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

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Lantern Slide: Roman Well, Fore Street, Exeter