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The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in c. AD 200, [2] as well as the name of a modern street in the City of London, England. Roman London was, from around 120–150, protected by a large fort, with a large garrison, that stood to its north-western side.
History of London Wall. For 1,500 years London was a walled city. Built originally by the Romans from about AD 200, the wall defined London’s boundaries and proclaimed its status as the most important city in Roman Britain. It was renewed and extended during the medieval period to protect the city of London from attack and to control access.
Before You Go. Immediately north of the Tower of London, right in the heart of Tower Hill, stands one of the most substantial and impressive surviving sections of the London Wall. Built around AD 200, the Roman wall not only provided defence and security to the citizens of London, but also represented the status of the city itself.
- Tower Hill Postern Gate. Our journey begins at the extreme South East side of the old city wall, directly adjacent to the Tower of London. The remains are actually of a medieval gatehouse which would have been built into the side of the Tower of London’s moat.
- Tower Hill Roman Wall. Located in the garden to the east of the Tower Hill underpass (heading towards the DLR station) stands one of the highest remaining fragments of the old city wall.
- Cooper’s Row Wall. Much like the Tower Hill section of the city wall, the Roman fragments can still be seen up to about 4 metres high. Again, the rest of the wall is medieval in origin, even the archer's loopholes are still in evidence.
- Vine Street Roman Wall. On the west side of Vine Street, where the road opens out slightly into an extremely small square, is the fourth stop on our Roman Wall tour.
The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete. Once built, the wall was 2 miles long and about 6 m high. Until the later Middle Ages, the wall defined the boundaries of the City of London.
Apr 18, 2012 · Tucked away and hidden throughout the modern city, ancient pieces of what once formed London’s outer wall blend with contemporary streets and architecture to offer a reminder of the town’s ...
Nov 24, 2020 · The wall was about 2.5 miles long, enclosing an area of about 330 acres. It originally included four city gates with an additional entrance into the legionary fortress at Cripplegate. In front of the eastern face of the wall was a ditch, which was up to 6 feet deep and 16 feet across. The Roman wall remained standing after the departure of the ...
