St Albans - St Germain's Block - 2024

St Albans: St Germain’s Block! (30.5.2024)

St Albans - St Germain's Block - 2024
St Albans – St Germain’s Block – 2024

We walked to the Verulamium Museum through the “Verulamium Park” – from St Albans Abbey. This boundary wall was originally built by the Roman using local materials – but during the 11th century was incorporated into the Abbey grounds. It was part of St Germain’s Chapel – a building found within the grounds of St Albans Abbey. Today, around 30-feet of what is left of this wall forms an isolated structure situated in the middle of the park. This was part of the original Roman Fortifications (designed to keep the British Celts out) – which were abandoned during the early 5th century – with the ruins incorporated into the later buildings of St Albans Abbey. Indeed, there is little evidence of Christianity being present in Verulamium during Roman times.