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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 building at Cannon Street

Roman building at Cannon Street

Londonist, our Picture source, have a good post on this. They write: "Underneath Cannon Street station is an enormous building that dates to around the late first or early second century AD. It was...

Building, Romans

1 memorial
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
Roman warehouse

Roman warehouse

The picture source says "Near the Courage Brewery Site archaeologists found the complete wooden floor of a riverside warehouse. Nothing like this has been found anywhere else. The basement would ha...

Building, Commerce, 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
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

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Matchgirls' strike

Matchgirls' strike

A strike of the women and teenage girls working at the Bryant and May Factory. Annie Besant had published an article about the poor working conditions at the factory, 'White Slavery in London'. Thi...

Event, Gender Issues, Industry, Social Welfare

5 memorials