The Blackfriars Tessellated Roman Pavement, Leicester.
The Blackfriars tessellated Roman pavement is believed to have been constructed around 150 AD. It remained hidden until 1832 when it was uncovered in the basement of a house at 53 Jewry Wall Street. This house was later demolished to make way for the Great Central Railway's Leicester Central station, but a special chamber was built around the mosaic (beneath the station) to protect it and provide public access. It is in this chamber that this photograph was taken at an unknown date. See on Route Map
Digital Reference: L3052
Creator: Unknown - Unknown
Contributor: Leicester City Council
Type: Black and White
Format: 168mm, 215mm
Copyright: Leicester City Council
Source: The Jewry Wall Museum, Leicester (part of Museum History File - 736 ' 1977)
Identifier: 736 ' 1977
OS Reference: 458100 304600
