VII.15.16 Pompeii. Granary under the garden of VII.15.2.

Rear entrance of VII.15.2. Linked to VII.15.1.

Numbered on Eschebach plan as number 15.

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VII.16 Pompeii. September 2005. Vicolo dei Soprastanti, looking east past VII.15.16. 

Ramp outside VII.15.16. September 2005.

Ramp outside VII.15.16. May 2006.

This leads to a walled-up doorway that once led to the upper storey of the house at VII.15.2.

Step at top of ramp outside VII.15.16. May 2006.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. September 2005. Street entrance to granary with room C on the left. 

VII.15.16 Pompeii. July 2008. Room C, looking towards north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. September 2005. Granary, room C. 

VII.15.16 Pompeii. July 2008. Room C, wide terracotta pipe in north wall to east of entrance.

Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Granary. Room C to the east of the entrance. 

A wide terracotta pipe opens into the room. A long chute runs from this to the ground level.

There are platforms on either side of the chute.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Room C, the platforms on either side of the chute and the base of the chute.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking south from street entrance doorway in the uncovered area.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. March 2009.

Looking north to uncovered area at street entrance to granary, below the rooms of VII.15.2 on east side of garden area.

Room C is seen on the right.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south towards doorway to vaulted underground corridor of granary.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south along vaulted corridor (A) of the granary.   

VII.15.16 Pompeii. September 2005. East side of corridor A, with doorways to rooms E and G, rooms without windows.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking through doorway on west side of corridor into room D with window in west wall.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Room D, looking towards east wall with doorway to corridor.

On the opposite side of the corridor is the doorway into room E. 

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Room E, looking towards east wall.   

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. South end of corridor A, leading into open space I, on left, and H. on right.

In the centre of the photo is the narrow entrance leading to rooms K, L, and other storerooms on south side.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Granary. Looking west in room F.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Granary.  Room F, north-east corner and wall to left of doorway to corridor A.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Granary.  Room F, looking towards doorway in east wall to corridor A, looking across to room G.

VII.15.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Granary.  Room G, looking east from corridor.

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