Recent/Back Issues
The resource of 50 years of quarterly publications about London’s archaeology and only London’s archaeology is invaluable – and a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in the subject.
Recent issues
Although the last two years of LA are only available to subscribers, you can also buy individual issues from the membership secretary. To see what was in recent issues published over the past six years, you can scroll through the contents lists below.
Older back issues
And if you’d like to access pdfs of all the magazines published more than two years ago, all the way back to 1968, you can find them through the Archaeology Data Service site. A year’s worth of LA issues is uploaded at a time to ADS, once a year in the autumn.
Recent issues
Although the last two years of LA are only available to subscribers, you can also buy individual issues from the membership secretary. To see what was in recent issues published over the past six years, you can scroll through the contents lists below.
Older back issues
And if you’d like to access pdfs of all the magazines published more than two years ago, all the way back to 1968, you can find them through the Archaeology Data Service site. A year’s worth of LA issues is uploaded at a time to ADS, once a year in the autumn.
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 11 / Winter 2020 Features Access to archaeology: Layers of London Adam Corsini of Layers of London talks about an exciting new project, begun in collaboration with London Archaeologist Archaeological update: Sites Unseen We highlight some post-medieval sites either excavated or recorded as standing buildings, selected from the latest Fieldwork Round-up Research Industrialisation’s Impact on London Health A three-year project re-examined 2,241 of London's stored skeletons — the results reveal the differences between inner city living and life beyond Gaynor Western and Jelena Bekvalac New Evidence for Bear-Baiting in Southwark An examination of animal bones from Empire Warehouse, Southwark, has provided further information about this infamous medieval and post-medieval entertainment Les Capon and Kevin Rielly America Square Revisited A post-excavation training project reviews the finds from a 1987 excavation held in the London Archive and, combined with historical research, reveals the benefits to students and London's archaeology alike Jacqui Pearce and MAAST Plus commentary, book reviews, news and events diary |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 10 / Autumn 2019 Features In context: Meet the new team We welcome our new Secretary, Ros Morris, and Communications Officer, Helen Johnston Just the job: Royal subjects Daniel Jackson, Curator of Historic Buildings at Hampton Court Palace, talks to Becky Wallower about excavation, publication and some upcoming research projects Archaeological update: Sites unseen We highlight aspects of four site, either excavated or increasing our knowledge of existing structures, as summarised in the latest Fieldwork Round-up Research Roman Cemetery in Southwark Excavation of 3rd- and 4th-century burials in an area within the main Southwark cemetery Neil Hawkins Excavations at Parnell Road, Bow Roman activity in Old Ford to the knowledge of this roadside settlement Ian Hogg Archaeological Archives’ Education Usage Results of a recent survey found increased educational use of archives, featuring the Museum of London Archaeological Archive as a case study On Ki Choi and Daniel Platt Early 17th-Century Stove Tile from Greenwich Discovery of fragments of a stove tile deemed to come from a high-status building thought to come from nearby Greenwich Palace Chris Jarrett Plus commentary, book reviews, news and events diary |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 9 / Summer 2019 Features Becky Wallower makes a pilgrimage along the Thames from Greenwich, via Bankside, to Fulham to discover how three major historic properties are being restored and redisplayed An appreciation of former secretary Becky Wallower, who has stepped down from the London Archaeology committee after 15 years. Research Requiem Remembering London's Archaeology Post-war archaeology and excavations at St Swithin’s House show the problems encountered along the way Ivor Noël Hume Excavations at St Peter’s Church Petersham Exposed inhumation burials and a brick-lined vault of the Gage family, members of an affluent Thameside community Suzanne Westall and Helen Chittock