Sujet

Roman altar, Myddleton Lodge, Langbar Road, Middleton, Bradford, 1942. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Roman altar, Myddleton Lodge, Langbar Road, Middleton, Bradford, 1942. A detailed view of a Roman altar dedicated to Verbeia, possibly in or near the grounds of Myddleton LodgeThe altar is dedicated to the pagan nymph of the River Wharfe, Verbeia, and stands at around 4'10" tall. There is a 17th century replica of the altar, and both are likely to be in the grounds of Myddleton House.It is not clear if this is an image of the original or replica.

Date

1942

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM21B21_013

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

71,3Mo (5,1Mo) / 35,9cm x 49,8cm / 4235 x 5887 (300dpi)

Mots clés

river Italy building buildings England busy house houses religious architecture carving country Rome religion British geography Pagan English archaeology ancient Roman carved inscription location century archaeological Britain altar concept archeology B&W 1940s Forties West Yorkshire nymph black & white black and white B W 20th century Bradford paganism inscribed decade geographical feature Roman Britain Roman Empire TGN photograph Unknown River Wharfe Historic England scrollwork Myddleton Lodge Verbeia