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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
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Life and death in London's East End: 2000 years at Spitalfields
This book chronicles the remarkable archaeological discoveries made on the site of Spitalfields Market in east London. Once the burial ground for some of the wealthiest members of Roman London, Spitalfields became the home of one of the country’s largest and most important hospitals in the Middle Ages, looking after...Thomas, Chris
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Mitigation of construction impact on archaeological remains
This book will be invaluable for all archaeologists involved in fieldwork and site management where construction is involved. Operations typically employed during development, from groundworks through to post-construction activity, are described and the likely changes to the burial environment at all these stages outlined. Ways of mitigating the potential damage...Davis, M. J. ; Gdaniec, K. L. A. ; Brice, M. ; White, L.
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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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Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, City of London: an archaeological reconstruction and history
This is an archaeological, architectural and historical study of one of the largest complexes of buildings in the medieval City of London, but one which is largely unknown and of which only two fragments survive above ground today. It is the fifth volume in a series on the monasteries of...Schofield, John ; Lea, Richard
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Sacred spaces: the hospital chapels of London
Hospitals are hectic places, buzzing with human drama and high technology. Yet within all the London hospitals are chapels, oases of calm, places for reflection and prayer. Sacred spaces: the hospital chapels of London seeks out these often forgotten treasures of architecture and art. The book covers the whole of...Crossley, Joan
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A prestigious Roman building complex on the Southwark waterfront: excavations at Winchester Palace, London, 1983-90
Excavations upstream of Roman London bridge in north Southwark uncovered evidence for mid 1st-century AD land reclamation and the establishment of a road and buildings. The waterfront was extended northwards in c AD 80 and new buildings, including rectangular and circular masonry buildings associated with grain storage, were constructed around...Yule, Brian