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2012
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New Bunhill Fields burial ground, Southwark: excavations at Globe Academy, 2008
Documentary sources suggest that from c 1821–53 up to 33,000 burials may have taken place in the commercial Nonconformist burial ground at New Bunhill Fields, Southwark. Excavation of 827 wooden coffin burials in 2008 allows comparisons of the use of the burial ground, coffin furniture and burial finds with other...Miles, Adrian
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2010
Book
The City Bunhill burial ground, Golden Lane, London
The City Bunhill burial ground on Golden Lane, London, was in use between 1833 and 1853, and archaeological investigations here recovered 248 burials. Burial practice, the use of space and the burial population itself are examined, supported by information from the burial registers and contemporary sources. Osteological analysis proved a...Connell, Brian ; Miles, Adrian
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2015
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St Marylebone's Paddington Street north burial ground: Excavations at Paddington Street, London W1 2012-13
During the 18th century the expansion of the wealthy London parish of St Marylebone led to the development of two additional graveyards to relieve pressure on the church and churchyard on Marylebone High Street. The latest of these, on the north side of Paddington Street, was in use between 1772...Henderson, Michael ; Miles, Adrian ; Walker, Don
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2013
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He being dead yet speaketh': excavations at three post-medieval burial grounds in Tower Hamlets, east London, 2004-10
The latest in a series on post-medieval burial produced by MOLA, this volume reports on three non-Church of England burial grounds in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, excavated between 2004 and 2010. It looks at over 1350 burials of Baptists, Roman Catholics and Nonconformists, the majority of whom died...Henderson, Michael ; Miles, Adrian ; Walker, Don
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2008
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Burial at the site of the parish church of St Benet Sherehog before and after the Great Fire: excavations at 1 Poultry, City of London
Archaeological work at 1 Poultry includes analysis of 280 burials associated with the medieval church of St Benet Sherehog and a post-Great Fire burial ground on the same location. Post-medieval coffins and coffin furniture indicate that the burial population is primarily late, with a fifth dated to before the Great...Miles, Adrian ; White, William
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2008
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St Marylebone Church and burial ground in the 18th to 19th centuries: excavations at St Marylebone School, 1992 and 2004-6
During the 18th century, St Marylebone parish grew to become one of the wealthiest in London. The church on Marylebone High Street, built 1742, was soon too small to serve this population and relocated in 1817. Archaeologists recorded 350+ burials, mostly in the graveyard, with some in family vaults or...Miles, Adrian ; Powers, Natasha ; Wroe-Brown, Robin
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1999
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The Cross Bones burial ground, Redcross Way, Southwark, London: archaeological excavations (1991-1998) for the London Underground Limited Jubilee Line Extension Project (out of print)
The 19th-century parish of St Saviour’s, Southwark, teemed with people – the poor and destitute living in overcrowded houses with bad hygiene, drainage and waste disposal, and an inadequate and polluted water supply. This report combines archaeological, biological and documentary evidence, using this sample of 148 burials from the mid...Brickley, Megan ; Miles, Adrian ; Stainer, Hilary