An exhibition of Roman remains has gone on display in a Bath furniture store on the site where they were discovered.

The collection of pottery, glass, coins and utensils was dug up in the 1990s during the building of an extension to the TR Hayes shop at the top of Walcot Street.

Archeologists spent around two and a half years excavating the site, before the treasure was passed over to the Roman Baths for safekeeping.

Now a selection of finds has been put on display at the shop so members of the public can see them and learn about the history of the place where they were found.

Business owner Derek Hayes said it had always been his intention to have the artefacts on show.

He said: "The finds were my finds but were handed over to the Roman Baths, so it is nice to have some of them back here.

"It was a fascinating time here when the archaeologists were here. The respect those people had for the people who lived here – it wasn't just bones and pottery to them, they were thinking about the real people behind them.

"It was marvellous. It has been interesting to learn about these people, I would love to meet them."

Helen Harman, from the Roman Baths, said she was pleased that the remains were now on show and praised Mr Hayes for his part in the project.

She said: "This is a dream Derek has had for many years. His commitment has been quite something, so it is good to see it come to fruition.

"Archaeology and business have got a long-standing friction, but I remember Derek saying that he could either get mad or get interested."

One of the lead archaeologists at the time of the dig, Marek Lewcun, said the artefacts, which date from around 375 AD, were an important part of the process of understanding the Walcot Street area during the Roman times.

He said: "We know this area was in the heart of the Roman town and this site allowed us for the first time to successfully take apart a Roman site in Bath.

"It gives us a continuous timeline right from the advent of the Romans, so it is very, very important."

The collection is on indefinite display in the main TR Hayes building, in a specially designed cabinet to keep them safe from the elements.

There are also education boards and maps of the area alongside.