Hypocaust Museum Explained

The Hypocaust Museum is a museum at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Situated in Verlamium Park, the museum provides in situ conservation and interpretation of a hypocaust within the walled city of Verulamium.

The system heated residential accommodation built around 200 CE.[1] Unlike the hypocaust at Welwyn, it appears not to be linked to baths.

The hypocaust was excavated in the 1930s as part of large-scale excavations conducted by Sir Mortimer Wheeler and Tessa Wheeler on land recently acquired by the Corporation of St Albans.The original museum building was replaced around 2005.[2]

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  1. Web site: June 2019 . Roman hypocaust vandalised . 23 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Topping Out Ceremony, Hypocaust, Verulamium Park .