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Archaeology of the Jubilee Line extension: prehistoric and Roman activity at Stratford Market Depot, West Ham, London, 1991-3
Excavation ahead of redevelopment by London Underground Limited uncovered flint tools and debitage characteristic of the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods and Early Bronze Age. Activity resumed in the Late Bronze Age. A neonate skeleton of Early Iron Age date was recovered from a rubbish pit near a probable roundhouse. Two...Hiller, J. ; Wilkinson, D. R. P.
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Holywell Priory and the development of Shoreditch to c1600: Archaeology from the London Overground East London Line
The upgrade and extension of the East London Line created an opportunity for archaeologists to discover more about Shoreditch. Archaeological investigations followed the proposed route and this volume examines the landscapes concealed beneath modern-day Shoreditch. Roman burials were discovered here, close to Ermine Street. The area was transformed in the...Bull, Raoul ; Davis, Simon ; Lewis, Hana ; Phillpotts, Christopher
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Stepney Gasworks: the archaeology and history of the Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company's works at Harford Street, London E1, 1837-1946
The Commercial Gas Company set up its principal works in Stepney in the late 1830s and generated coal gas until the mid 20th century. As London expanded, the Stepney Works was transformed from a tiny site in rural surroundings into a massive industrial complex packed with buildings, including in 1864...Francis, Antony
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The discovery of a Roman fort at Cripplegate, City of London: Excavations by W F Grimes 1947-68
When Grimes received a CBE for the discovery of the Temple of Mithras, he remarked that he was proud but wished that it had been in recognition of his work at Cripplegate – the discovery of the Mithraeum was ‘a fluke’. His initial objective at Cripplegate was to understand the...Shepherd, John
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Early and Middle Saxon rural settlement in the London region
This monograph provides a long-awaited overview of the evidence for London’s Early and Middle Saxon rural settlement, which draws on the results of six decades of archaeological fieldwork, in addition to historical and place-name evidence. This indispensable synthesis of published and archive material includes accounts of 26 occupation sites and...Cowie, Robert ; Blackmore, Lyn
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Londinium: a new map and guide to Roman London
Londinium was founded by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago, shortly before AD 50. Roman London was built on a ‘green-field’ site which is now occupied by the City of London and north Southwark. The early frontier town was an immediate success and was occupied for almost four centuries. For...MOLA
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The Royal Navy victualling yard, East Smithfield, London
London’s Royal Navy victualling yard, the first large-scale naval food supply base in Britain, was founded in 1560 and closed in 1785, having proved inadequate for the needs of the expanding Georgian navy. A substantial part of the ground plan of the yard was recorded and combined with documentary evidence...Grainger, Ian ; Phillpotts, Christopher
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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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Great Houses, moats and mills on the south bank of the Thames
Regeneration in the 1980s–90s on the south bank of the Thames resulted in archaeological and historical investigations at Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe, and next to London Bridge, in Southwark. The first was the site of a house acquired by 1349 by Edward III and rebuilt by him in 1353–61; the second...Blatherwick, Simon ; Bluer, Richard
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Material Culture in London in an age of transition: Tudor & Stuart Finds
Material culture in London in an age of transition is a major new illustrated catalogue of a rare assemblage of items from the Tudor and Stuart periods. Objects of leather, bone, wood and glass as well as metal (with metallurgical analyses) include clothing and accessories; household equipment, fixtures and fittings;...Egan, Geoff
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Roman London and the Walbrook stream crossing: excavations at 1 Poultry and vicinity, City of London
1 Poultry proved to be one of the most significant Roman sites ever excavated in the City of London, with an unparalleled sequence of buildings, roads and open spaces. A timber drain of AD 47/8 beneath the main road is the earliest securely dated structure yet known from Londinium, and...Hill, Julian ; Rowsome, Peter
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Requiem: the medieval monastic cemetery in Britain
This comprehensive study of excavated monastic cemeteries analyses some 8000 graves from more than 70 cemeteries in England, Wales and Scotland, focusing principally on medieval religious houses (c 1000 AD to c 1550). Comparative evidence comes from cathedrals, parish churches and Jewish cemeteries. The book is complemented by a fully...Gilchrist, Roberta ; Sloane, Barney
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The Prittlewell prince: the discovery of a rich Anglo-Saxon burial in Essex
Abundantly illustrated in colour, the text describes the background, discovery, excavation, finds and preliminary interpretation of this 7th-century AD princely burial.MOLA
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Roman and medieval development south of Newgate: excavations at 3-9 Newgate Street and 16-17 Old Bailey, City of London
Excavations near Newgate revealed important evidence of the area’s development, beginning with a natural stream which flowed south-west to the River Fleet. Early Roman activity included roadside timber buildings, with a roadside cemetery, quarrying and pitting to the west. A large 2nd-century AD masonry foundation, located near the road and...Pitt, Ken
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Tracks Through Time: Archaeology and history from the London Overground East London Line
The East London Line Project, London’s latest railway, presented a unique opportunity to discover more about some of London’s earliest railways, including parts of one of the world’s first passenger railways, the Eastern Counties of 1840. Construction led to important archaeological discoveries in Shoreditch. The sparsely occupied hinterland of Roman...Birchenough, A. ; Dwyer, E. ; Elsden, N. ; Lewis, H.