St Mary Stratford Bow Workhouse, E3 Excavations at Bow Road reveal the development of a 19-century workhouse and what life was like therein Les Capon and Lucy Whittingham 18th-century Innovations in Cattle Breading Finds from 1 Dickens Square, Southwark, allowed the study of cattle development, leading to the identification of possible types or breeds Kevin Rielly Plus commentary, lots of book reviews, news and events diary |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 8 / Spring 2019 Features Author, author…: Delivering the goods – The runaway winner of the biennial London Archaeological Prize was PCA’s ‘An immense and exceedingly commodious goods station’. Becky Wallower interviewed authors Rebecca Haslam and Guy Thompson and graphics producer Mark Roughley on the challenges of chronicling the huge Victorian industrial site of King’s Cross Goods Yard Research RECONSTRUCTING LONDON'S FORUM AND BASILICA Marsden revisits a reconstruction of the second Roman forum-basilica and measures it against the excavation evidence Peter Marsden C-14 DATED SAXON ACTIVITY IN STRATFORD Redevelopment work at Duncan House, Stratford High Street, on the west bank of the Channelsea River, uncovers wood of late 8th- to late 10th-century date Damian Goodburn and Robert Hartle POST-MEDIEVAL URBANISATION IN HOLBORN Archaeological fieldwork at 64 Lincoln’s Inn Fields reveals phases of post-medieval finds from two adjoining brick-build cesspits Pat Miller and Jacqui Pearce, with contributions from Jon Cotton 18TH-CENTURY CATTLE ‘PLAGUE’ PITS IN SOUTHWARK A group of three complete cattle skeletons from two 18th-century pits at 1 Dickens Square, Southwark, shows evidence of cattle plague Kevin Rielly plus commentary, book reviews, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 6 / Autumn 2018 Features Anniversary review: Ten years of Thames Discovery – Nathalie Cohen, Josh Frost, Helen Johnston and Eliott Wragg look back on the Thames Discovery Programme’s first decade of accomplishments and developments Report preview: On track to discover Roman Southwark ¬– Victoria Ridgeway previews PCA’s forthcoming monograph on the Thameslink project which has added significantly to knowledge of Roman occupation south of the Thames Research MEDIEVAL LONDON: RICH RESOURCES – NEW DIRECTIONS An overview to celebrate LA@50, looking at the growth in knowledge of London in the Medieval period over the last 50 years John Schofield PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPE AT HAROLD WOOD Archaeological investigations at Harold Wood Hospital in Romford reveal Bronze Age field systems and evidence of a settlement Joanna Taylor EXCAVATIONS AT 250 CITY ROAD, ISLINGTON A redevelopment site, exposing in and around the former southern extent of the Regent’s Canal City Road Basin Serena Ranieri, with contributions from Ian Betts, Lyn Blackmore, Anne Davis, Alan Pipe and Beth Richardson plus commentary, book reviews, news, 50th anniversary activity updates, diary of events and special 50th anniversary pin board |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 5 / Summer 2018 Features Anniversary review: 25 glorious years - Gary Brown, founder and director of Pre-Construct Archaeology, takes a personal look back over the company's first quarter century in London Gallery opening: Heavenly galleries at Westminster Abbey: Becky Wallower visited the stunning new exhibition space in the triforium, where archaeology has provided new details of the Abbey's 1000 year history Research SAXON LONDON: MILESTONES AND CHALLENGES An overview to celebrate LA@50, looking at the growth in knowledge of London in the Saxon period over the last 50 years Robert Cowie LIBERATING THE ONCE CAREFREE WANDERER Excavations at Victoria Embankment, Westminster, continue the research into the course of the River Tyburn Virgil Yendell, with Nigel Cameron and Rob Scaife THE PURPOSE OF THE CRIPPLEGATE ROMAN FORT A reassessment of the various fort excavations with an alternative suggestion for the use of the fort Peter Marsden A LATE ROMAN GLASS WORKER IN LONDON The study of a crucible fragment from Bury Street extends the practice of glass working into 3rd-century Roman London John Shepherd, with Edward Biddulph and Matt Phelps plus commentary, book review, news, 50th anniversary activity updates, diary of events and special 50th anniversary pin board |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 7 / Winter 2019 Features Anniversary roundup: 50 years and