Tesselated Roman Pavement -- All Hallows By the Tower, Tower Hamlets, London, UK
N 51° 30.570 W 000° 04.770
30U E 702658 N 5710529
A large slab of Roman tesselated pavement in the Crypt at All Hallows By the Tower Church
Waymark Code: WMT2AB
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/13/2016
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This large slab of ancient Roman tesselated pavement is on display in the Crypt of the historic Medieval church of All Hallows By the Tower, near the Tower of London. It comes from a house built in Londinium around AD 275, when London was Roman city, and was uncovered in the Crypt when the church was rebuilt after being damaged by indiscriminate Nazi bombing during the London Blitz.
A plaque reads as follows:
"ROMAN PAVEMENT
This is one of the most perfectly preserved tessellated Roman pavements in the City of London, dating from the late 2nd century. It is a floor of a domestic house and has a gully, thought to be the position of a wall, showing plaster at the edges."
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: 0
Opening days/times:
8am-5pm daily
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Some remaining traces (ruins) or pieces
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