24 September 2011

Flooring




Here at the Cathedral where they sell second hand books I noticed this mosaic flooring. This Roman pavement was found in Dome Alley (nearby to the cathedral) in 1880 and was placed here with 2 fragments found in Rome and some English medieval tiles.
at

9 comments:

  1. this is BelgiumSeptember 24, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Great pavement but also great that the second hand bookshop keeps going

    ReplyDelete
  2. janerowenaSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    I think it's incredible that they have just left it there for anyone to walk on. So many artefacts get squirrelled away, never to see the light of day again.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Regina KSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    Wow this is wonderful

    ReplyDelete
  4. Leeds daily photoSeptember 25, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Janerowena beat me to it, I too am very surprised that it is open for people to just walk over it. It is incredible how old this must be. Paul at Leeds in Yorkshire photography

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    How very cool for you to have literally stumbled across that! I am also surprised that it is just sitting there on the floor of a secondhand bookshop. But that is how I picture England, chock full of historic treats for everyone to enjoy.

    ReplyDelete
  6. AmandaSeptember 25, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    I think at the Cathedral there's just so much history, that in the end they just have to use it in daily life rather than have it as a museum piece, which is good - as long as it doesn't get damaged!

    ReplyDelete
  7. RandySeptember 25, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Such beautiful tile work.

    ReplyDelete
  8. DinaSeptember 29, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    I love the mishmash of different flooring and of old floor plus books.
    The mosaic design looks just like ones in Israel.

    ReplyDelete
  9. flooring restoration expertsOctober 14, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    Wouldnt it be great if and when that mosaic floor gets restored, id love to get my hands on that one! :)

    ReplyDelete