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From Ice Age to Essex: a history of the people and landscape of East London
Half a million years ago ice sheets pushed the Thames south, depositing river gravels across East London. People began quarrying gravel in ancient times and the modern aggregates industry has workings here. Archaeological work at quarry sites has resulted in spectacular discoveries – from prehistoric ritual sites and flint arrowheads...Greenwood, Pamela ; Perring, Dominic ; Rowsome, Peter
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The Medieval Postern Gate by the Tower of London
This publication elucidates a remarkable monument, now preserved in situ beside the Tower of London. Constructed between 1297 and 1308, the postern gate formed a defensible terminus to the city wall and a minor gateway suitable for pedestrian traffic. The survival of the remains on the south side of the...Whipp, David
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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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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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Winchester Palace: Excavations at the Southwark Residence of the Bishops of Winchester
The London house of the medieval bishops of Winchester in Southwark originated in the mid 12th century. Situated adjacent to the Thames and wharves, it developed into a palatial residence based around an inner and outer courtyard and accommodating the bishop, his household and servants. The results of archaeological rescue...Seeley, Derek ; Phillpotts, Christopher ; Samuel, Mark
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Pots and potters in Tudor Hampshire: excavations at Farnborough Hill Convent, 1968-72
This book results from a major collaboration between Guildford Museum and MoLAS, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It focuses on the late medieval and Tudor pottery industry of the Surrey-Hampshire borders. One of the most innovative ceramic traditions in southern England is revealed through finds excavated in the grounds...Pearce, Jacqueline
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The London Guildhall: an archaeological history of a neighbourhood from early medieval to modern times
Evidence from archaeological excavations between 1985 and 1999 is combined with historical and architectural analysis to create a major integrated history of the London Guildhall, the home of the City of London’s government. Beginning with the first hall of the 12th century, the book describes later halls and precinct buildings...Bowsher, David ; Dyson, Tony ; Holder, Nick ; Howell, Isca
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A Roman drainage culvert, Great Fire destruction debris and other evidence from hillside sites north-east of London Bridge
Two 1998 excavations provide important new evidence of Roman and later development on the terraced ground north of the Thames and south of Cornhill. Early Roman quarrying at Monument House was followed by timber buildings. A 3rd-century AD stone building included a subterranean drainage culvert which carried dirty water south...Blair, Ian ; Sankey, David
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The Augustinian Priory of St Mary Merton, Surrey: Excavations 1976-90
Excavations 1976–90 at the priory of St Mary Merton revealed much about the layout and development of this monastery from the 12th century to the Dissolution. Founded on its present site beside the Wandle river, c 11.3km south-west of London, in 1117, Merton was one of the most influential of...Miller, Pat ; Saxby, David
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Development on Roman London's western hill: excavations at Paternoster Square, City of London
Redevelopment allowed reassessment of 1960s work and review of Roman activity on the western hill south of the main east–west road. Evidence of pre-Roman drainage towards the Fleet valley was overlain by the main road and external activity dated to c AD 50. Pre-Boudican strip buildings lay along the main...Watson, Sadie
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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