Roads were essential to good communication throughout the Roman Empire. This diagram is a section through the Roman Road that once lead from London to Colchester, showing how it was constructed. Much of modern-day Romford Road lies above the road.
Roman Sarcophagus and Leaden Coffins, in the entrance to East Ham St Mary Magdalene Church, discovered in a nearby field in December 1863. These were at sometime transferred to the British Museum.