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Roman defences and medieval industry: excavations at Baltic House, City of London
Excavations on the site of the Baltic Exchange, badly damaged by a bomb in 1994 and now the location of Foster’s Swiss Re tower, uncovered evidence of a late 1st-century defensive ditch which formed part of Londinium’s early town boundary. A single late Roman building was recorded, along with a...Howe, Elizabeth
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Becoming Roman: excavation of a Late Iron Age to Romano-British landscape at Monkston Park, Milton Keynes
Occupation along the east side of the Ouzel valley included a Late Iron Age field system and a cremation cemetery, with Catuvellauni funerary traditions continuing into the Roman post-conquest period. Later 1st-century AD fields, timber structures and a large enclosure were associated with farming near Roman Watling Street. The enclosure,...Bull, Raoul ; Davis, Simon
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London's archaeological secrets: a world city revealed
Humming with the energy of millions of residents, workers, shoppers, and tourists, London is one of the world’s most vital modern cities. It is also a city of immense historic interest. This extravagantly illustrated book digs deeply into London’s past, examining recent archaeological discoveries that have revised and enriched our...Thomas, Chris ; Chopping, Andy ; Wellman, Tracy
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Preserving archaeological remains in situ? Proceedings of the 2nd conference 12-14 September 2001
This collection of papers and posters presented at the second 'Preserving Archaeological Remains in situ?' (PARIS2) conference which set out to address three main themes: to review recent research; to examine the relative successes and consequences of decisions – especially those taken in the last decade or so – to...Nixon, Taryn
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The Holocene evolution of the London Thames: archaeological excavations (1991-1998) for the London Underground Limited Jubilee Line Extension Project
London Underground's 1990s Jubilee Line Extension Project was rich in archaeology. This third book in the Project's archaeological series considers the new evidence for the Holocene environment of central London. The book's emphasis is explicitly geoarchaeological; results from a series of sites describe the sedimentary and ecological process operating in...Sidell, Jane ; Wilkinson, Keith ; Scaife, Robert ; Cameron, Nigel
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Preserving archaeological remains in situ? Proceedings of the conference of 1st-3rd April, 1996
This collection of papers and posters presented at the second 'Preserving Archaeological Remains in situ?' (PARIS2) conference which set out to address three main themes: to review recent research; to examine the relative successes and consequences of decisions – especially those taken in the last decade or so – to...Corfield, M. ; Hinton, P. ; Nixon, T. ; Pollard, M.
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Excavations at 72-75 Cheapside/83-93 Queen Street City of London
This area, at the junction of modern Cheapside and Queen Street, lay in the western half of the Roman city and in the commercial centre of late Saxon and medieval London. The site straddled the major east–west Roman road across the city and a sequence of timber buildings fronting on...Hill, Julian ; Woodger, Aidan
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Middle Saxon London: excavations at the Royal Opera House 1989-99
This publication presents new evidence of fundamental importance to understanding the Middle Saxon settlement of Lundenwic, a flourishing centre for trade and manufacture from the 7th to 9th centuries AD. The 1996 redevelopment of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden included the largest excavation yet undertaken in the area...Malcolm, Gordon ; Bowsher, David ; Cowie, Robert
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Sacred spaces: the hospital chapels of London
Hospitals are hectic places, buzzing with human drama and high technology. Yet within all the London hospitals are chapels, oases of calm, places for reflection and prayer. Sacred spaces: the hospital chapels of London seeks out these often forgotten treasures of architecture and art. The book covers the whole of...Crossley, Joan
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William Morris at Merton
William Morris was a remarkable character for his time. As well as making a major contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement he was a renowned socialist. He sought to promote his ideals and philosophy, not only through his writings but also by his actions, most clearly shown in his...Saxby, David