TikTok reveals you can see a Roman wall in London car park

Founded as a small civilian town by the Romans, London has hidden history around every door, and even car parks.

As one history fan shared you can even see part of a Roman Wall inside a car park of the streets of London.

TikTok user, Jack who is behind the account, Living London History often shares fun facts and history about the capital, including its hidden historical features.

How you can see a Roman Wall in a London car park

@livinglondonhistory Such a surprising bit of hidden history! 😱 The door can be found at the junction of London Wall and Coleman Street. The car park is the London Wall Carpark. #london #londonhistory #secretlondon ♬ Stories 2 - Danilo Stankovic

Sharing the TikTok, Jack said that you can find the door on the junction of London Wall and Coleman Street for the car park London Wall Carpark.

In the video, the TikTok user shares that as you head inside, go down some stairs and through a couple of corridors you'll find the underground car park.

If you continue to walk through the car park to Bay 53, you'll be able to a section of London's Roman Wall.

Sharing the history of the wall, Jack said: "The wall was constructed around the City in roughly 200AD by the Romans.

Adding that "lots of surviving sections are now below the street level as the ground level has risen over the years.

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"Ir was weighted over the medieval period but the Roman section be identified by the rows of terracotta tiles running through it which was probably the Roman equivalent of a spirit level and to add extra stability to the structure."

History fans were very excited over the TikTok star's discovery, as one shared: "The door can be found at the junction of London Wall and Coleman Street. The car park is the London Wall Carpark."

As another said: "The door can be found at the junction of London Wall and Coleman Street. The car park is the London Wall Carpark."