Letter to the council
32 Roxburgh Drive,
Horwood Green,
Boreham
BH1 2LA
5th June 2014
Mr A. Thomas,
Council Offices,
Boreham
BH1 1AA
Dear Mr Thomas,
I am a member of the Horwood Green Historical Society
and I am writing to express my concern about the Council's plans for a
bypass around Boreham. When I saw a map of the proposed route, I was
horrified to see that it passed over the site of a Roman villa.
I admit that it has not yet been proved that the villa is actually there, but
this is because the site has never been excavated. However, our historical
group often visits the site to look for evidence, and so far have found several
items dating from about 300 AD. These include:
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Five Roman coins, very worn, but one with a clear outline.
Numerous fragments of Roman pottery.
A small ivory figurine of Venus.
May I suggest that the Council has this site properly excavated before
building the road? Better still, why not take the road round the other side of
Boreham where all the factories are?
Yours sincerely,
Arthur Oman