SW4 Clapham, Clapham Park
Roman memorial stone outside Clapham Libraryby Michael (Librarian) |
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A curiosity of the Clapham area (SW4)is a Roman memorial stone which rests in front of Clapham Library. The inscription in Latin - which is now largely unreadable - commemorates a Roman or Romano-Briton called Titus Licinus Ascanius. The immediate origin of this object is obscure, having supposedly been retrieved from the demolition of a local building, Cavendish House, round about 1910. Its ultimate origin is even more unclear - it could have been imported from Italy by the one-time owners of Cavendish House, but could also be of local origin. Information on the stone and a small photograph (obviously taken when the inscription was more legible than it is now!)- as well as many other fascinating facts about the archaeology of the Lambeth area - can be found in "Lambeth unearthed: an archaeological history of Lambeth" by Graham Gower and Kieron Tyler. |
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