compromise. On Grainger's death in 1861, he left debts of £128,582 and his personal estate amounted to only £16,913. Grainger's debts included £30,000 owed to Clayton. A letter to Grainger's executors shows that Clayton agreed to forego the £30,000 owed to him as well as the interest arrears on the debt. Clayton died on 14 July 1890 aged 98. The gross value of his estate was £728,846. References J. S, Johnson, MA, DPhil, FSA, (2001), Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Chesters Roman Fort (English Heritage Guidebook), London: English Heritage. External links The Romans Cause a Wall to be Built, by William Bell Scott (1857). Scott's painting, set at Housesteads Roman Fort, commemorated John Clayton's efforts to save Hadrian's Wall by giving the central figure, the centurion, Clayton's likeness. People from Newcastle upon Tyne Local government officers in England English antiquarians People educated at Uppingham School City and town clerks 1792 births 1890 deaths Scholars of Hadrian's Wall