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 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
Nathan Drake's painting of the Roman Newport Arch, Lincoln, from 1756, before the smaller arch was unblocked: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/newport-arch-lincoln-81838# …pic.twitter.com/zOppWWCBX6
Another 18th-century picture of the 3rd-century Newport Arch, Lincoln, from the opposite direction, showing the two arches that then existed on the north side of the gate: https://www.thecollectionmuseum.com/blog/view/antiquarian-recording-of-lincolns-newport-arch … & https://www.thecollectionmuseum.com/assets/downloads/IS_arch_4_newport_arch.pdf …pic.twitter.com/6yoYmtSSec
A 19th-century image of the infamous villain Spring-Heeled Jack supposedly atop the Roman Newport Arch, Lincoln :) https://ghostsandfolklore.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/the-elusive-spring-heeled-jack.html …pic.twitter.com/XiiEYeYMn0
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
It's at the end by the Lawn; the structure is covered over now, but you can clearly see where it lies under the grass :)pic.twitter.com/426feIUu0M
And yes, the lower gate is down by County Hall :)
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