The Remains of London's Roman Basilica and Forum - Historic UK
The basilica acted a civic centre and housed city administrators, law courts, an assembly hall, the treasury and shrines. At its height it was also the largest building of its type north of the Alps, showing the importance of London within the Roman Empire. A reconstruction of how the basilica and forum may have looked after AD120.
Silchester Roman Town (Calleva Atrebatum) - Historic UK
The Roman Town. The entirely of the 40 hectare site would have been covered in a traditional street grid plan, with public baths to the south-east, administrative buildings including a forum and basilica in the centre, and temples in the far eastern corner (interesting enough, situated on the current site of St Mary’s Church).
London’s Roman City Wall - Historic UK
Among the people beheaded just to the West of the old Roman wall were Sir Thomas More, Guilford Dudley (the husband of Lady Jane Grey) and Lord Lovat (the last man to be executed in this way in England). Cooper’s Row Wall. Much like the Tower Hill section of the city wall, the Roman fragments can still be seen up to about 4 metres high.
London’s Roman Amphitheatre - Historic UK
After more than a hundred years of searching by archaeologists, London’s Roman Amphitheatre was finally rediscovered in 1988 hidden beneath Guildhall Yard. It was a quite surprising discovery as the amphitheatre was found within the old Roman city walls , whereas the majority of ancient amphitheatres were located on the outside.
London’s Roman Baths - Historic UK
The debate surrounding the Roman heritage of the bath is mainly centred on its location; it’s around one mile east of the city walls of Roman London, and there has been no archaeological evidence to support the claim. The first suggestion that the baths were of Roman origins came from a number of Victorian writers.
Timeline of the Romans in Britain - Historic UK
AD 80 – London has grown to the point where it now houses a forum, basilica, governor’s palace and even an amphitheatre. The remains of London’s Roman Basilica. AD 84 – The Romans engage the Caledonians at Mons Graupius, Scotland. Although the location of this battle is uncertain, it is thought that it took place somewhere in modern day ...
Cathedrals in the UK | Interactive Map - Historic UK
Roman Catholic Church The Metropolitan Cathedral Church and Basilica of Saint Chad was the first Catholic cathedral to be built in England after the English Reformation initiated in 1534 by King Henry VIII. Designed by Augustus Pugin, it was completed in 1841 and raised to cathedral status in 1852. Blackburn Cathedral Church of England
Inigo Jones - Historic UK
Jun 28, 2022 · Taking inspiration from the style of an ancient Roman basilica, the Banqueting House was designed to be the setting for elaborate masques and banquets. Today it maintains its function as a location for events.
The Saxon Shore Forts - Historic UK
Aug 31, 2022 · Just 68 Roman miles (68,000 paces) from Londinium (London) and 16,000 paces from Durovernum Cantiacorum , this Saxon Shore Fort can be dated to the late 270s. An important Roman naval base since much earlier times, the fort secured an important defensive position overlooking the sea. Anderitum (Pevensey Castle, East Sussex)
Roman Sites and Roman Remains in Britain - Historic UK
Letocetum was once a significant Roman settlement with temples, villas, a basilica, forum and amphitheatre. Although the majority of the remains now lie under the modern village of Wall, a bath house and official stopping place (mansio) can still be seen.