Pete Savin
@pete_savin
Photography, co author and guide on Hidden History tours of Hadrian’s Wall ☕️ https://t.co/y0lFoGeWzp also on YouTube “Roman History Walks”
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My walking commute to the site from Monday. Lambs, birdsong and the odd reused roman stone in the drystone walls #Vindolanda #HadriansWall
The stunning Orpheus Mosaic within the sacarium of the Littlecote Roman Villa. The mosaic was discovered in 1728 and restored in 1979. Once a family villa it became a ceremonial complex in around AD360 to Orpheus and Dionysus #Wiltshire #RomanBritain
During dry periods the remains of the Roman bridge which took #HadriansWall over the North Tyne are visible with some blocks still showing the clamp holes which held the structure together. The bridge was rebuilt several times during the life of the wall #Chestersfort …
A powerful image of empress Julia Domna wearing a wig in the Legion Exhibition. She travelled with Septimius Severus to northern Britain during his campaigns in the early 3rd century. #BritishMuseum
Not long to go now, lots of rummaging in cupboards looking for my excavation kit today #Vindolanda #HadriansWall #Archaeology
The font within the church of St John the Baptist dates to the 15th century and remarkably still has fragments of pigment which would have made it so colourful when created #Inglesham #Wiltshire
The church of John the Baptist at Inglesham has its origins back in the Saxon period and was given by King John in 1205 to the monks of Beaulieu, it has remained almost unchanged since the 16th century and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust #Wiltshire
An 11th century Saxon carving of the Madonna and child with what appears to be a sundial and features the hand of god within St John the Baptist church at Inglesham #Wiltshire
One of the huge Sarsen stones within Avebury Henge which survived the destruction of the Middle Ages. Construction of the henge is thought to have been started around 2850BC until 2200BC #Avebury #prehistory #Wiltshire