The last piece of the puzzle: Withington Roman Villa mosaics, Corinium Museum

For the first time in more than 200 years, colourful fragments of the ‘Orpheus’ mosaic excavated at Withington Roman Villa in 1812 have been reunited in a new display at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester, thanks to long-term loans from the British Museum and Bristol Museums, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The villa was first discovered in 1811 during ploughing, and was excavated by H C Brooke and Samuel Lysons the following year, revealing a corridor style complex with rooms arranged on either side of a central passage. During their investigations, Brooke and Lysons uncovered eight mosaic floors, a hypocaust, and diverse artefacts including coins and pottery. Severa