Reconstruction drawing showing the civil settlement (vicus) located to the imediate south of Housesteads Roman Fort, near Hadrian's Wall. The settlement appeared just after the fort was built and was in use until at least the late second century AD.

Date:: Apr 1986

Location:: Housesteads Roman Fort, Vicus, Bardon Mill, Northumberland

Reference:: IC048/032

Type:: Reconstruction Artwork

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Description

This illustration was reproduced on page 13 of the 1987 English Heritage guidebook for Hadrian's Wall and in subsequent reprint editions of the same, and again on page 12 of the 2003 edition. Supporting information indicates that this illustration was created by father and son Alan and Richard Sorrell, and there is a reference on the drawing to the image being reproduced in a publication called 'The Soldier's Personal Life'.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC048 Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Cumbria/ Northumberland/ Tyne And Wear; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Sorrell, Richard

Illustrator: Sorrell, Alan Ernest

Keywords

Roman Vicus, Roman Fort, Street Scene