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The soon to be demolished Fred Wigg and John Walsh towers, as featured in the trailer of Rellik. I often walk past them trying to get that child to sleep.

Speaking of relics, anyone a fan of Roman roads? I have a theory about this little stretch of ground in front of the towers which doesn't have much official support but I'd love to be proven right.

It is my contention that across this patch of grass, more or less where my bike was positioned, lies the remains of a Roman road that links London to Great Dunmow. It is quite easy to trace it on maps north east of Bovinger and Theydon Garnon,

and then down through Chigwell, past Wanstead RFC after which it crosses the river Roding.

After that, it is less clear. Redbridge council has estimated it goes from there to the Green Man Roundabout, which would suggest a sharpish deviation from an otherwise pretty consistent course. My theory is that it maintains that same direction after the Roding which would mean it goes straight across this open stretch of grass.

Prove it I hear you wail. Well, there's not much, but dry summers (like 2010 or 2013) and the Google Earth timeline feature are on my side I think: It's these parallel lines across the flats that line up exactly with the course of the road further out. I'd love this to be right, but have don't know how I would prove it beyond armchair archeology.

The only mention of this particular course I have found online is an old victorian photograph taken looking down that avenue of trees just to the north of it (originally part of Wanstead Park's elaborate garden landscaping):

"The agger of the Roman road to Great Dunmow is clearly visible in the foreground, crossing the Avenue at an angle."

Anyone know any roman experts?

Would make a great forum ride one day, no?