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The royal palace, abbey and town of Westminster on Thorney Island: archaeological excavations (1991-8) for the London Underground Limited Jubilee Line Extension Project
The palace and abbey of Westminster has been the pre-eminent royal, religious and governmental centre in England since the 11th century – home of English monarchs until the reign of Henry VIII and then of the House of Commons. The abbey was a royal church, site of the coronations of...Thomas, Christopher ; Cowie, Robert ; Sidell, Jane
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Medieval settlement to 18th-/19th-century rookery. Excavations at Central St Giles, London Borough of Camden, 2006-8
The development of this London suburb from the medieval period to the early 20th century is illustrated by excavations on the site of St Giles Court. Houses were first built along the High Street in the mid 16th century and 100 years later St Giles was at the heart of...Anthony, Sian
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Roman Waterfront Development at 12 Arthur Street, City of London
New evidence for Roman London’s riverfront development is presented here, constituting an important addition to our knowledge of the foreshore, its waterfront, quays and buildings. Terracing in the mid 1st century AD was followed by the construction of timber quays as part of post-Boudican and later remodelling of the riverside....Swift, Dan
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A dated type series of London medieval pottery: Part 5, Shelly-sandy ware and the greyware industries
An essential survey for all interested in the pottery of the London area, this study charts the development, peak and decline of two ceramic traditions: the shelly wares of c 1140–1220, mainly city-based but reaching Scotland and across the North Sea to Norway, and the greywares of c 1170–1350, widely...Blackmore, Lyn ; Pearce, Jacqueline
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Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men: excavations in the 19th-century burial ground of the London Hospital, 2006 (reprint)
In 2006, archaeological excavations in the grounds of the Royal London Hospital uncovered the remains of a burial ground used primarily for deceased but unclaimed patients. The buried population included at least 259 people who died between c 1825 and 1841. These were mostly adult and male, and many, prior...Fowler, Louise ; Powers, Natasha
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Shakespeare's London theatreland: archaeology, history and drama
This guide to the unique theatrical venues of London, from 1567, when the first playhouse was built, to 1642, when Parliament closed them down, sets out the rich dramatic history of this period in relation to the latest exciting archaeological evidence. The book also details the people involved – the...Bowsher, Julian
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Archaeological landscapes of east London: six multi-period sites excavated in advance of gravel quarrying in the London Borough of Havering
Six archaeological sites investigated in advance of gravel extraction in the London Borough of Havering, between 1963 and 1997, form the basis of a landscape history of the locality. Significant monuments include an Early Neolithic ring ditch. The Bronze Age and Iron Age were periods of woodland clearance followed by...Howell, Isca ; Swift, Dan ; Watson, Bruce
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Roman and later development east of the forum and Cornhill: excavations at Lloyd's Register, 71 Fenchurch Street, City of London
The Lloyd’s Register sequence began with 1st-century AD ditches and timber buildings, situated to the south-east of a road which was not aligned on the forum or the Colchester road. Stone buildings constructed after the Hadrianic fire included sunken rooms, painted plaster and unusual decoration. Realigned, mid 3rd-century AD masonry...Bluer, Richard ; Brigham, Trevor
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Prehistoric landscape to Roman villa: excavations at Beddington, Surrey, 1981-7
Excavations at Beddington have uncovered a long occupation sequence which includes Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age fields, a Late Iron Age enclosed settlement and early Roman finds. A villa was established at the site in the late 2nd century AD and included a house, bathhouse and five other...Howell, Isca
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Chichester City Walls
The Roman town’s defences – their date, purpose, construction techniques and materials – are discussed and their subsequent history recounted here, accompanied by a wealth of illustrations. Although dilapidated after centuries of abandonment, the presence of the walls probably led to Chichester’s Anglo-Saxon revival. Rebuilt to protect the medieval city...Westman, Andrew
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The Augustinian nunnery of St Mary Clerkenwell, London: Excavations 1974-96
The development of the nunnery site is revealed in this study – from evidence for Iron Age occupation, the nunnery’s foundation in 1144 and the expansion of the early convent, through to its conversion in the 16th and 17th centuries to a close of large mansions surrounding the parish church....Sloane, Barney
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The glass workers of Roman London
