1818 Samuel Lysons read his third and final paper on the villa to the Society of Antiquaries. He had already published a series of engravings of the villa with the help of Richard Smirke and Charles Stothard. These engravings together with his three papers and his and his brother's correspondence with Hawkins form the only record of the original excavations. Excavations ceased in 1819 after Samuel Lysons' death. No further work was undertaken on the site until 1925 when S. E. Winbolt did some minor work. Between 1956 and 1962 Sheppard Frere re-excavated parts of the villa in the first attempt to determine its chronology. Since then Thomas Tupper, the direct descendant of the discoverer, whose family still owns the site, has undertaken further excavations: with Margaret Rule in the 1970s, and David Rudling in the 1980s. Mosaics The rooms on display today are mostly located at the west end of the north wing, including a summer and winter (underfloor heated) dining room. The bathhouse is to the southeast. The rooms contain some of the best Roman mosaics to be found in Great Britain, both in terms of preservation, artistic merit and detailing. The Greek-key-patterned northern corridor extends for some 79 ft (24m) making it the longest in Britain. Notes References Fred Aldsworth: Bignor Roman Villa Guide Book Bignor: Trustees of Bignor Roman Villa (undated, about 1986) Trent, V. (2013). ISYP: An Introduction to Bignor Roman Villa . Accessed from [www.YouTube.com/watch?v=iZEsFgecNW0]. External links Official website The Heritage Trail (Bignor Villa) Bignor Roman Villa, Roman Britain History of West Sussex Roman villas in West Sussex Museums in West Sussex Museums of ancient Rome in the United Kingdom Historic house museums in West Sussex Chichester District 200s establishments in the Roman Empire 3rd-century establishments in Roman Britain 400s disestablishments in the Roman Empire 5th-century disestablishments in Roman Britain 1811 archaeological discoveries Villa rustica