Subsequent work uncovered the foundations of the buildings themselves, and among them was a workshop, with neat piles of mosaics.
Two of the pavements were found to be in remarkably good condition. The smallest of the three, which became known as

the Fish Pavement, was badly damaged by the plough. The remains showed it was similar to the others.

"Tessellated" means "mosaic," and that is precisely how the pavements were made. Small pieces of stone were cut into cubes and laid together to form patterns and pictures. Chalk provided the white stones, blues and greys came from the nearby beaches at Bridlington, while reds and oranges were from tiles made on the site. Other colours, browns and yellows, would have been brought from other parts of the countryside.

Over 150 square feet in area, the first pavement is supposed to have been in a room about 20 by 16 feet. The centre of the design shows Venus wearing two armlets and holding an apple in her right hand. She has just dropped her mirror at the appearance of a "merman" carrying a five-pronged fork.

In the corners of this pavement are long-tailed birds, pecking at fruit, while along the sides are animal designs, including a stag, a leopard, a lion and a bull. The bull has an inscription which reads "Taurus Homicida" (this is translated as "Man-Slaying Bull.").

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