The 3rd-century AD Newport Arch, Lincoln — the former Roman north gate to the Upper City, said to be oldest arch in the UK still used by traffic.pic.twitter.com/l2M6UqmR7Z
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The lost Roman west gate to the Upper City at Lincoln, found buried beneath the walls of the Norman castle in 1836: http://www.wellandantiquemaps.co.uk/western-gate-roman-lindum-lincoln-gentlemans-magazine-c1836 …pic.twitter.com/CN9zcfmjsU
The surviving remains of Lincoln's 3rd-century AD Roman East Gate to the Upper City: https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101388538-remains-of-north-tower-of-roman-east-gate-lincoln …pic.twitter.com/SxzwsnG47K
Drawing of the Roman and medieval East Gate by Nathan Drake, c. 1740; it was demolished in 1763: http://www.itsaboutlincoln.co.uk/lincolns-gates.html …pic.twitter.com/ZVFLkzeemi
The Roman South Gate to the Upper City at Lincoln, in 1740 and 2007; the road-arch was removed in the early 18th century: http://www.itsaboutlincoln.co.uk/lincolns-gates.html … & http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/305495 pic.twitter.com/JGZ5TQnirX
Another 18th-century view of the South Gate of the Roman Upper City at Lincoln (Grimm, 1784):pic.twitter.com/mG6VAFcQR4
A reconstruction of the Roman Upper South Gate at Lincoln, by David Vale: https://www.visitlincoln.com/things-to-do/interest/roman-upper-south-gate …pic.twitter.com/2Pp5mzUdGM
The excavated stone steps leading up to the Upper South Gate on Steep Hill, Lincoln: https://romanlincolnshire.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/steep-hill-steps.jpg …pic.twitter.com/dEu97MvZtE
A large chunk of the Roman northern wall of Lincoln's Upper City, just to the east of the Newport Arch; in front of it was the castellum aquae (water tank) that stored the water brought into the city by the aqueduct pipe: https://www.visitlincoln.com/things-to-do/interest/city-wall-castellum-aquae-and-ditch …pic.twitter.com/Kf4SFfwwdX
Just to the south of this, on the opposite side of East Bight, were the public baths of the Upper City, which were decorated with imported marble veneers—some imported from as far afield as Greece and Turkey.pic.twitter.com/Xb5TWlg7NA
The remains of the Roman Lower West Gate at Lincoln: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/16775087.jpg …pic.twitter.com/ABqc2L18kZ
A Roman tombstone set into the 11th-century tower of St Mary-le-Wigford, Lincoln, with an added dedication at the top of the stone reading 'Eirtig had me built and endowed to the glory of Christ and Saint Mary': http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1707638 & https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/262 …pic.twitter.com/dimeole4xW
Painted Roman wall plaster from Lincoln, in @collectionusher.pic.twitter.com/2JG4gIMGDI
A doorway and staircase from the surviving remnants of the 3rd-century AD Upper East Gate of Roman Lincoln; the East Gate was apparently used as a residence in the medieval period, being given to the bishop in 1130–3 by Henry I.pic.twitter.com/oeyhnVEsoP
Newport Arch, Lincoln, by Peter de Wint (1784–1849): https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/newport-arch-lincoln-81868/ …pic.twitter.com/ftjJYUkUN8
Funny how anecdotes carry through the ages. Here in Hobart there is a 19thC story about a person who use to jump out at people from an old stone wall - he was known a ‘spring heeled Jack’.
How intriguing! :)
Probably a story carried here by a convict from Lincolnshire. It is fascinating isn’t it? It shows how the myths carry through the generations and in this case spread geographically. I love your posts btw.
Could well be, it's a fascinating example! And thank you! :)
Just read the blog, which suggests the term was well known - especially in describing agile/daring thieves. So maybe more of a popular idiom than a myth carried through. Still interesting though.
wow, I thought spring-heeled jack was just a London thing
He was a well-travelled rogue...!
heh, I look out for him next time I'm in Lincoln!
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