Detail of a chair, made from re-used Roman timbers, in the church

Date:
30 Sept 2015
Location:
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Church Lane, Silchester, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire
Reference:
DP178172
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: 'The inscription on the chair states 'This chair was made from an oak plank which had formed part of the lining of a water culvert at Calleva Atrebatum. After having remained in situ from about the second century the plank was excavated in 1905'.'

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/24164 St Mary The Virgin's Church, Church Lane, Silchester, Hampshire; within the Volume: VF000257 Silchester Roman Town, Silchester, Hampshire; within the Series: HEC01/025 Historic England Architectural Requests; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Baker, Steven: Historic England

Keywords

Church, Furniture