140 London Wall

Backstory

The Romans founded Londinium in about AD 50 at the northern end of a strategically important bridge over the river Thames. Destroyed by fire during the Boudican revolt of AD 60–61, the city was rebuilt and grew into the administrative capital and largest city of the province of Britannia. Its thriving port exploited the influx of trade from the empire and the Romans adorned the city with monumental public buildings, such as a forum and amphitheatre.

The residents built a stone wall around Londinium in about AD 200, although there may have been a much earlier fortification. The wall was roughly 2.5 miles long, enclosing an area of about 134 hectares – making London the largest enclosed urban area in Roman Britain.

Present day

There is very little left of the wall these days. In February this year we were asked to provide a hoarding installation to a building with the address 140 London Wall, which is situated on one part of the roman site.

Transporting materials to the upper level was challenging, however, not impossible when thinking out of the box like the Romans would have.

The team who worked like Trojans, created the freestanding structure which was then encased in galvanised steel sheets.

The end result was futuristic.