London's Roman City Wall
This afternoon I am reprising a recent visit to London's City Wall Vine Street Museum which is actually located in Jewry Street. This is a small museum on two floors with free entry.The facility is dedicated to a rare, restored, surviving section of the stone wall which originally protected the Roman city of Londinium from the third century onwards. Most of the narrative below was sourced from information boards inside the museum. Interior Facing Section of Wall The above image shows the interior facing section of London's city wall. This was originally a Roman construction completed between AD190 and 230.These remains have stood for centuries and preserved through on-going repairs and repurposing. The original Roman wall was between two and three metres (< 9.5 feet) thick, faced with limestone and filled with rubble and concrete. Red ceramic tiles strengthened and levelled it. In the late medieval period the city expanded beyond the wall and the remains were incorpora...