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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