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Early Roman waterfront development: excavations at Regis House, City of London, 1994-96
Extensive excavations at Regis House revealed evidence for pre-Boudican waterfront activity next to the Roman London bridge, followed in AD 63–4 by the construction of a massive timber quay, warehouse and other buildings, greatly altered and extended over the course of the 1st century. These in turn were destroyed in...Brigham, Trevor ; Watson, Bruce
Roman, Quay, Timber, London, and Waterfront
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Understanding Public Benefit from Development-led Archaeology
Dr Sadie Watson's UKRI Future Leader Fellowship is a multi-faceted research project, intended to assess and maximise public benefit provision from archaeological work that happens through the planning-led development system. Sadie worked closely throughout lockdown with Dr Harald Fredheim who led on this first phase of the research. This report...Fredheim, Harald ; Watson, Sadie
development, construction, public benefit, social value, and Archaeology
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Parishioner and pauper burials from St James Westminster (1695–1790), Excavations at Marshall Street, London W1, 2008–9
In the 17th to 18th century the expansion of the population of the parish of St James Westminster led to the development of two new burial grounds (1695–1733 and 1733–90), along with the new workhouse complex (1725–1913) and the workhouse burial ground (1733–93). From the three burial areas archaeologists recorded...MOLA
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Archaeology at Bloomberg
The construction in London of Bloomberg’s European headquarters provided an exciting opportunity for archaeologists to re-examine the site where the Roman temple of Mithras was discovered in the 1950s. Located at the heart of the Roman town and of the medieval and later City of London, the Bloomberg site has...MOLA
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Roman and medieval revetments on the Thames waterfront: Excavations at Riverbank House, City of London 2006-9
A well-dated sequence of waterfront revetments at Riverbank House, just upstream of the medieval bridge, illustrates developments in the port of London from the 12th to the 15th centuries. Finds include tools, cloth seals and religious and secular badges. An exceptional item is a devotional openwork panel depicting scenes from...Mackinder, Anthony
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The Impact of the Railways in the East End, 1835-2010: Historical Archaeology from the London Overground East London Line
The upgrade and extension of the East London line and its incorporation into the London Overground network provided an opportunity to examine life in London’s inner city and suburban districts between the 19th and 21st centuries, and the impact that the railways had on life for Londoners from Dalston in...Dwyer, Emma
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Knole revealed: archaeology and discovery at a great country house
Over the past decade, Knole has undertaken the biggest conservation project in the National Trust, supported by a generous grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In order to conserve the internationally significant collections housed at the property, major work has been carried out on the fabric and environment of...Cohen, Nathalie ; Parton, Frances ; Parton
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The medieval priory and hospital of St Mary Spital and the Bishopsgate suburb: excavations at Spitalfields Market, London E1, 1991-2007
Spitalfields Market was the the site of the Augustinian priory and hospital of St Mary without Bishopsgate, later known as St Mary Spital. Large areas of the medieval precinct have been explored, making this by far the most intensively investigated medieval hospital – and one of the most extensively investigated...Harward, Chiz ; Holder, Nick ; Phillpotts, Christopher ; Thomas, Christopher