London Wall: section of Roman wall and bastion beneath Crosswall, No. 1 America Square and Fenchurch Street railway station

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History & significance

London Wall: section of Roman wall and bastion beneath Crosswall, No. 1 America Square and Fenchurch Street railway station is a section of the Roman defensive circuit that enclosed the City of London, constructed in the late second or early third century AD. The surviving remains, preserved beneath modern street level and buildings, comprise part of the wall fabric together with an associated bastion, representing the military engineering standards of the Roman provincial period. This section exemplifies the substantial stone construction typical of such urban fortifications, built to protect the important Roman settlement of Londinium. The remains lie within the well-defined course of the Roman wall, which is documented across multiple surviving sections throughout the City of London's archaeological landscape.

London Wall: section of Roman wall and bastion beneath Crosswall, No. 1 America Square and Fenchurch Street railway station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1432676. View the official record →

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