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Roman road

Categories: Romans, Transport

There are 7 "Roman Road"s in the London A-Z, plus various "Roman Way"s, etc. And many more current roads are on routes originally created by the Romans.

2020: Diamond Geezer reported on the Bow Roman Road.

2025: Londonist showed these roads highlighted on a modern map.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Roman road

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Church Street pavement plaque - 0050 - Romans

Londonist has tackled the history of Watling Street.

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Roman Road - Iceni Court

Site of the Roman road built by the Romans c. AD43 Unveiled by Chris Mullin M...

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Roman Road - Kilburn

The Romans were in Britain AD 43 - 410 so we think the '900s' on the plaque r...

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Roman road - Parnell Road

The original Roman road from London to Colchester ran through here: traces of...

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Roman girl

Roman girl

Buried "just outside an early boundary ditch marking the edge of the Roman city" sometime 350-400 AD, dug up in 1995 after the Baltic Exchange bomb and reburied, with ceremony, in 2007.  No picture...

Person, Romans

1 memorial
Temple of Mithras / London Mithraeum

Temple of Mithras / London Mithraeum

The photo shows visitors at the excavation site in 1954. Alamy have another shot from above. Martins Bank and Great Wen both have photos of the temple in its Queen Victoria Street home, 1962-2011. ...

Building, Romans

1 memorial
Old Clapham Library - Roman remains

Old Clapham Library - Roman remains

Memorial stone believed to date from the 1st century A.D. This plaque gives more information. Our picture was taken some time ago, and on a more recent visit, we found the stone was almost complete...

Place, Romans

1 memorial
Sir Montagu Sharpe, KBE, KC, DL

Sir Montagu Sharpe, KBE, KC, DL

Politician, lawyer, ornithologist and amateur archaeologist. Magistrate and Chairman of the Middlesex County Council. Born Paddington. Knighted in 1922 and became a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Middle...

Person, Benefactor, History, Law, Politics & Administration, Romans

4 memorials
Horace

Horace

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC) was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (aka Octavian). 

Person, Literature, Romans

3 memorials

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Bush Hill House

Bush Hill House

Bush Hill House was built by Myddelton so that he could live close to the works while the New River was built. The largest house in the parish, it was renamed Halliwick House in the 17th century. R...

Building, Property

1 memorial
English Heritage

English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...

Group, Architecture, History, Property

417 memorials
Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, USA,

Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, USA,

In 1966 the remains of Church of St Mary Aldermanbury were removed to this college and restored as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill.

Place, Education, USA

1 memorial
Ladywell (Village) Society

Ladywell (Village) Society

We are grateful to Mike Keogh for giving us (via Facebook) some history of this society: Founded in 1984 by Robert Smith as the Ladywell Village Society, by 2015 it has been renamed the Ladywell So...

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials
Chelsea Arts Club

Chelsea Arts Club

Started in 1890 when a group of friends began meeting informally. At least one of these friends, Whistler, was dissatisfied with the club of which he was already a member, the Arts Club. They were ...

Group, Art, Sculpture

1 memorial