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Roman Wall - Colches...
After the destruction of the town in AD60/61 by Boudica’s army, the Romans commenced work on building a 3100 metre long defensive wall, much of which still stands today. This is one of the better preserved sections of the wall, showing how red tiles and septaria were used in a layered construction. ...
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Roman Wall - Colches...
The Roman wall still survives at Colchester (it is the most complete in the country). To construct it would have required over 45,000 cubic metres of stone, tile, and mortar (80,000 tonnes in weight), including perhaps 40,000 tonnes of septaria that had to be brought from several miles away.
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Colchester - Roman W...
The entire length of the wall was 3100 metres. In some areas the wall has been incorporated in the fabric of adjoining buildings. There has also been a lot of damage caused over the centuries by vandalism and cannon fire.
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Roman Wall - Colches...
The Roman wall at Colchester was built 10-20 years after the sacking of the city by Boudica’s Iceni army. The wall is just one example of Roman occupation. They used a fairly consistent method of construction, usually of four tile courses (as shown) and five septaria.
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Colchester - Roman W...
Many holes have been cut in the wall over the years and the history of the whole town can be seen in its surviving structure. Medieval buttresses and steps are still present in Colchester in different places along with later 18th - 19th century repairs and additions.
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Balkerne Gate (looki...
The Balkerne Gate is an old Roman entrance to Roman city of Camalodunum (Colchester) The ruins show the typical Roman red brick work. When the wall was built in the first and second centuries AD, there were five main entrances into the town incorporated into it. This one, facing west, Northgate in t...
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Balkern Gate (pedest...
The largest surviving Roman gateway in Britain can also be found in Colchester. This view looking East shows the pedestrian arch. The remains are well preserved, but with some modern brick repair work at the top and modern flooring. Everything else is Roman. It is known as the Balkern gate because ...
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Balkerne Gate - Colc...
It appears (from archaeological studies) that this gate fell into disuse at some point during the Roman period, perhaps because the Head Gate was a more convenient entrance point into the colonia. All the other town gates have disappeared to allow for greater traffic flow. Despite being the earlies...
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Saham Toney Roman Fo...
This colour print of Saham Toney Roman fort was taken at the same time as the black and white photograph and shows how the crops grown greener and more lushly over the ditches of the fort. Can you see any interior features where the crops grow more poorly? What might they be? Copyright Norfolk Museu...
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Roman Villa - Butser...
Butser ancient farm is a site looking a Prehistoric and Roman building techniques and farming. It has a working replica farmstead where long-term experiments in prehistoric and Roman agriculture are held to test ideas of archaeologists. The site focuses on the period 400 BC to 400 AD.
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Feltwell Bath House ...
Reconstruction of the bath house at Feltwell (NHER 5205). Note that the illustrator does not include the lean-to entrance or changing room and has simplified the shape of the tepidarium. Find out more in the Roman Villas Resource Pack available on the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website (www.herita...
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Feltwell Roman Bath ...
Photograph of Feltwell Roman bath house (NHER 5205) during excavations. Find out more in the Roman Villas Resource Pack available on the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website
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Building Inscription...
Picture taken at the British Museum July 2007.
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Colchester
There is evidence for habitation at Colchester going back 3000 years. It was the capital of the Iron Age tribe the Trinovanti. Its Celtic name was Camulodunon, after Camulos( the Celtic god of war). After conquering Southern Britiain in AD43, the Romans established a legionary fortress here, whic...
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