10-01-2012, 03:02 PM
Hi Martin this "Allendale" is basically Caligae construction where the upper is integral with the midsole(one piece) and stitched up the back, although there was'nt any re-inforcing to the seam evident. Three of the four illustrated in "Vindolanda The Early wooden Forts Vol III" are described variously as "Allendale"(adult shoes) or "Carbatina"(childs shoes) and dont have additional soles added, the forth "Allendale" is of "Calceus" construction with a seperate upper.
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
