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Industry in north-west Roman Southwark: excavations 1984-8
An unusually extensive sequence of Roman metalworking workshops and hearths of later 1st- to late 4th-century date was found in excavations on the north-western edge of the (then) north island of Southwark, London. Iron smithing and, to a lesser extent, copper alloy casting and wrought metalworking took place. The metalworking...Hammer, Friederike
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London's Delftware industry: the tin-glazed pottery industries of Southwark and Lambeth
Documentary and archaeological evidence is combined for five tin-glazed ware production sites on the south bank of the Thames – Montague Close, Pickleherring, Rotherhithe, Norfolk House and Glasshouse Street. Tin-glazed ware or ‘delftware’ manufacture began in London c 1570 and ceased at Glasshouse Street in 1846. The products of each...Tyler, Kieron ; Betts, Ian ; Stephenson, Roy
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John Baker's late 17th-century glasshouse at Vauxhall
John Baker’s Thameside glasshouse in Vauxhall is the first of London’s 17th-century glasshouses to be excavated. This publication describes the finds from the site, demonstrates how Vauxhall competed with London’s other glasshouses and discusses London’s late 17th-century glass industry. The glasshouse opened sometime between 1663 and 1681, and had closed...Tyler, Kieron ; Willmott, Hugh
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Finsbury's Moated Manor, Medieval Land use and later development in the Finsbury Square area, Islington
Archaeological investigations at seven sites within the Finsbury Square area of London have revealed important evidence for the medieval and post-medieval development of this former marshy area north of the city walls. Evidence was recovered for Finsbury manor house, documented from 1272 and moated by the 14th/15th centuries, and for...Pitt, Ken ; Taylor, Jeremy
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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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Medieval Westminster floor tiles
Westminster' tiles - named after Westminster Abbey where they were first recognised - are among the most common types of medieval floor tiles found in London. At least some of these tiles were made at a kiln site in Farrington Road. 'Westminster' tiles can be distinguished from other medieval floor...Betts, Ian M.
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The eastern cemetery of Roman London: excavations 1983-1990
In Roman London, the dead were buried beyond the limits of the settlement, and soon after the town was established cemeteries developed to the west, north and east of the settlement. From the late 1st to the early 5th century AD an extensive area east of the modern City of...Barber, Bruno ; Bowsher, David
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The Roman tower at Shadwell, London: a reappraisal
This volume presents new analysis of a fascinating site north of the Thames and east of the Roman city, where the sequence included a masonry structure excavated between 1974 and 1976, and originally interpreted as a 3rd-century military signal tower. Early quarrying gave way to a 2nd-century cremation cemetery and...Lakin, David ; Seeley, Fiona ; Bird, Joanna ; Rielly, Kevin
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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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Archaeological Site Manual
In 1197, a modest hospital was founded on the fringes of the City of London. It grew to become one of the most significant institutions for the care of London's sick poor in medieval times. Exactly 800 years later, following extensive archaeological excavations and research, the Museum of London Archaeology...MOLA
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Excavations at Mucking: Volume 3, The Anglo-Saxon cemeteries
The Anglo-Saxon cemeteries at Mucking, Essex, represent the burials of over 800 individuals from the 5th to early 7th centuries. This long-awaited report includes detailed illustrated catalogues in Part i, and comprehensive analysis and discussion of the burials and their context in Part ii. The large, mixed rite Cemetery II...Hirst, Sue ; Clark, Dido
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A Roman-British cemetery on Watling Street: excavations at 165 Dover Street
A roadside cemetery lay alongside Watling Street 1km south-east of the Roman settlement of Southwark. The cemetery supplanted 1st-century roadside building and field systems, and was in use from the mid 2nd century until at least the early 3rd century. A total of 25 inhumations and five cremations were recorded....Mackinder, Anthony
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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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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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Roman burials, medieval tenements and suburban growth: 201 Bishopsgate, City of London
Excavations to the north of Liverpool Street Station uncovered evidence of Londinium’s northern cemetery along the west side of Ermine Street, consisting of two phases of inhumation burials in wooden coffins and associated structures. A marsh formed early in the post-Roman period but the area became the property of the...Swift, Dan
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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
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Below Southwark: the archaeological story
This book tells how archaeologists have uncovered the story of Southwark. It is a story that covers thousands of years of major changes in its landscape and society. Using the latest archaeological discoveries and illustrated by many photographs, drawings and old maps, we shall catch a glimpse of the lives...Cowan, Carrie
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Excavations at the priory of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London
The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem was formed to support pilgrimages to Jerusalem and run a great hospital there. A house of the Order was founded in Clerkenwell in 1144. It became the Order's only priory in England, and its headquarters here. Archaeology shows that the...Sloane, Barney ; Malcolm, Gordon
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William Morris at Merton
William Morris was a remarkable character for his time. As well as making a major contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement he was a renowned socialist. He sought to promote his ideals and philosophy, not only through his writings but also by his actions, most clearly shown in his...Saxby, David
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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