1-191-700 - © London Museum/Heritage-Images

Palace of the Roman governor of London, after c80 AD. An artist's impression of how the palace of the 'procurator', or governor, would have looked. Built between 80 and 100 AD on the banks of the River Thames, it contained offices, reception halls, living quarters and an ornamental pool. This was his winter residence, used when the governor, who was commander-in-chief of the armies, was not at the frontiers of the province. Parts of it probably still exist under the arches of Cannon Street Station.