselated pavement, Silver Street, 2^ ft. from surface. Found in 1871. [Leic. Arch. Sac. iv, 106.] x x. Foundations of walls and two wells ; corner of Church Gate and Sanvy Gate. Found in 1860. [Proc. Soc. Antiq. (Ser. 2), i, 243.] yy. Two pieces of tesselated pavement in Town hall Lane. Found in 1902. [Assoc. Arch. Soc. xxvi, 462.] zz. Fragments of walls and columns near St. Martin's Church. Found in 1874. [Leic. Arch. Soc. iv, 273.] a a a. Inscribed tile L VIII. Bath Lane (Sarah Street). Found in 1854. [Journ. Brit. Arch. Assoc. xix, 46 ; Arch. Journ. xxxiv, 141.] b b b. Wall and roof of granite and tiles. Townhall Lane. Found in 1902. [Assoc. Arch. Soc. xxvi, 462.] Portion of pave- ment from same place. Found in 1884. [Rep. Mus. Com.'] c c c. Pavement from Horsefair Street. Found in 1875. [Rep. Mus. Com.] d d d. Drain of hewn stone at entrance to lane leading to castle, running from the Friars to the river. Found in 1685. [Carte in Nichols, Hist. Leic. i, n.] ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENTS IN TOWN MUSEUM (The fragments are numbered as in the Museum) No. I. Octagonal panel from a pavement. Subject, Cyparissus and the Stag. (?) Found in 1675. [Carte in Nichols, Hist. Leic. i, 9 ; MS. Min. Soc. Antiq. xviii, 271-95 ; Philos. Trans, xxvii, 325 ; Arch, xxvi, 36 ; Reliq. xiii, 224 ; Leic. and Rut/. N. and Q. iii, 136, &c.] Nos. II. in. iv. Portions of a pavement of geometrical design. Found in 1839 in Vine Street. [Thompson, Hist. Leic. 445 ; Fox, Arch. Journ. xcvi, 53.] Nos. v. vi. vn. vin. Portions of pavements found in the ' Cherry Orchard,' Danett's Hall, to the west of the River Soar. [Nichols, Hist. Leic. i, 19. Thompson, Hist. Leic. 445.] Nos. ix. x. xi. Three pieces of tesselated pave- ment, from the corner of High-Street and High Cross Street. Found in 1901. [Assoc. Arch. Soc. xxvi, 459 ; Leic. Arch. Soc. ix, 169.] Nos. I and IA. Parts of shaft of column found at south-west corner of Methodist chapel, St. Nicholas Street. [O. S.] Nos. 2 A. to 3, 9 and 9 A. and 10 and IDA. Bases, plinths, and capital of column. All found in 1861 in St. Nicholas Street, be- tween Methodist chapel and corner of Holy Bones. [Leic. Arch. Soc. iii, 334.] Nos. 4 to 73. Two bases of columns, with shafts and plinth, &c. Found in situ at north-east corner of St. Nicholas Street in 1867. [Leic. Arch. Soc. iii, 334.] Nos. 8 to SB. Base and plinth of column, found in St. Nicholas Street, matching the above and close to them, 1861. [Leic. Arch. Soc. iii, 334.] No. 12. Fountain tank. Found at No. 52 High Cross Street, in 1862. Nos. 13, 14. Two bases of columns found in situ when excavations were made for new north transept of St. Martin's Church, 1 86 1. [Leic. Arch. Soc. ii, 90.] No. 15. Small base and shaft, with bracket worked on the shaft. Found 1875, on site of Wyggeston's Hospital. No. 16. Small base and shaft. Found in 1850 in Cank Street (called in O.S. 'an altar stone '). No. 17. Corinthian capital, found in 1844 in Talbot Lane. [Leic. Arch. Soc. ii, 24.] (Plate V ') . No. 19. Portion of capital, found in Sarah Street, i875.(?) No. 20. Portion of column, found in South- gate Street, 1859. [Leic. Arch. Soc. ii, 22.] Nos. 21 to 26. Carved impost mouldings and carved fragments, perhaps from an arch, at junction of Blue Boar Lane and High Cross Street. Found in 1859. (?) [Leic. Arch. Soc. ii, 23.] (Plate II.) Nos. 3425-8. Fragments of ornamental, stamped flue tiles in Case No. 4, archaeo- logical room. Found in 1879. [Leic. Arch. Soc. v, 41.] Much-worn base and fragment of a capital. Found under house, west side of Southgate Street, about 1 2 yds. south of Bakehouse Lane. Lying in grounds of Museum, outside conservatory. See Nos. 21, 26. Column, Blue Boar Lane. Found in 1907. [Inf. from Mr. Horwood and Mr. Pickering.] (Plate II.) 207