Swanpool, Lincoln

Swanpool is a suburb of Lincoln, England. It was built in the interwar period as a garden suburb.[2]

Houses on Hartsholme Drive in Swanpool

Archaeology

An industrial pottery kiln dating to the Roman period was discovered to the northeast of the Swanpool estate and excavated by Graham Webster and Norman Booth in 1945.[3][4] The kiln produced a wide variety of wares,[3] which were distributed throughout the Roman city of Lindum Colonia and as far as the Humber.[5]

References

  1. "Swanpool, Lincoln". #GetOutside. Ordnance Survey.
  2. "Swanpool Garden Suburb". Heritage Connect Lincoln. City of Lincoln Council. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  3. Webster, Graham; Booth, Norman (1947). "A Romano-British Pottery Kiln at Swanpool, Near Lincoln". The Antiquaries Journal. 27 (1–2): 61–79. doi:10.1017/S0003581500017583. ISSN 1758-5309.
  4. "Roman pottery kilns in the Swanpool area of Lincoln". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire County Council. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  5. Tomber, Roberta; Dore, John, eds. (1998). "Swanpool Fabrics". National Roman Fabric Reference Collection. Study Group for Roman Pottery. Retrieved 2017-12-07.

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