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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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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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Archaeological landscapes of east London: six multi-period sites excavated in advance of gravel quarrying in the London Borough of Havering
Six archaeological sites investigated in advance of gravel extraction in the London Borough of Havering, between 1963 and 1997, form the basis of a landscape history of the locality. Significant monuments include an Early Neolithic ring ditch. The Bronze Age and Iron Age were periods of woodland clearance followed by...Howell, Isca ; Swift, Dan ; Watson, Bruce
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Shakespeare's London theatreland: archaeology, history and drama
This guide to the unique theatrical venues of London, from 1567, when the first playhouse was built, to 1642, when Parliament closed them down, sets out the rich dramatic history of this period in relation to the latest exciting archaeological evidence. The book also details the people involved – the...Bowsher, Julian
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Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men: excavations in the 19th-century burial ground of the London Hospital, 2006 (reprint)
In 2006, archaeological excavations in the grounds of the Royal London Hospital uncovered the remains of a burial ground used primarily for deceased but unclaimed patients. The buried population included at least 259 people who died between c 1825 and 1841. These were mostly adult and male, and many, prior...Fowler, Louise ; Powers, Natasha
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Great Houses, moats and mills on the south bank of the Thames
Regeneration in the 1980s–90s on the south bank of the Thames resulted in archaeological and historical investigations at Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe, and next to London Bridge, in Southwark. The first was the site of a house acquired by 1349 by Edward III and rebuilt by him in 1353–61; the second...Blatherwick, Simon ; Bluer, Richard
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St Marylebone Church and burial ground in the 18th to 19th centuries: excavations at St Marylebone School, 1992 and 2004-6
During the 18th century, St Marylebone parish grew to become one of the wealthiest in London. The church on Marylebone High Street, built 1742, was soon too small to serve this population and relocated in 1817. Archaeologists recorded 350+ burials, mostly in the graveyard, with some in family vaults or...Miles, Adrian ; Powers, Natasha ; Wroe-Brown, Robin
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The Royal Navy victualling yard, East Smithfield, London
London’s Royal Navy victualling yard, the first large-scale naval food supply base in Britain, was founded in 1560 and closed in 1785, having proved inadequate for the needs of the expanding Georgian navy. A substantial part of the ground plan of the yard was recorded and combined with documentary evidence...Grainger, Ian ; Phillpotts, Christopher
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Londinium: a new map and guide to Roman London
Londinium was founded by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago, shortly before AD 50. Roman London was built on a ‘green-field’ site which is now occupied by the City of London and north Southwark. The early frontier town was an immediate success and was occupied for almost four centuries. For...MOLA
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Early and Middle Saxon rural settlement in the London region
This monograph provides a long-awaited overview of the evidence for London’s Early and Middle Saxon rural settlement, which draws on the results of six decades of archaeological fieldwork, in addition to historical and place-name evidence. This indispensable synthesis of published and archive material includes accounts of 26 occupation sites and...Cowie, Robert ; Blackmore, Lyn