12 Facts About London Wall

London Wall was a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in c AD 200.

London Wall's gateways coincided with their alignment to the British network of Roman roads.

However, the upkeep of the wall was not maintained and London fell victim to two successful Viking assaults in 851 and 886.

City walls of London were repaired as the city slowly grew until about 950 when urban activity increased dramatically.

Winchester had previously been the capital of Anglo-Saxon England, but from this time on, London Wall was the main forum for foreign traders and the base for defence in time of war.

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On 29 December 1940, a section near the Museum of London Wall was revealed at Noble Street after the devastation of an air raid at the height of the Blitz, which additionally helped cause the Second Great Fire of London Wall.

In 1984, the Museum of London set up a Wall Walk from the Tower of London to the museum, using 23 tiled panels.

London Wall Walk follows the original line of the City Wall for much of its length, from the royal fortress of the Tower of London to the Museum of London, situated in the modern high-rise development of the Barbican.

Between these two landmarks the London Wall Walk passes surviving pieces of the London Wall visible to the public and the sites of the gates now buried deep beneath the City streets.

The first Wall was built by the Romans c AD 200, one hundred and fifty years after the foundation of Londinium.

The London Wall was constructed with coursed blocks of ragstone which sandwiched a rubble and mortar core.

Outside the London Wall were wooden tenter frames used for stretching newly woven cloth .