Basildon, Berkshire

Summary In 1838, navvies laying Brunel's Great Western Railway found two Roman floor mosaics. The mosaics were broken up and the site almost forgotten until recent aerial photographs revealed a series of crop marks in the fields by the railway.

S8.E8 ∙ Basildon, Berkshire

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Tony Robinson Phil Harding John Gater Stewart Ainsworth

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Feb 24, 2001

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Basildon, Essex, England, UK

Production companies : Channel 4 Television Corporation The Picture House Television Company Videotext Communications

Summary In 1838, navvies laying Brunel's Great Western Railway found two Roman floor mosaics. The mosaics were broken up and the site almost forgotten until recent aerial photographs revealed a series of crop marks in the fields by the railway.

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Feb 24, 2001

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Basildon, Essex, England, UK

Production companies : Channel 4 Television Corporation The Picture House Television Company Videotext Communications

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