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Bankside: excavations at Benbow House, Southwark, London SE1
The multi-period site of Benbow House lies next to the Thames, and is a fine example of the multifarious and colourful activities that took place in London over the centuries. The earliest extant evidence of human activity within the excavation area was an attempt at land consolidation in the 12th...Mackinder, Anthony ; Blatherwick, Simon
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London bridge: 2000 years of a river crossing
London exists today because almost 2000 years ago the Romans realised it was the lowest convenient point where the Thames estuary could be bridged. The main phase of the Roman bridge apparently went out of use during the 4th century AD. The Thames was not bridged again until c 1000,...Watson, Bruce ; Brigham, Trevor ; Dyson, Tony
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The Limehouse porcelain manufactory: excavations at 108-116 Narrow Street, London, 1990
The Limehouse porcelain manufactory was amongst the very first of the English porcelain production centres, founded in the mid 18th century within a year of Bow and Chelsea. The pothouse was functioning by early 1745, but production was short-lived and it went out of business by early 1748. In early...Tyler, Kieron ; Stephenson, Roy ; Owen, J. Victor ; Phillpotts, Christopher
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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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The eastern cemetery of Roman London: excavations 1983-1990
In Roman London, the dead were buried beyond the limits of the settlement, and soon after the town was established cemeteries developed to the west, north and east of the settlement. From the late 1st to the early 5th century AD an extensive area east of the modern City of...Barber, Bruno ; Bowsher, David
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Roman and medieval townhouses on the London waterfront: excavations at Governor's House, City of London
Excavations in 1969 revealed a substantial Roman building, interpreted as a townhouse attached to the ‘Governor’s Palace’ complex. In 1994–7 new work uncovered a prehistoric marsh, a quay dated to AD 84 and a later revetment. Two Roman buildings predated the townhouse, with one possibly a goldworker’s premises. New evidence...Brigham, Trevor ; Woodger, Aidan