Magic Lantern Slide: Roman Well, Fore Street, Exeter
This photographic image by William Weaver Baker records a Roman well discovered in Fore Street, Exeter, probably in the 1930s. The image shows it still functioning with water contained inside. Weaver Baker was interested in historic architecture and archaeology, and recorded many sites around Exeter and beyond.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 313/1977/575
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Roman Well, Fore Street, Exeter
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'ROMAN WELL. FORE St' on top edge; handwritten 'Roman Well. Fore St. Exeter' on mount
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914); World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Person Initials
- W. Weaver
- Production Person Surname
- Baker