counting… – Becky Wallower considers LA’s anniversary activities Findspot: The first clipped silique from Southwark? – James Gerrard, Sally Gerrard and Rebeca Haslam discuss a highly unusual late Roman silver coin from Brandon House Research POST-MEDIEVAL LONDON: GROWING WORLD CITY An overview to celebrate LA@50, looking at the growth in knowledge of London in the post-edieval period over the last 50 years Jacqui Pearce INVESTIGATIONS AT FERRY LANE, WALTHAMSTOW Palaeoenvironmental and archaeological investigations at Ferry Lane suggest human activity and a nearby settlement Barry Bishop, with contributions from Rob Batchelor, Damian Goodburn, Lionello Morandi, Wayne Perkins, Kevin Rielly and Dan Young EARLY IRON AGE SETTLEMENT IN DAGENHAM Excavation of a prehistoric farmstead during a period of transition reveals significant settlement activity Helen Chittock and Les Capon, with contributions from Jon Cotton DECLINE OF LUNDENWIC AT COVENT GARDEN SITE Pits excavated just outside the settlement core provide a snapsot of the decline of Lundenwic Ian Hogg plus commentary, book review, letter to the editors, obituary, news, diary of events and special 50th anniversary pin board |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 6 / Autumn 2018 Features Anniversary review: Ten years of Thames Discovery – Nathalie Cohen, Josh Frost, Helen Johnston and Eliott Wragg look back on the Thames Discovery Programme’s first decade of accomplishments and developments Report preview: On track to discover Roman Southwark ¬– Victoria Ridgeway previews PCA’s forthcoming monograph on the Thameslink project which has added significantly to knowledge of Roman occupation south of the Thames Research MEDIEVAL LONDON: RICH RESOURCES – NEW DIRECTIONS An overview to celebrate LA@50, looking at the growth in knowledge of London in the Medieval period over the last 50 years John Schofield PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPE AT HAROLD WOOD Archaeological investigations at Harold Wood Hospital in Romford reveal Bronze Age field systems and evidence of a settlement Joanna Taylor EXCAVATIONS AT 250 CITY ROAD, ISLINGTON A redevelopment site, exposing in and around the former southern extent of the Regent’s Canal City Road Basin Serena Ranieri, with contributions from Ian Betts, Lyn Blackmore, Anne Davis, Alan Pipe and Beth Richardson plus commentary, book reviews, news, 50th anniversary activity updates, diary of events and special 50th anniversary pin board |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 5 / Summer 2018 Features Anniversary review: 25 glorious years - Gary Brown, founder and director of Pre-Construct Archaeology, takes a personal look back over the company's first quarter century in London Gallery opening: Heavenly galleries at Westminster Abbey: Becky Wallower visited the stunning new exhibition space in the triforium, where archaeology has provided new details of the Abbey's 1000 year history Research SAXON LONDON: MILESTONES AND CHALLENGES An overview to celebrate LA@50, looking at the growth in knowledge of London in the Saxon period over the last 50 years Robert Cowie LIBERATING THE ONCE CAREFREE WANDERER Excavations at Victoria Embankment, Westminster, continue the research into the course of the River Tyburn Virgil Yendell, with Nigel Cameron and Rob Scaife THE PURPOSE OF THE CRIPPLEGATE ROMAN FORT A reassessment of the various fort excavations with an alternative suggestion for the use of the fort Peter Marsden A LATE ROMAN GLASS WORKER IN LONDON The study of a crucible fragment from Bury Street extends the practice of glass working into 3rd-century Roman London John Shepherd, with Edward Biddulph and Matt Phelps plus commentary, book review, news, 50th anniversary activity updates, diary of events and special 50th anniversary pin board |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 4 / Spring 2018 Features Exhibition preview: Death in Londinium - The opportunity to display the Harper Road sarcophagus for the first time has inspired a full exhibition at Museum of London Docklands. Curators Meriel Jeater and Jackie Keily spoke to Becky Wallower. Great news for LA@50 - The date and venue are announced for LA's 50th anniversary conference and Golden Ticket prizes revealed Research ROMAN LONDON: RESEARCHING ITS RISE AND FALL An overview to celebrate LA@50, looking at the growth in knowledge of London in the Roman period over the last 50 years Peter Rowsome THE WALLBROOK SKULLS REVISITED How much did