The partial remains of a Roman bathhouse with tiled hypocaust stacks in a museum setting
In the excellent #Novium museum in Chichester, West #Sussex, built directly upon the civic baths of #Roman NOVIOMAGVS
I spy, with my little eye, a nice little underfloor heating system ๐
#HypocaustGate
And they don't have half of Nero's head...
(just found this article, quoting both Curator Rob and @durotrigesdig.bsky.social - I guess this was before #HypocaustGate!)
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england...
And a bit of #Hypocaustgate for @durotrigesdig.bsky.social
At least in prehistory we merely had to contend with burnt mounds, sauna barrows, occasional steam scalds (possible chaffing), hop brewing and saline reduction. Then a dip in a Holocene lake. Get a grip, pull a pint.
#HypocaustGate
In 2026, the new challenge for Roman underfloor heating aficionados is the hyper-hypocaust-hover
Can you float above pilae ?
If you think you can, call @romanpalace.bsky.social now!
#HypocaustGate
Professor standing in a Roman hypocaust having fun fun fun in the sun sun sun
Over on #Channel4, away from depressing news and stressful sport, @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is giving a masterclass in how to stand in Roman underfloor heating
We're busy taking notes for our next visit to Fishbourne @romanpalace.bsky.social ๐
#HypocaustGate #RomanEmpirebyTrain
...... and they had no idea of #Hypocaustgate ..... !!! โ๏ธ๐คจ
Deep #HypocaustGate @romanpalace.bsky.social
Knees like that must make it tricky getting into and out of hypocausts! #hypocaustgate
We need photographic proof
#Hypocaustgate
Two archaeologists stand on a gantry looking down at a Roman hypocaust
One archaeologist tries to touch the pilae of a Roman hypocaust
Visiting the excellent Dicket Mead #Roman villa bathhouse beneath the busy A1(M) in Welwyn, Hertfordshire with Kris Lockyear @welwynarchsoc.bsky.social
Can almost touch the underfloor heating...
Time for a bit of long distance pilae-prodding? (apologies, that sounds sooo wrong ๐ฌ)
#Hypocaustgate
The entire cast of the iconic Sergeant Pepper album cover and archaeologist Miles Russell, standing in Fishbourne Roman Palace's hypocaust.
It's OK, I was there (in the front row) ๐
#Hypocaustgate
The entire cast of the iconic Sergeant Pepper album cover, standing in Fishbourne Roman Palace's hypocaust.
@durotrigesdig.bsky.social is going to be gutted when he realizes he missed out on this.
#Hypocaustgate
@romanpalace.bsky.social
Huxley protecting the #Hypocaustgate ..... and how he's supposed to do ๐๐
m.youtube.com/shorts/-EPns...
Mostly complete open section of Roman hypocaust floor, consisting of many columns of stacks of square tiles.
Back home from a lovely weekend in Bath with my fellow trustees from Gorlin Syndrome Group UK.
Visited the Roman Baths, took lots of photos, incl several hypocausts, none of which could be stood on/in. ๐
FAO @romanpalace.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social, etc. ๐
#HypocaustGate
My photo of one:
John McClane in the film Die Hard, crawling through an air duct, holding a lit lighter in his left hand.
Could still do the John McClane crawl through it.
#HypocaustGate
... any plans for hibernating in a #hypocaustgate ... ? ๐๐
Happy Winter Solstice / Christmas to you, and may all your hypocausts be unstepped in! ๐
#HypocaustGate
Six black Doctor Martens boots stand in a Roman hypocaust whilst a grinning male face, possibly that of King Togidubnus, looks on
In our opinion, nothing beats the original Fishbourne @romanpalace.bsky.social coat of arms which was apparently authorised by king Tiberius Claudius Togidubnus himself
Discovered in fragments in 1965, it is here partially reconstructed for the first time
#HypocaustGate
Tony Robinson in blue jumper stands next to Tony Robinson in grey jumper, in a Roman hypocaust
Fixed this photo for you
#HypocaustGate
But, but NEITHER of these people are acclaimed underfloor heating foot / tile interface practitioner Tony Robinson ๐ฑ
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Can't help but notice that Curator Rob's entire torso has been redacted. WHAT IS THE PALACE HIDING?
#Hypocaustgate
A massive hairy idiot (left) standing next to someone who looks simultaneously baffled and awkward in what can only be described as a hypocaust.
A prospective PhD student visited today.
And this happened. #Hypocaustgate
Can we adapt this for hypocaust walking? @romanpalace.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social #HypocaustGate
Two old men drink tea and stand in the most famous Roman hypocaust in the world
Replacement for standing in the underfloor heating of Fishbourne Roman PALACE acquired ๐๐
#Hypocaustgate
Give me a hypocaust in which to stand, and I will move the earth
#HypocaustGate
Archaeologists Assemble !
Great to catch up with friend of the Durotriges @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on the Bournemouth leg of her #Domination tour this evening
www.alice-roberts.co.uk
An excellent talk (which even mentioned standing in Roman hypocausts) ๐๐
#HypocaustGate #Archaeology
....
No running,
No bombing,
No petting the #hypocaustgate ..
..
Good night sweet hypocaust
And flights of pilae sing thee to thy rest ๐ด
#HypocaustGate
