633rd ordinary GENERAL MEETING, 



HELD IN COMMITTEE ROOM B, THE CENTRAL HALL, 

 WESTMINSTER, S.W., ON MONDAY, JUNE 6th, 1921, 



AT 4.30 P.M. 



William Dale, Esq., F.S.A., in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the previous meeting were read, confirmed and signed, 

 and the Hon. Secretary announced the Election of Dr. Frank B. Rostro 

 as an Associate. 



The Chairman then, after some opening remarks, called on the Rev. 

 Prebendary H. E. Fox, M.A., to read his paper on " The Roman Wall in 

 North Britain," which was illustrated by lantern slides. 



THE ROMAN WALL IN NORTH BRITAIN. By the 

 Rev. Prebendary H. E. Fox, M.A. 



IMPERIAL Rome lias left many traces of her occupation of 

 England, besides the great roads and local names which 

 still record her presence and power. But few are so 

 interesting, both in character and fullness, as that which is still 

 popularly known as " The Roman Wall," stretching across the 

 two northern counties from sea to sea. It has been examined 

 and described by a long succession of antiquarians, and probably 

 nowhere else in the British Isles have been found so many and 

 so varied remains illustrating the military, religious and social 

 conditions of the foreign garrison which held this country for at 

 least two hundred years. 



A brief mention of a few historic names and their dates may 

 help to fix our mental perspective. Julius Caesar landed with 

 troops on the south coast of Britain in 55 B.C., and again in the 

 following year ; but on both occasions his stay was short. About 

 one hundred years passed before the next invasion, when the Em- 

 peror Claudius came with larger forces. It was one of these which 

 was cut to pieces by the warriors of the British Queen, whom we 

 call Boadicea. But it was not long before she was defeated and 

 died in despair. Romans pressed northwards, and in later years 



