Save Roman Southwell is campaigning against the immediate threat that nationally important Roman, Anglo Saxon and medieval heritage of the Minster town of Southwell (Notts, UK) could be lost forever.
This threatened heritage lies in the Roman site on Church Street, within a few metres of the major Roman villa that lies beneath the area of the late Saxon and Norman Minster. Uncertainty over this land continues following relocation of the school and the sale of the site with planning permission for speculative housing despite considerable local opposition.
Successive archaeological investigations continue to reveal the site’s secrets, confirming it as a vital part of the Roman villa and Minster assemblage and a key element of the history of this nationally important historic quarter.
We seek a better understanding of this historic site and its place in our national heritage and for it to be retained for public benefit as a Roman Heritage Park as part of the development of Southwell’s historic core as an “Outstanding Heritage Area”.