Comments on: In Search Of Roman London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/24/in-search-of-roman-london-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 29 Oct 2023 01:50:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Steve Sz https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/24/in-search-of-roman-london-i/#comment-1526001 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 01:50:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197711#comment-1526001 Shortly after taking gentle author’s mind-expanding tour of Spitalfields last April, I walked past the Roman wall and postern gate at Tower Hill, not knowing what it was, and being distracted by tumult of the London Marathon, which blocked several streets. I do, however, remember glancing at the wall and thinking, “That is a very, very old wall”. Now I know how old it is, and will re-visit on my next trip. Thanks for these gratifying images.

]]> By: Mary J https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/24/in-search-of-roman-london-i/#comment-1525609 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:07:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197711#comment-1525609 Intriguing views of an ancient past — even more so to a resident of the Pacific N’west (USA) where recorded history goes back just 300 years or so. Fine material for thought while doing farm chores !

]]> By: Marnie Sweet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/24/in-search-of-roman-london-i/#comment-1525472 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:09:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197711#comment-1525472 It is surprising how much of Roman Londinium has survived.

Many of the segments of the original Time Team digs reveal
astonishing finds just under the surface of car parks and corn
fields alike. The archeologists—including the wounded vet
Nightingale participants—are as excited as kids upon uncovering
tesserae, pieces of posh Samian ware, or bits of jewelry. The
commitment of volunteer diggers whether adults or school children
is heartening. Visitors will always have new sites to discover
throughout the UK given the hard work of archeologists and their
scientist allies.

Many thanks to Dr Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth,
Carenza, Helen, Raksha, Matt, Jackie, Robin the Archivist, Victor the brilliant
Illustrator, and the many others who participated in that ground-breaking
series. May their tribe increase!

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