According to Wire 18/6/1852 at the lower part of the Botanic Garden a layer of wood ashes was discovered about 30ins. below the surface, which continued ten feet, then an intermission of a few feet, then a commencement of it for four feet. Some short distance east of it was a floor of flagstones on which a fire had been made, this was about 6ft square, then more to the east, opposite lot vi, was at 3ft. below the surface a floor of three Roman tiles of usual size continued by a path made with pieces of septaria and good sized pebbles; this extended the whole width of the trench dug for sewerage pipes -about 3ft wide- how far it extended underground each side could not be ascertained as no more ground was moved' <1><2>