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5810
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Raw Dykes : Roman Earthworks
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - ST MARY DE CASTRO (CDV)
Strongroom Stack 176
Raw Dykes
Raw Dykes from Ayleston Road (ditch and bank earthworks)
1/4 Glass plate negative
Lumbers 126.1962
GP5360
Negatives Collection, The Record Office
Raw Dykes is the remains of Roman earthworks that supplied Leicester (then Ratae Corieltauvorum) with water. The earthworks consist of a ditch and two banks, which channelled the water into the city. The originally earthwork was 500m+ in length, but today only a 110m section survives.
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GP5360
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Personal use only unless otherwise agreed
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Negatives Collection, The Record Office
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Natural Life
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2013-05-31 12:38:03