Geoffrey of Monmouth really know about the events of AD 296 John Clark A SAXON AND MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT Excavations at the former Barking Magistrates Court Lisa McCaig with Alistair J Barclay A 17TH-CENTURY STONEWARE KILN RE-EXCAVATED Re-examination of a Woolwich kiln has added details o the original 1974 discovery Edward Biddulph and John Cotter AN 18TH-CENTURY MALTHOUSE Excavations at Palace Wharf, Fulham, on the west bank of the Thames Stella Bickelmann, with contributions from Ian Betts, Lyn Blackmore and Anne Davis plus commentary, book review, news, diary of events and special 50th anniversary pin board |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 3 / Winter 2017 Features Access to archaeology: community archaeology at Fulham Palace - Fulham Palace is undertaking a multi-phase restoration project, with community engagement in archaeology at its heart. Becky Wallower visited Alexis Haslam, the new community archaeologist, to see what the project turned up on a three week dig. Let the celebrations begin! - plans for the magazine's 50th anniversary in 2018 Research PREHISTORIC LONDON: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT An overview to celebrate LA@50, looking at the growth in knowledge of London's prehistory over the last 50 years Jon Cotton A THORNY AFFAIR The River tyburn and the prehistoric landscape at Abell House and Cleland House at Westminster Mary Nicholls, with Anne Davis, Rob Scaife, Phil Toms and John Whittaker HOW DO WE RECOGNISE A MANSIO? Some thoughts on Roman roadside settlements from a London region viewpoint Martin J Dearne A POSSIBLE WEIR AND FLASH LOCK Excavations as part of the Crossrail works on the River Lea at Pudding Mill Lane David Sankey, with Damian Goodburn and Virgil Yendell plus commentary, letters, book reviews, news, diary of events and special 50th anniversary pin board |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 2 / Autumn 2017 Features Site update: Tudor bee boles at the Palace of Placentia - A watching brief being undertaken by PC in Greenwich has revealed unexpected remains of the Tudor palace. Peter Moore describes the findings and their future. Anniversary celebrations: LA@50 - Becky Wallower outlines plans for the magazine's 50th anniversary in 2018 and invites participation. Research INVISIBLE PEOPLE AND A NONEXISTENT RIVER Geoarchaeology seeks out the course of the Tyburn River north of Victoria Station Virgil Yendell and Robert Scaife ROMAN DEVELOPMENT EAST OF THE FORUM Excavations at 31-33 Lime Street reveal a possible link to a Roman public building project Robert Hartle LONDON'S WATERFRONT 1100-1666 The long-term project reaches the end of its first phase and provides openings for online research John Schofield POST-MEDIEVAL BUILDINGS AT WESTMINSTER Excavations at Great George Street reveal details of Thorney Island and post-medieval evidence Ken Pitt with Mary Nichoills, Ian Betts, Jacqui Pearce and Beth Richardson plus commentary, obituary, book review, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.15 No. 1 / Summer 2017 Features Just the job: breaking London's code - Epigraphist Roger Tomlin has one of the rarest jobs in the country, but one that contributes significantly to the archaeological record. Becky Wallower visited him in Oxford to probe both is work and the results of a major project for MOLA. Research EDWARD I'S ENTRANCE CAUSEWAY AT THE TOWER OF LONDON Excavations of the causeway, revealing phases of remodelling Shane Maher POST-MEDIEVAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE LOCAL TOBACCO PIPE INDUSTRY BEYOND NEWGATE Part 2 report on the later discoveries at 5-7 Giltspur Street, City of London Heather Knight and Jacqui Pearce, with Lyn Blackmore ANIMAL BONES AND BROKEN OBJECTS: SYMBOLIC DEPOSITION AT CARSHALTON Excavation of ritual pits containing animal bones and broken objects at Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton Andrew Powell, with contributions by Alistair Barclay, Lorrain Higbee, Andrew Fitzpatrick and Rachel Seager Smith THE MERE BANK, CROYDON A lost and forgotten earthwork remains an enigma plus commentary, obituary, book reviews, letter to the editor, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No. 12/ spring 2017 Features Author, author...: New foundations- The monograph on Tabard Square that won the 2016 London Archaeological Prize transforms our understanding of Southwark's prehistoric and Roman archaeology. Becky Wallower