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Rudston's Roman Remains
Many years ago, when I had a desire to be a "reporter," I was fortunate enough to visit the Roman remains at Rudston. I say "reporter," because the word "journalist" was far too up market at that time for the likes of me.
I spent a mere few weeks in the editorial department of the Driffield Times, when Winston Halstead, proprietor for many years of The Yorkshire Ridings, was editor.
The fact that that period was the last and only time spent in any editorial department is by the by. After a working life spent in the production of newspapers and magazines, the urge to "report" came to the fore.
Among the mass of papers and photographs that I had accumulated were some pictures that I took of the Roman remains.
Purely by coincidence, and I swear the two events came about quite separately, the Hull and East Riding Archaeological Museum reopened its doors on Saturday, October 4, 1997. And my article was printed in Around The Wolds for November/December 1997.
So, what were the Roman remains at Rudston?
One day in April 1933, Henry Robson unearthed some fragments of stone while ploughing a field, south of the road between Rudston and Kilham.
On investigation, they were discovered to be part of a tessellated pavement of Roman origin. Eighteen inches below the surface, further tiles were located, which were found to be part of three mosaic pavements.
After further investigation, part of a central heating system - called a hypocaust - was found. This structure carried hot air under the floors of Roman dwellings.
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