3. Historical Theme Park Britain

As a nation with very little written history, is it any wonder the Americans love Britain. Nothing illustrates this more than the fact we took a day off and just drove into the country. Nothing planned but would visit the first signpost that caught our fancy

 

Half an hour later found us on the Welsh border. Any border is going to have a line of fortifications, defensive positions or some battle monument so you can imagine our surprise when we ended up at an old Roman Village. We live near Watling Street an old Roman road so we should not have been surprised to find another Roman ruin further up the road.

 

The focal point of any Roman settlement was the Bath House and one seen at Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire was typical

 

Wroxeter (or 'Viroconium') was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. It began as a legionary fortress and later developed into a thriving civilian city. Though much still remains below ground, today the most impressive features are the 2nd century municipal baths, and the remains of the huge wall dividing them from the exercise hall in the heart of the city.

 

Thanks to a project between English Heritage and Channel 4, a Roman town house has been erected at Wroxeter and is now open to the public. A TV series started on Thursday 20 January and will run for six weeks, following a team of modern builders as they set about building the town house using traditional Roman methods.

 

We carry a range of Pewter Figurines of this period in history - Examples below.

 

Pewter Roman Legionnaire with Javelin 4.25ins, 


Pewter Roman Warrior with Sword 4.25ins

Roman Chariot (Large) Resin Bronze Figurine.