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Roman road is discovered on East End estate
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BARELY a metre below ground, in the shadow of crumbling tower
blocks and Victorian terraced streets, lies one of the most exiting
archaeological discoveries in London of recent years.
On a rundown estate archeologists have come across a Roman road
preserved in pristine condition.
The 2,000-year-old road once ran from Great Dunmow in Essex to
Clapton, across the River Lea. Its compacted gravel surface would
have rattled with carts carrying fresh produce to market and on to
the great Roman city of Londinium.
The road was found when archeological firm Pre Construct carried
out an exploratory ...
