Time Team (1994)

02x04 Lambeth Palace, London - The Archbishop's Back Garden

The Archbishop's Back Garden. Historically it was believed that the original Roman road into London veered east and crossed the river at Tower Bridge, placing the original site for the Roman capital of Londinium in the financial centre of the modern day city. But 60 years ago an amateur archaeologist, Bernard Davis, upset the status quo when he excavated what he believed to be the remains of the first Roman road into London - in the gardens at Lambeth Palace. Yet the existence of the road has never been verified and the site left unexplored. The Time Team have just three days to try and relocate Bernard Davis' Roman road and solve some of the fascinating questions its discovery poses. Did the first road the Romans built into London really cross the river at Lambeth rather than Tower Bridge and if so, does this mean that Lambeth, and not the City, was the site of the original Roman settlement?

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Tony Robinson Tony Robinson As: Self - Presenter
Carenza Lewis Carenza Lewis As: Self - Field Archaeologist
Phil Harding Phil Harding As: Self - Field Archaeologist
Mick Aston Mick Aston As: Self - Landscape Archaeologist
Robin Bush Robin Bush As: Self - Archivist
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The Archbishop's Back Garden. Historically it was believed that the original Roman road into London veered east and crossed the river at Tower Bridge, placing the original site for the Roman capital of Londinium in the financial centre of the modern day city. But 60 years ago an amateur archaeologist, Bernard Davis, upset the status quo when he excavated what he believed to be the remains of the first Roman road into London - in the gardens at Lambeth Palace. Yet the existence of the road has never been verified and the site left unexplored. The Time Team have just three days to try and relocate Bernard Davis' Roman road and solve some of the fascinating questions its discovery poses. Did the first road the Romans built into London really cross the river at Lambeth rather than Tower Bridge and if so, does this mean that Lambeth, and not the City, was the site of the original Roman settlement?


Certification: TV-G

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Aired: 29 January, 1995 at 6:00 pm

Language: English

Country: United Kingdom

Runtime: 45m

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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis

Carenza Lewis

Self - Field Archaeologist

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Robin Bush

Robin Bush

Self - Archivist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Sue Francis

Sue Francis

Self - Graphic Artist

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