2021
NZ3667 : A bedroom in the Commanding Officer's house at Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
taken 4 years ago, near to North Shields, North Tyneside, England
A bedroom in the Commanding Officer's house at Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
While Iron Age Britons lived in roundhouses made of wood and thatch Romans lived in rooms that differ little from 21st century rooms today. They enjoyed underfloor heating, regular baths, food and drink from anywhere in the Empire, they wrote, they visited the local amphitheatre and they conquered all nations.
When they left in 410 AD it took us many centuries, maybe even millennia to claw our way back to where we once were.
When they left in 410 AD it took us many centuries, maybe even millennia to claw our way back to where we once were.
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- Grid Square
- NZ3667, 202 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Jeremy Bolwell (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 30 July, 2021 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 3654 6786 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:0.2384N 1:25.8163W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 3654 6786
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
