This is not what it appears to be

On our trip to Gloucester, Helena took me for a coffee at her 'club', the warehouse climbing centre which is close to the old dock area. Then she took me to the furniture shop next door to show me the rather unusual display at the back of the showroom.

Behind the arches a very old section of the original Roman wall of the city of Glevum has been revealed and now preserved for public display. This is the wording on the sign which you can see hanging on the Roman Wall:
'This is a portion of the Roman Wall of Gloucester (Glevum) adjoining the South Gate. The part below ground is built with large dressed Stones and is the oldest Roman masonry in Britain, as it was erected by Vespasian while commanding the second Legion in the middle of the first century.'

The shop is on the ground floor of a converted industrial building built in the 19th century. One of the staff told us a bit of the history of how the wall had been discovered many decades ago. It can't be touched or even repaired without a lot of difficulty because of its uniqueness. So they have removed the curtains that were formerly covering it and allow the public in to have a look whenever they want.

I've added a picture i took of the exterior of the rather interesting building with its cast iron pillars that form the frames for the windows on the ground floor. We were told that they are repeated on each floor although they are hidden away behind the brickwork.

The sculpture in the middle of the open road system replicates the shape of an original well found on that spot, just outside the Roman city's walls.