Search Constraints
Search Results
-
Book
The discovery of a Roman fort at Cripplegate, City of London: Excavations by W F Grimes 1947-68
When Grimes received a CBE for the discovery of the Temple of Mithras, he remarked that he was proud but wished that it had been in recognition of his work at Cripplegate – the discovery of the Mithraeum was ‘a fluke’. His initial objective at Cripplegate was to understand the...Shepherd, John
-
Book
Stepney Gasworks: the archaeology and history of the Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company's works at Harford Street, London E1, 1837-1946
The Commercial Gas Company set up its principal works in Stepney in the late 1830s and generated coal gas until the mid 20th century. As London expanded, the Stepney Works was transformed from a tiny site in rural surroundings into a massive industrial complex packed with buildings, including in 1864...Francis, Antony
-
Book
Holywell Priory and the development of Shoreditch to c1600: Archaeology from the London Overground East London Line
The upgrade and extension of the East London Line created an opportunity for archaeologists to discover more about Shoreditch. Archaeological investigations followed the proposed route and this volume examines the landscapes concealed beneath modern-day Shoreditch. Roman burials were discovered here, close to Ermine Street. The area was transformed in the...Bull, Raoul ; Davis, Simon ; Lewis, Hana ; Phillpotts, Christopher
-
Book
Archaeology of the Jubilee Line extension: prehistoric and Roman activity at Stratford Market Depot, West Ham, London, 1991-3
Excavation ahead of redevelopment by London Underground Limited uncovered flint tools and debitage characteristic of the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods and Early Bronze Age. Activity resumed in the Late Bronze Age. A neonate skeleton of Early Iron Age date was recovered from a rubbish pit near a probable roundhouse. Two...Hiller, J. ; Wilkinson, D. R. P.
-
Book
Late 17th- to 19th-century burial and earlier occupation at All Saints, Chelsea Old Church, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Excavations at 2–4 Old Church Street revealed prehistoric activity, a Roman rural settlement, and medieval gardens and domestic occupation associated with a medieval manor house, although most of the evidence for settlement related to the post-medieval period, when Chelsea changed from a village to a riverside resort and finally a...Cowie, Robert ; Bekvalac, Jelena ; Kausmally, Tania
-
Book
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
-
Book
Tin-glazed tiles from London
Tin-glazed tiles from London looks at the rich diversity of decorative tile designs used in the capital over 400 years. Starting with Moorish- and Renaissance-style designs from Spain, the book traces the importation of decorative tiles from the Low Countries and their eventual manufacture in London itself. The early tiles...Betts, Ian M. ; Weinstein, Rosemary I.
-
Book
Three Ways Wharf, Uxbridge: a Lateglacial and Early Holocene hunter-gatherer site in the Colne valley
A series of five in situ lithic and faunal scatters in the Colne valley at Three Ways Wharf, Uxbridge, belong to two main phases of hunter-gatherer activity. The earlier, characterised by Late glacial bruised-edge ‘long blades’ associated with reindeer and horse, is dated to c 10,000 BP. The succeeding Early...Lewis, John C. S. ; Rackham, James C.
-
Book
The London Millennium Bridge: excavation of the medieval and later waterfronts at Peter's Hill, City of London, and Bankside, Southwark
This volume presents the results of archaeological work on the site of the London Millennium Bridge, where excavations on the banks of the Thames revealed important medieval waterfronts and associated structures dating from the 12th century onwards. On the City side the revetments incorporated a narrow inlet between properties, reached...Ayre, Julian ; Wroe-Brown, Robin
-
Book
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
-
Book
Urban development in north-west Roman Southwark: excavations 1974-90
The Courage’s Brewery bottling plant excavations revealed an intriguing archaeological sequence chronicling the development of the northern island of Roman Southwark to the west of the road which crossed tidal channels to reach the Thames bridgehead. First-century AD timber revetments and an embankment protected the area from flooding, and two...Cowan, Carrie
-
Book
An excavation in the western cemetery of Roman London: Atlantic House, City of London
Important new evidence of Roman London’s western cemetery has been found at Atlantic House, along the banks of the River Fleet and on both sides of Watling Street. Late 1st-century AD land reclamation was followed by the establishment of the cemetery. A total of 19 inhumations and 29 cremations were...Watson, Sadie
-
Book
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.
-
Book
Excavations at 25 Cannon Street, City of London - from the Middle Bronze Age to the Great Fire
The 25 Cannon Street excavations produced rare evidence of Middle Bronze Age activity. Roman quarrying and timber buildings gave way to late 2nd-century AD masonry buildings. One building was occupied until the late 4th century, its ruins covered by ‘dark earth’. A Roman road lay just to the north of...Elsden, Nicholas J.
-
Book
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
-
Book
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
-
Book
London's Roman amphitheatre: Guildhall Yard, City of London
London’s important Roman amphitheatre was excavated in the 1990s; its remains are displayed in the Guildhall Art Gallery. A timber amphitheatre, built c AD 74, included evidence of the eastern entrance, arena palisade, seating bank and associated drains. Shortly after AD 120 it was rebuilt with masonry foundations and walls,...Bateman, Nick ; Cowan, Carrie ; Wroe-Brown, Robin
-
Book
The Rose and Globe - playhouses of Shakespeare's Bankside, Southwark
Excavations at the sites of two famous playhouses of Tudor London, the Rose and the Globe in Southwark, provided physical evidence for the size, layout and development of these playhouses; they are presented here in detail for the first time in 400 years.The hundreds of individual structural elements, objects and...Bowsher, Julian ; Miller, Pat
-
Book
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
-
Book
Saxon, medieval and post-medieval settlement at Sol Central, Marefair, Northampton: archaeological investigations 1998-2002
Excavations revealed prehistoric and Roman artefacts, a possible Middle Saxon sunken-featured building, and extensive Late Saxon to Norman activity as the main settlement around St Peter’s church spread north-eastwards. Seventy-two burials were recorded within a 10th- to 13th-century cemetery. Development of the area included new timber and stone buildings. Pike...Miller, Pat ; Wilson, Tom