Recycling may be a topical subject today, but it is an ancient practice. Glass was regularly recycled to make new vessels during the Roman period and important new evidence for glass working in London came from 35 Basinghall Street, with the discovery, in 2005, of over 70kg of broken glass...Shepherd, John ; Wardle, Angela
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Medieval Haywharf to 20th-century brewery: excavations at Watermark Place, City of London
Substantial remains of the medieval city’s waterfront and related structures, together with a remarkable array of finds, were preserved in the waterlogged deposits on this site, allowing a reconstruction of waterfront development here from the 13th century onwards. Timber river walls and timber and stone dock walls were recorded, including...Fowler, Louise ; Mackinder, Anthony
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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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Within these walls: Roman and medieval defences north of Newgate at the Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, City of London
Roman and later activity was recorded north of Newgate, with the Roman defensive wall and a medieval bastion preserved in the new development. Stream channels gave way to early Roman settlement, with the city’s defensive wall built in the late 2nd century AD. The defensive ditch was redug in the...Lyon, Jo
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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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A bioarchaeological study of medieval burials on the site of St Mary Spital: excavations at Spitalfields Market, London E1, 1991-2007
Major excavations on the site of the Augustinian priory and hospital of St Mary Spital uncovered the remains of over 10,500 human skeletons. Unprecedented accuracy of dating and phasing of the cemetery was achieved using a targeted programme of stratigraphic and radiocarbon dating techniques, resulting in four chronological periods of...Connell, Brian ; Gray Jones, Amy ; Redfern, Rebecca ; Walker, Don
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The Royal Ordnance Factory at Hayes: The Story of a World War II Gun and Tank Factory at Hayes in the London Borough of Hillingdon
This is the fascinating story of how ROF Hayes, a World War II tank and gun factory in west London, played its part in the war effort. Using wartime documents, specially commissioned architectural photographs and the recollections of some of the factory’s workers, this book highlights the important contribution of...Holder, Nick
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Mapping past landscapes in the Lower Lea Valley. A geoarchaeological study of the Quaternary sequence
This monograph presents the results of the Lea Valley Mapping Project, funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, which takes a geoarchaeological approach to reconstructing the past landscape and its relationship to archaeological distributions. It will be indispensable for those seeking to understand past landscape characteristics or predict the archaeological...Corcoran, Jane ; Halsey, Craig ; Spurr, Graham ; Burton, Emily ; Jamieson, David
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The Black Death cemetery, East Smithfield, London
The East Smithfield Black Death cemetery was excavated in 1986–8 as part of the Royal Mint site. Founded in 1348/9, it was one of two emergency burial grounds established when the Black Death plague came to London. This report presents the results from the only large-scale excavation and post-excavation analysis...Grainger, Ian ; Hawkins, Duncan ; Cowal, Lynne ; Mikulski, Richard
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The Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury;Â excavations at the Severn Theatre venue, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, 2006
The Frankwell district of Shrewsbury grew up around the original bridgehead settlement on the banks of the River Severn. Geoarchaeological investigations have enhanced our understanding of the location of the 9th-century AD burh. The earliest evidence for occupation dates from the 10th century AD and the Welsh Bridge was constructed...Watson, Bruce ; Phillpotts, Christopher
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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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Glass working on the margins of Roman London: Excavations at 35 Basinghall Street, City of London 2005
New insights into the workings of Londinium’s glass industry and its craftsmen in the later 2nd century AD come from the analysis of over 70kg of broken vessel glass and production waste from a pit in a marginal area in the north-west of the Roman city, in the upper Walbrook...Wardle, Angela ; Freestone, Ian ; McKenzie, Malcolm ; Shepherd, John
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Stepney Green: Moated Manor House to City Farm (Crossrail Archaeology)
Remains of a late medieval and Tudor moated mansion, Worcester House, were investigated on Crossrail’s Stepney Green shafts worksite. The early owners of this fine property were rich merchants and aristocrats, but by the late 17th century the estate passed into the hands of radical Nonconformists associated with the Stepney...Sankey, David
