The Bucklersbury Mosaic was found in 1869, dating from 200 - 250 of the Christian Era in the Roman Period. It belonged to a house which once fronted onto Newgate Street in the heart of the Roman city.
When the mosaic was discovered during the building of the road Queen Victoria Street, it was an absolute sensation with thousands of people coming to see it, causing them to put up temporary staging to protect it. When the mosaic is examined in detail, you can see it splits up into three parts. The first big section is roughly square shaped, with the other end being semi circular and the bit in between is a lovely strip which has the Acanthus scroll with the glowers and the plants coming out of the chalice, linking the two other parts together. A tribute to the Romans who first laid it, we can appreciate the exquisiteness of this piece particularly shown with the two large interlocking squares which would've been extremely difficult to lay out. Built on very good foundations, including a hypercaust (which is a heated system) meaning it would have had pillars underneath it, and so all made of concrete and tile, creating a very level surface. A real expression of Roman culture and civilisation, don't miss this beautiful piece of history available to see at the Museum of London.
