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Hypocaust heating system in dining room

Chedworth Roman Villa
Walking in England - Bibury – Chedworth, Sunday 1998 August 9

August 9th 1998
Bibury is a picturesque village, as so many are, so we walked around and saw the trout stream, row cottages, and flower gardens. Then we went off into a river valley, which sounds tame, but the walking was a series of ups and down, woods, vales, and a few fields. Villages and groups of houses with gardens were scattered along the trail. The ColnR ... read more
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15th August 2021

Floor heating
Interesting that the Romans installed floor heating in the houses. I can't remember that I've ever seen that before. But then I've never seen any Roman houses in Britain, only in countries much further south. /Ake

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