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Crosse and Blackwell 1830-1921: a British food manufacturer in London's West End
Excavation and building survey, related to the redevelopment of parts of Tottenham Court Road Underground Station by Crossrail Ltd, chart the history of food manufacturer Crosse and Blackwell in the Victorian and Edwardian periods until the 1922 move to Branston, Staffordshire. Operating from their 1838 premises in Soho Square, the...Jeffries, Nigel
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The Thames Iron Works 1837-1912: A Major Shipbuilder on the Thames (Crossrail Archaeology)
The Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company, one of the great private enterprises of the Victorian age, launched some of the most famous warships of the time from its slipways at the mouth of the River Lea. A pioneer of shipbuilding in iron, the yard’s expertise was also deployed in...Harrison, Daniel
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Roman and medieval development south of Cheapside: excavations at Bow Bells House, City of London, 2005-6
Excavations on the south side of Cheapside found evidence for Roman timber buildings and pits dating to the later 1st and 2nd centuries AD, and a masonry building constructed after c AD 125. The main west–east road through Londinium lay immediately north of the site. Evidence for later Roman occupation...Howell, Isca
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Lundenwic: excavations in Middle Saxon London, 1987-2000
This monograph provides the first detailed overview of the archaeological evidence for the Middle Saxon trading port of Lundenwic, and presents the results of fieldwork at 18 locations on the site of the settlement. The evidence is contextualised in thematic essays on various aspects of the settlement including its origins...Cowie, Robert ; Blackmore, Lyn
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Merton Priory
This new, full colour booklet summarises the history of the priory, using documentary and archaeological evidence, and the surviving remains, and includes the results of the latest research on the site. The Augustinian priory of Merton was founded in the early 12th century and the first stone church was established...Saxby, David
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The Cluniac priory and abbey of St Saviour Bermondsey, Surrey: excavations 1984-95
Bermondsey Priory was founded on the south bank of the Thames, across the river from the White Tower, in the 1080s. Bermondsey became a centre of pilgrimage and in 1399 the priory’s status was raised to that of an abbey, before its transformation in the 16th century into a courtier’s...Dyson, Tony ; Samuel, Mark ; Steele, Alison ; Wright, Susan M.
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St Pancras Burial Ground: excavations for St Pancras International, the London terminus of High Speed 1, 2002-3
St Pancras Churchyard was extended several times in the post-medieval period, culminating in the creation of the ‘New Burying Ground’ in 1792, with the last burial occurring in 1854. This study focuses on the southernmost ‘Third Ground’, where 1383 burials were recorded archaeologically. Analysis included reconstruction of coffin stack sequences...Emery, Phil ; Wooldridge, Keven
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Roman London's Amphitheatre
For over a hundred years people searched for the Roman amphitheatre of London. Finally, in 1988, during a dig at the City’s medieval Guildhall, the astonishing discovery was made. A curving stone wall around the arena and timber beams for the seating tiers confirmed that the gladiators’ place of spectacle...Bateman, Nick
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Spanning the Centuries: The historic bridges of Northamptonshire
This book, specially commissioned by Northamptonshire County Council (and written, designed and photographed by MOLA, with a Foreword by Tony Ciaburro of NCC), celebrates the rich diversity of the county’s historic bridges, specifically the 104 Listed by Historic England. There are many more within the county but these may be...Bowsher, Julian
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The Prittlewell princely burial: excavations at Priory Crescent, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 2003
This internationally important, late 6th-century AD princely burial was discovered in 2003 at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, within an existing early Anglo-Saxon cemetery. Detailed research, scientific analyses and investigative conservation since have produced exciting new information, enabling the reconstruction of the large wooden chamber grave and the coffin of a man...Blackmore, Lyn ; Blair, Ian ; Hirst, Sue ; Scull, Christopher
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The evolution and exploitation of the Avon flood plain at Bath and the development of the southern suburb: Excavations at Southgate, Bath 2006-9
The SouthGate site lies between the River Avon and the southern defences of Roman and later Bath. This volume describes the evolution of the local Avon flood plain from the Pleistocene to the 20th century. Highlights include a large Early and Late Mesolithic lithic assemblage, Anglo-Saxon extramural activity, the Norman...Barber, Bruno ; Halsey, Craig ; Lewcun, Marek ; Phillpotts, Christopher