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Tour of St. Lawrence's Church, Towcester

Roman Flooring

Areas of Roman herringbone brick flooring [opus spicatum] remain and a section of herringbone flooring can still be seen from the outside boiler house staircase, to the east of the south porch, although access has recently been restricted by the installation of a steel cage. The bricks 12cm x 8cm x 4cm are set edgeways in pink Roman cement. The first south wall of the church sits on this flooring, which was discovered when the Victorian heating system was installed.

The photographs show the Roman Flooring and the Victorian coke-fired boiler which was used to heat church via an under floor system.
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