Arched flue of tiles conveying hot air from an external charcoal furnace into the commander's bath suite at Chesters Roman fort, Hadrian's Wall, UK.
An arched flue of tiles conveying hot air from an external charcoal furnace into the bath suite of the commandant's house at Chesters Roman fort, Hadrian's Wall, England, UK. The underfloor heating system (hypocaust) warms flagstone floors supported on stacks of flat tiles (pilae) & stone piers, possibly re-used columns. Hot air & smoke were channelled up through the walls in box tiles called tubuli. The commandant's house is immediately E of the headquarters building in the centre of the fort & just SW of the east gate. Chesters sits astride Hadrian's Wall with three of its four gates (N, W & E) opening into enemy territory N of the Wall. It is the best preserved example of a Roman cavalry fort in Britain, one of eleven permanent troop bases added to Hadrian's Wall soon after it was first built in AD122-23. The fort was occupied for some 300 years, this bath suite was a later addition to the commander's well-appointed quarters.
Size: 3780px × 2665px
Location: Chesters Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall, Chollerford, Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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