interviewed principal author, Douglas Killock, and monograph editor and contributor, Victoria Ridgeway, who put together a publication to match the importance of the site. Research LONDON CHARTERHOUSE AND THE GLASSHOUSE YARD GENERAL BAPTIST BURIAL GROUND Excavations at Therese House in Glasshouse Yard EC1A of monastic cells and a Nonconformist burial ground Andy Daykin with Michael Henderson BRONZE AGE ACTIVITY AT GORESBROOK VILLAGE, DAGENHAM Ritual activity in East London forming part of a wider landscape of settlement and subsistence Catherine Douglas ANIMAL BONES AND BROKEN OBJECTS: SYMBOLIC DEPOSITION AT CARSHALTON Excavation of ritual pits containing animal bones and broken objects at Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton Andrew Powell, with contributions by Alistair Barclay, Lorrain Higbee, Andrew Fitzpatrick and Rachel Seager Smith PRE-FIRE BURIAL GROUND OF ST SEPULCHRE WITHOUT NEWGATE Excavations at 5-7 Giltspur Street, City of London, revealing the early development of the church's burial ground Adrian Miles and Don Walker, with Lyn Blackmore and Karen Stewart plus commentary, obituary, news and diary of events as well as Supplement 4, a corrected version of the article in the winter issue: INVESTIGATIONS IN THE BROADWAY, STRATFORD |
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Contents of Vol.14 No. 11/ winter 2016 Features Exhibition preview: Cross sections - A new exhibition opening at Museum of London Docklands in February puts both the extensive archaeology and the engineering of the massive Crossrail project into perspective. Curator Jackie Keily spoke to Becky Wallower. Research BRONZE AGE LANDSCAPE OF GREENWICH PENINSULA Reconstructing the prehistoric wetland landscape through geoarchaeology Mary Nicholls with Nigel Cameron, Rob Scaife, Karen Stewart and Simon Carlyle FROM PREHISTORIC ENCLOSURE TO LANDSCAPED PARKLAND IN CARSHALTON Excavation of landscape features in central Carshalton Nicola Powell and Simon Carlyle ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE GREAT FIRE What distinctive features and research themes have emerged from Great Fire archaeology? Nigel Jeffries INVESTIGATIONS IN THE BROADWAY, STRATFORD Developments from medieval village to modern high street Joanna Taylor with Chris Jarrett, Kevin Hayward, Marit Gaimster, Lynn Keys, Kevin Rielly and Frank Meddens plus commentary, news, letter to the editor and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No. 10/ autumn 2016 Features Museum visit: Target market - Becky Wallower investigates where the recently announced plans for Museum of London's move to West Smighfield are heading. Research EVIDENCE FOR THE GREAT FIRE IN HOLBORN Post-medieval suburban development at Fetter Lane Lesley Dunwoodie and Nigel Jeffries KENTISH RAGSTONE MASONRY IN LONDON Surviving examples of the use of ragstone ashlar masonry in the historic buildings of medieval London Tim Tatton-Brown ARCHAEOLOGY FROM A DISABLED ENABLED PERSPECTIVE A disabled archaeologist decries the lack of opportunities Theresa O'Mahony A MOATED SITE IN BARNSBURY The search for the medieval mote and later occupation Anthony Mackinder with Nigel Jeffries plus commentary, news, book reviews and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No. 9/ summer 2016 Features In context: One into two - Becky Wallower salutes Clive Orton's contribution to LA over 40 years and introduces the first joint editors, Jenny Hall and Diana Briscoe.. Findspot: An unusual kitchen gadget from Roman London - Paul Tyers investigates where a flanged dish from excavations at Eastcheap fits into the typology. Exhibition preview: Illuminating the Great Fire - Curator Meriel Jeater gave Becky Wallower a sneak previw of Museum of London's exhibition on the 150th anniversary of the infamous date. Research A RESCUE PROJECT Pinner medieval pottery kiln revisited Don Cooper and Jacqui Pearce AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION AT ST PATRICK'S CHURCH The development of Soho Square Alexis Haslam BRENTFORD'S ROMAN ROADSIDE SETTLEMENT Excavations at Lion Gate, Syon Park Stella Bickelmann, with contributions from Ian Betts, Julian Bowsher, Jon Cotton, Michael Marshall, Kate Sumnall and Amy Thorp THE RIVER TYBURN AND THORNEY ISLAND A topographical study Desmond Donovan plus commentary, news, book review and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No.8/ spring 2016 Features Findspot: Roman refinement in Lime Street - Newly discovered Roman decorated