Tag Archives: Romans

Within Walls

Posted on 14/05/2021 by Bobby Seal

Well, I know how she feels, I have unhappy memories of Chester myself, but it cannot be the fault of the place, surely, because look at all those fine old buildings, and that splendid cathedral.  Maria was especially fond of … Continue reading →

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Winter 2017/18 Reviews

Posted on 07/12/2017 by Bobby Seal

A collection of seasonal reading loosely connected by the themes of landscape, time and memory… The Last London: True Fictions from an Unreal City – Iain Sinclair This is the eighteenth and supposedly final chapter of Iain Sinclair’s London novel. … Continue reading →

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Straight Lines: Watling Street and Chester

Posted on 29/06/2017 by Bobby Seal

Chester is situated on an elbow of Watling Street, one of Britain’s major Roman roads.  One branch issues south towards London and the other runs east across the Pennines to York.  Chester’s importance to the Romans was determined by its … Continue reading →

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