extrobe t1_jd9z3m5 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Reply to comment by meekamunz in Olney: Roman villa mosaic found under Aldi supermarket site by Welshhoppo

haha, I also grew up on Spring Lane! (Bottom half), but also don't live in Olney anymore.

extrobe t1_jcnbmg8 wrote on March 18, 2023 at 1:59 AM

Reply to Olney: Roman villa mosaic found under Aldi supermarket site by Welshhoppo

This is my hometown. This is basically going to re-burried to allow the supermarket to be built. Tragic waste in my opinion.

Residents are gobsmacked there’s not going to be any option to view it. Silver lining is that it’s not going to be just ripped up and destroyed, I guess.

Fun fact: Olney is also the same little town where the hymn Amazing Grace was written by John Newton when he lived there.