wall plaster provides insights into the domestic setting of the early London elite after the Boudican rebellion. Ian Betts reviews its context, conservation and significance. Access to archaeology: Time truck gets rolling - A new initiative puts archaeology on wheels to bring benefits to communities and developers alike. Magnus Copps explains how it works. Research THE EARLIEST STEREOGRAPH OF THE TOWER OF LONDON? The history of the Tower of London from old photographs Geoffrey Parnell EXCAVATIONS AT THE WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY The story of an 18th-century listed building in Walthamstow Joanna Taylor ROMAN WATER MANAGEMENT AND THE MOORFIELDS MARSH Crossrail excavations at Moorgate and Finsbury Circus Sam Pfizenmaier A ROAD TO WHERE? The discovery of a Roman Road in Leyton Gary Brown plus commentary, news, book review and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No.7/ winter 2016 Features Planning issues: Reflections on GLAAS - Becky Wallower talked to Sandy Kidd, Principal Archaeological Advisor at the Greater London Archaoelogy Advisory Service, about how this section of Historic England is managing changes in internal structure and the planning process in London. Research EXCAVATIONS AT MOORGATE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, LONDON EC2Y Settlement activity in a marginal area outside the city wall Hana Lewis FROM BRONZE AGE TO BRONZE CASTING 3000 years of change at Ewer Street, Southwark Douglas Killock DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROMAN CITY WALL The post-Roman features from excavations at 38-40 Trinity Square, London EC3 Isca Howell, Robin Wroe-Brown, and Amy thorp, with Anne Davis, Alan Pipe and Angela Wardle AN IRON AGE ENCLOSURE AT COMMERCE ROAD, BRENTFORD Excavations on the bank of the River Brent Heather Knight and Jon Cotton plus commentary, news, letter to the editor, book review and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No.6/ autumn 2015 Features Site update: Brandon House unearthed - New evidence for the palace of the Duke of Suffolk in Southwark reveals a flowering of exuberant Tudor ornmentation. Frank Meddens and Richard Humphrey discuss the work in progress Research THE ROMAN CITY WALL New evidence from excavations at 38-40 Trinity Square, London EC3 Isca Howell, Robin Wroe-Brown, and Amy thorp, with Anne Davis, Alan Pipe and Angela Wardle INSIGHTS INTO HEALTH, LIFE AND DEATH IN VICTORIAN LONDON'S EAST END Combining archaeology with documentary evidence Rachel Ives KEW BRIDGE HOUSE, BRENTFORD Prehistoric features and post-medieval change Nicholas Cooke and Christopher Philpotts† THE POST-MEDIEVAL DEVELOPMENT OF PADDINGTON GREEN Excavations at West End Green, 285-329 Edgeware Road, City of Westminster Joana Taylor and Richard Humphrey plus commentary, news, letter to the editor and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No.5/ summer 2015 Features Report preview: transforming Londinium - Victoria Ridgeway previews a forthcoming publication on excavations at Tabard Square that have changed the prevailing view of Roman Southwark and yielded much new evidence on Londinium's development. Research GERMAN STONEWARES A group of German stonewares from 2-4 Holywell Lane, London EC2, in their local and wider context Lyn Blackmore FAKING IT The evidence for counterfeiting coins in Roman London Jenny Hall with Dana Goodburn Brown COFFIN PLATES Recording and cataloguing the University of Reading collection of coffin plates from St Marylebone Church, Westminster Adrian Miles, Sarah Ritchie and Robin Wroe-Brown BARNET The ongoing archaeological search for Greater London's only medieval battlefield Bruce Watson plus commentary, news, book reviews, letter to the editor and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No.4/ spring 2015 Features Author, author: Making history- Hazel Forsyth, winner of the 2014 London Archaeological Prize, talks to Becky Wallower. Research DEPTFORD'S ROYAL DOCKYARD Archaeological investigations at Convoy's Wharf, Deptford 2000-2012 Duncan Hawkins with Caroline Butler, Antony Francis, Christopher Phillpotts and Andrew Skelton THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF LUNDENWIC? A watching brief at the London School of Economics, Sheffield Street, WC2 Adrian Miles and Vergil Yendell FLEET STREET IN MICROCOSM Excavation of medieval settlement on the south side of Fleet Street Amelia Fairman plus commentary, news, book reviews and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No.3/ winter 2014 Features Report preview: Spitalfields life - An account of the early modern suburb of Spitalfields, due out in 2015, presents and archaeological history of the place, the people and their possessions. Research MATERIAL EVIDENCE FROM THE GREAT FIRE Burnt artefacts discarded in a well at Philpot Lane, City of London Nigel Jeffries and Robin Wroe-Brown PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPES BENEATH THE LONDON CABLE CAR Studies from boreholes along the Cable Car route Robert Batchelor, Christopher Green, Daniel Young, Philip Austin, Nigel Cameron and Scott Elias HIGH ON LONDON Aerial archaeology and the 'Lost Gardens' of Seething Wells Helen Wickstead and Martyn Barber THREE ROMAN VESSELS FROM OLD JEWRY/CHEAPSIDE, LONDON EC2 Two rare glass vessels and a mortarium Michael Marshall and Amy Thorp plus commentary, news, book reviews and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No.2/ autumn 2014 Features Significant site: All change - John Maloney became a significant figure in the City during the decade that archaeology in London was transformed for good. Becky Wallower talks to him about a site that encapsulates for him the emergence of the new professional era. Research EXCAVATIONS AT ROYAL MINT SQUARE The excavation of a post-medieval burial ground Adrian Miles and Jelena Bekvalac EXCAVATIONS AT 1-33 FALMOUTH ROAD, SOUTHWARK More evidence from Southwark's Roman hinterland Anthony Mackinder WESTMINSTER TOPOGRAPHY Planning the Abbey precincts and its manors in the 1530s Tim Tatton-Brown THE IMAGERY OF ROMAN SEAL BOXES AND THEIR USE IN LONDON The uses and meaning of these enigmatic artefacts Philip Smither plus commentary, news, book reviews, letter to the editor and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.14 No.1/ summer 2014 Features Just the job: Ancient futures - London's Inspector of Ancient Monuments is one of only 18 such officials serving all the geographic regions of England, under the auspices of English Heritage. Becky Wallower spoke to Jane Sidell, the inspector responsible for the Greater London Authority Area, about her 'dream job'. Access to archaeology: Festival of Archaeology 12-27 July 2014 Research ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL DEFENCES NORTH OF LUDGATE Excavations at 42-6 Ludgate Hill and 1-6 Old Bailey, London EC4 Peter Rowsome, with contributions from Lyn Blackmore (pottery) and Chiz Harward (graphics) THE WESTERN STREAM, ROMAN CITY WALL AND MEDIEVAL CITY DITCH Excavations at 7-10 Old Bailey, London EC4 Portia Askew WILLIAM WIDMORE'S POTTERY CUPBOARD Excavations in Thames Street, London, 1974-78 John Schofield and Jacqueline Pearce plus commentary, news, letter to the editor and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.12/ spring 2014 Features Access to archaeology: Archaeology with an Islamic community - future users of the Southwark mosque took part in the pre-development excavations of the site. John Maloney reports on the community project. Findspot: Mother and daughter monasteries: a geological link between France and Saxo-Norman priories in Bermondsey and Lewes - Kevin Hayward of Pre-Construct Archaeology investigates some unusual geology. Research EXCAVATIONS AND GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL, JOHN FELTON ROAD, BERMONDSEY PART 1: lost islands and early prehistoric landscapes of Southwark Craig J Halsey, with Rob Scaife, John Whittaker and Karen Stewart PART 2: Roman and post-medieval activity Andy Daykin DEVELOPMENT OF THE THAMES WATERFRONT AT BERMONDSEY DURNING THE 17TH AND18TH CENTURIES Excavations at Chambers Street, Bermondsey Isca Howell, Damian Goodburn, Nigel Jeffries and Beth Richardson EXCAVATIONS AT 217-219 LONG LANE, SOUTHWARK medieval pits and ditches to post-medieval tanneries Ken Pitt with Lyn Blackmore, Anne Davis and Kevin Rielly plus commentary, news, letter to the editor and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.11/ winter 2013 Features Report preview: Heads will roll - A report due out early this year has the potential to change our interpretation of burial in Roman London. Chiz Harward, Natasha Powers and Sadie Watson preview key discoveries in a monograph covering 20 years of archaeological work in the upper Walborook valley. Research SOMERS TOWN GOODS YARD Excavations at Brill Place, Camden NW1 Hana Lewis HARMONDSWORTH FARM'S OTHER BUILDINGS A study of the buildings around the Great Barn Colin Bowlt THE RIVER AND THE