In another world….I was trying to find an old post I did on some ruins in Virginia Water, and even had fellow bloggger Margaret on the fruitless search….I must have imagined posting
After all, it is a decade ago that I was wandering around these ruins….and I wasn’t blogging then. These stones from Leptis Magna were effectively plundered by the British in 1816 for a display in the British Museum. But the Museum declined to have them and they ended up in Windsor Great Park.
So come for a wander about these amazing ruins, a little piece of Leptis Magna from the arid desert now in leafy Surrey.
The view from above, close to the A30:
Wandering around, firstly on a January day, the remains of some snow being a far cry from hot desert sand:
Moving a bit further along, out of the sun
This was one of my favourite parts, but all fenced off so I couldn’t explore inside:
And I took an image of this area in winter, then the last image is in the April sunshine
It’s a shame they were plundered, but what an opportunity to see them standing here as they might have once been in their original location. At least they weren’t destroyed. I do love history and seeing this sort of thing so thanks for adding to my morning pleasure.
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Thanks, Janet! I, too, love a bit of history
I had heard about those, but have never seen them. Thanks for rectifying that, Sue.
Best wishes, Pete.
Pleased to be of assistance, Pete!
Whenever I visited the UK, I enjoyed seeing the remnants of the Roman foot print. One day, Hadrian’s Wall! I always wanted to hike it. 🙂
Yes, like you Hadrians Wall was on the list , but I never did it while I could have done…
These are beautiful, Sue. You did a great job of capturing them.
Thank you, Pat….I enjoyed revisiting these images from a decade ago
Extraordinary, to see these in leafy Surrey. Such plundering is pretty unforgivable of course, but having been done, at least it gives us a flavour of the life and times came from. And next time I look for Leptis Magna on your blog … I’ll find it
Indeed you will….sorry about the wild goose chase…
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Gorgeous ruins…sorry about plundering though.
There has been much plundering through history….
There still is..
Plundering and destruction
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Meeting now???
Yep!!
Another chat group, with A-C? Viveka too? It’s all excitement! 🙂 🙂
No, Vivi doesn’t do chat on Zoom or anything
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I know, A C and I have tried to persuade her…
Interesting history of time long gone. Zoom chatting has certainly taken off in Covid times
Zoom chatting has been brilliant for me, Pauline
Glorious! I’d love to visit it too.
It is most idiosyncratic…..out of place!