Category Archives: Infrastructure

When the Romans began their conquest of Celtic Britain in 43AD, they found a haphazard collection of roads and paths, most connecting local fields and hamlets, but also some longer distance trade routes (e.g.. along the North Downs in Kent, … Continue reading →

A road which was rebuilt throughout the centuries and which today survives as the Grand Trunk Road. Thus Sher Shah Shuri in the 16th century did not lay the foundation stone for a new road but had merely reconstructed what … Continue reading →