What was your worst drunken mistake? Sources: British Museum, London Glass Museum, Stourbridge The Portland vase incident made artists of England curious about the cameo technique. In 1873, Stourbridge glassmakers Philip Pargeter and John Northwood attempted to recreate it, and after three years of hard work, the first piece of cameo work since Roman times was made. | Pritha Dasmahapatra

Minutes from the Tower of London, unbeknown to most visitors, is a wonderful free underground museum… Go into the undercroft of All Hallows by the Tower church and you will find their crypt museum. Down there is a section of Roman flooring, Saxon stonework, paintings, medieval artefacts and a brilliant model of Roman London from the 1960s. Most of the layers of history were revealed by the bombs of the Blitz and protected during the post-war restoration. . . . . . #london #londonhistory #livingl

This is Noble Street in the City of London, where you can still see the remnants of the ancient Roman wall that once stood over 15 feet tall (over 2000 years old!). You can even spot an old sentry tower on the south side! Plus, this spot features one of six new artworks inspired by Roman London, created by London primary school children in collaboration with an archaeologist and artist. The Reimagining Londinium art trail takes a new look at the city that was at the heart of Roman Britain for mo

4K views · 291 reactions | Nestled beside the ancient Roman Wall in the heart of London stands All Hallows-On-The-Wall, a church with a history as unique as the city itself. | Wonders of London | Facebook