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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
London Wall

London Wall

This Alan Eisen flickr page will take you on a walk of the Wall, showing many of the blue-bordered plaques. The Museum of London created a 2 mile long London Wall Walk in 1983, marked with 23 love...

Building, London Wall, Romans

7 memorials
Sulloniacae

Sulloniacae

Roman pottery, also called Sulloniacis. It is known only from an entry in the 'Antonine Itinerary', (a listing of routes and facilities in the Roman Empire). There is some doubt as to the authentic...

Place, Craft / Design, Romans

1 memorial
Roman Camp - N7

Roman Camp - N7

There is little evidence to support the existence of this camp.  So, rather cheekily, we've categorised it as "Fictional".  

Place, Fictional, Romans

1 memorial
Roman wharf - Fish Street Hill

Roman wharf - Fish Street Hill

A piling from the Roman river wall found in Fish Street Hill in 1931 is thought to date from AD 75 and to have been destroyed in the AD 120 fire that destroyed Roman London.  That's the second Grea...

Building, Romans

1 memorial

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Westminster City Council

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...

Group, Politics & Administration

183 memorials
Christ's Hospital

Christ's Hospital

Founded by Edward VI in the remains of Greyfriars Monastery for the education of poor children. The first pupils arrived in November 1552. In 1682 Sir Robert Clayton erected much of the building, d...

Group, Education, Social Welfare

8 memorials
World War 2

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps.  And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

379 memorials
Women's Voluntary Services

Women's Voluntary Services

A voluntary organisation concerned with helping people in need throughout the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1938 by Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, as a British women's organisation to r...

Group, Benefactor

1 memorial
Kingston Spiritualist Church

Kingston Spiritualist Church

Our photo of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle officiating at the church's opening comes from a previous incarnation (appropriate expression?) of the Kingston Spiritualist Church website. Now, 2020, there is ...

Building, Religion

4 memorials