Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) One of the great unsung saviours of the UK's heritage was remembered yesterday when the museum housing his remarkable collection was re-launched at Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria. Chesters Roman Fort Museum, which re-opened on April 29 2008, houses the Clayton Collection and has 5,500 catalogued items from a variety of sites along the central section of the wall. http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART56960.html It Seem's we have a lot to thank this man for Edited April 30, 2008 by Gaius Paulinus Maximus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Great news item, GPM -- John Clayton certainly deserves more recognition! Here's a bit of trivia that wasn't mentioned in that article: John Clayton appears as a Roman centurion in a painting by William Scott Bell, who painted him thus to honor his efforts to preserve Hadrian's Wall. This painting hangs in Wallington, a country house owned by the National Trust, west of Morpeth in Northumberland, England. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Just as a point of information, weren't Chesters and Housesteads north of Hadrian's wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Just as a point of information, weren't Chesters and Housesteads north of Hadrian's wall? Nope GO.... Both forts actually lie ON Hadrian's Wall, although you may have been confused as Chesters is a cavalry fort and unusually it was shifted forward to straddle the line of the wall rather than being joined on its southern side like Housteads so has 3 of its gates to the North. The thought is that having 3 of its gates north of the main wall line allowed the cavalry to maximise its mobility and get as many mounted men out of the forth at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Would Bewcastle, Netherby, and Birrens have been better choices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Would Bewcastle, Netherby, and Birrens have been better choices? If you mean they were all Roman forts lying to the north of Hadrians Wall then yes they are - BUT before you ask they also are a long way to the south of the Antonine Wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Would Bewcastle, Netherby, and Birrens have been better choices? If you mean they were all Roman forts lying to the north of Hadrians Wall then yes they are - BUT before you ask they also are a long way to the south of the Antonine Wall. I wasn't going to ask, but thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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