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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Jul 30, 2022, 06:38 PM

Title: Hadrians wall makeover
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 30, 2022, 06:38 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/62330507

Somewhat colourful......
Title: Re: Hadrians wall makeover
Post by: Jim Webster on Jul 31, 2022, 08:33 AM
Quote from: Holly on Jul 30, 2022, 06:38 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/62330507

Somewhat colourful......

"we wanted a meaningful way to connect people of 2022 back to AD122."

So I'll mark it down as a 'fail' then  ;)
Title: Re: Hadrians wall makeover
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 31, 2022, 09:11 AM
well.....its a work in progress.....
Title: Re: Hadrians wall makeover
Post by: Erpingham on Jul 31, 2022, 09:24 AM
A few more illustrations of the artwork and its construction on the EH website

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadrians-wall/art-installation-housesteads/

It is interesting to see a full-sized expression of the size of a fort gate in that position.  Housesteads is rather flat and its hard to get an impression of how impressive it would have looked on the ridge there. 

Title: Re: Hadrians wall makeover
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 31, 2022, 09:58 AM
would love them to do a reconstruction for real afterwards mind.....
Title: Re: Hadrians wall makeover
Post by: Anton on Jul 31, 2022, 11:57 AM
Quote from: Holly on Jul 31, 2022, 09:58 AM
would love them to do a reconstruction for real afterwards mind.....

That would be good and so it's very unlikely to occur to them.
Title: Re: Hadrians wall makeover
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 31, 2022, 01:14 PM
agreed. Still we can but hope!