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Hadrian's Wall Bridges

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With contributions by A. D. H. Bartlett, L. Bown, J. C. Coulston, J. N. Dore, K. Hartley, N. Shiel, P. Wilthew, and N. Hammo Yassi. Ebook (PDF) published 2012. This survey has its origins in a study of the standing remains of Roman bridges at Chesters and Willowford, two of the places where Hadrian's Wall crossed major rivers in its course across the north of England. As well as giving a detailed record of the results of this programme of excavation and survey in advance of consolidation work, this volume ranges more widely over the field of Roman constructional techniques in an attempt to set the still visible and recorded remains of these bridges in context. Among the topics covered are the re-examination of the structural evidence provided by the stonework of the bridges themselves, detailed analysis of the construction techniques employed by the bridge builders, and a reassessment of antiquarian sources and other previous work. The volume ends with a look at evidence for other Roman bridges in the areas north and south of Hadrian's Wall, and a discussion of the developing communications system of which these bridges all formed a part.

Author(s): Paul T. Bidwell, Neil Holbrook
Series: English Heritage Archaeological Reports, 9
Publisher: Historic Buildings & Monuments Commission for England
Year: 1989

Language: English
Pages: X+168
City: Swindon

Preface and acknowledgements vii
List of colour plates viii
List of figures viii
List of tables ix
1. Chesters: Introduction and Bridge 1 1
2. Chesters: Bridge 2 15
3. Chesters: The superstructure of bridge 2 34
4. Willowford: Bridges 1 and lA 50
5. Willowford: bridge 2 78
6. Willowford: bridge 3 and later activities 91
7. Other stone bridges on Hadrian's Wall and in northern Britain 99
8. Techniques of construction 117
9. The significance of the Wall bridges 134
10. The finds and miscellaneous reports 141
Appendix 1: The pre-Hadrianic and Hadrianic road systems between Tyne and Solway 150
Appendix 2: A note on Roman river transport in north-east England 153
Summary 155
Bibilography 157
Index 160