ON this day in 2018, striking birds-eye snapshots of Verulamium Park in St Albans revealed the architectural outlines of Roman St Albans.
The layout of Verulamium was exposed by the parched grass during a summer heatwave.
Commercial drone pilot Robin Hamman captured the images over two weeks throughout the hot weather.
He said: “I can see Roman foundations in Verulamium Park, as well as near the Abbey and over Gorhambury Estate, whenever there is extreme weather."
Robin noted the land over foundations reacts differently in various weather conditions.
He said: "When it snows, the land over foundations melts at a different rate, just as during summer droughts, the grass dries out differently."
Robin moved to England in 1993 and to St Albans more than 15 years before capturing the photos, and had been observing the foundations from above for at least three years.
[From the Herts Ad of July 24, 2018]
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