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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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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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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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Roman and medieval Cripplegate, City of London: excavations 1992-8
The discovery of the fort at Cripplegate after the Second World War revolutionised our understanding of Roman London. Redevelopment between 1995 and 2000 presented a unique opportunity to re-examine the sites. Bronze Age field ditches were sealed by early Roman domestic buildings contemporary with the nearby timber amphitheatre. The 2nd-century...Howe, Elizabeth ; Lakin, David
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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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Excavations at the priory of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London
The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem was formed to support pilgrimages to Jerusalem and run a great hospital there. A house of the Order was founded in Clerkenwell in 1144. It became the Order's only priory in England, and its headquarters here. Archaeology shows that the...Sloane, Barney ; Malcolm, Gordon
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Medieval and later urban development at High Street, Uxbridge: excavations at the Chimes Shopping Centre, London Borough of Hillingdon
Excavations in the High Street uncovered evidence of development on the south-eastern edge of the medieval town of Uxbridge, beginning with the planned 12th-century extension of a Saxon hamlet. Medieval property boundaries and a 12th-century pottery kiln associated with production of South Hertfordshire greyware were recorded just inside the borough...Knight, Heather ; Jeffries, Nigel
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Old London Bridge: Lost and Found
The Thames has been described as ‘liquid history’ but few of the 1000s of daily commuters and vehicles crossing London Bridge today will know that Roman, Saxon-Norman and medieval bridges stood on almost the same spot. Two thousand years ago the Romans identified this point as the best place to...Watson, Bruce
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The Cistercian abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne, Essex: archaeological excavations for the London Underground Limited Jubilee Line Extension Project
The Cistercian monastery of St Mary Stratford Langthorne once stood on land south of the new Jubilee Line station at Stratford. Excavations 1973–94 recorded large parts of the monastic church, cemetery and related buildings. Topics include the precinct arrangement, architecture and decoration, and the way of life of the inhabitants....Barber, Bruno ; Chew, Steve ; Dyson, Tony ; White, Bill
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Pre-Boudican and later activity on the site of the forum: excavations at 168 Fenchurch Street, City of London
New evidence of Londinium’s pre-Boudican origins and its first and second fora has been found at a site on Cornhill. In the AD 50s commercial or military storage buildings were established, including a granary, with a marketplace or open public area to the west. The Boudican fire and its aftermath...Dunwoodie, Lesley