Hi Caroline I remember reading an article some years ago, where some people who were digging around some old ruins in London (might have been the Time Team), found some 'paper' on which was the recipe for 'Roman cement'. I can't remember what year this was. Regards Ann Sunny Perth, WA -----Original Message----- From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Caroline Gaden Sent: Friday, 20 July 2012 1:10 PM To: Yorksgen Subject: [YORKSGEN] Roman cement Hello Yorkins I came across this in a furniture catalogue of furniture for sale which was used by Napoleon on St Helena. 'Roman cement' also known as 'Atkinson's cement' was introduced to the London market by William Atkinson. The raw material was shipped to his own wharf at Westminster from Lord Mulgrave's estate near Whitby, the end product could be used both as an external rendering and as a form of stucco. I'll trawl through the 200 + pages and see if I come across any more mention of it Cheers Caroline ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message