FISH A preliminary evaluation of the archaoelogy of early medieval fish traps on the Thames Paul Clabburn NEW LIGHT ON EARLY LEATHER-WORKING INDUSTRY IN MEDIEVAL WEST HAM Excavations near Stratford Langthorne Abbey Rosie Cummings PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS IN POST-MEDIEVAL LONDON A proposed typology Karime Castillo Cardenas plus commentary, news, book review and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.10/ autumn 2013 Features Findspot: Domestic menagerie in Greenwich? - What were rabbit, guinea pig and parrot bones doing in an early 19th-century well? Kevin Riellly of Pre-Construct Archaeology investigated the bones and the animals' historical context. Research FROM SALT PETRE BANK TO DOCK STREET Post-medieval glass manufacture in Tower Hamlets Richard Humphrey with John Shepherd FILLING OUR MINDS WITH RUBBISH AND FACTS More Roman discoveries at Gladstone Place, Old Ford Iain Bright VIEW FROM A CESSPIT A late Georgian household in West Ham Abby Lyn blackmore, Ian Betts, Robert Cowie, Nigel Jeffries, James Morris, Jacqui Pearce, Alan Pipe, Beth Richardson and Karen Stewart NEW TALES OF OLD LONDON EC4 The lost Roman port, Shadwell, and other stories David Bird BRONZE AGE ENVIRONMENTS AND BURIAL IN THE LOWER LEA VALLEY Investigations in the Stratford City Development Peter Boyer, Mary Nicholls and Barry Bishop plus commentary, news, book review and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.9/ summer 2013 Features Obituary - Dennis Turner 1932-2013: Gerry Moss remembers a great supporter of London archaeology Project update: The Bloomberg bonanza - Two years of excavations at this key City site are revealing excepttional evidence of habitation and activity going back to the earliest Roman settlement. To update April's press extravaganza Becky Wallower talked to Mola's Site Director Sadie Watson and others workng on the project. Research 100-142 UNION STREET Roman land management and post-medieval structures Catherine Edwards EARLY WATERMANAGEMENT ON THE WATERWORKS RIVER IN STRATFORD, LONDON E15 Saxon and Norman works to manage the River Lea Robin Wroe-Brown with Damian Goodburn and Karen Stewart LONDON'S MEDIEVAL FIELDS London's environs in the medieval period Chris Phillpotts 2-18 ST BRIDE STREET, 87-88 FARRINGDON STREET, LONDON EC4 A print works and other post-medieval development Andy Daykin and Jacqui Pearce, with contributions by Ian Betts, Lyn Blackmore, Geoff Egan and Tony Grey plus commentary, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.8/ spring 2013 Features Author, author: And the award goes to...- What makes for an award-winning publication? Becky Wallower spoke to John Schofield, author of London 1100-1600, winner of the 2012 London Archaeological Prize, to find out. Research MICHAEL FARADAY SCHOOL A LAARC Community Excavation Project Pat Miller and Kate Sumnall LIFE AND DEATH IN SUBURBIA Archaeological work at St Mark's Church, Surbiton Rachel Ives THE GREAT HALL IN THE INMOST WARD, TOWER OF LONDON The history of a lost building Geoffrey Parnell EXCAVATIONS AT ANCHOR IRON WHARF, GREENWICH, PART 2 Industrial and social development in the 17th-19th centuries Anthony Francis and Julian Bowsher, with contributions by Jacqui Pearce, Lynne Keys, Ian Betts and Ian Tyers plus book reviews, commentary, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.7/ winter 2012 Features Obituary - Tony McKenna: an appreciation by Harvey Sheldon Project update: Ship to shore - Eliott Wragg continues the account of the significant discoveries made on the foreshore by the Thames Discovery Programme, concentrating on all things nautical Significant site: Happenstance on the waterfront - Gustav Milne happened into archaeology via the City waterfront and his career has been anchored in what he found - and learned - along the Thames in the 1970s Research LONDON'S ELIZABETHAN SHIPWRECK The Gresham ship project 2007-2012 Gustav Milne EXCAVATIONS AT ANCHOR IRON WHARF, GREENWICH, PART 1 A discussion of the Tudor buildings and their artefacts Julian Bowsher and Anthony Francis, with contributions by Ian Betts and Jacqui Pearce LONDON'S MEDIEVAL PORT Accessing the data from London's 12th-century port John Schofield plus book reviews, commentary, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.6/ autumn 2012 Features Obituary - Pat Wilkinson: an appreciation of her life Findspot: New style tile? - John Phillips examines what appear to be the first examples of colourful flecked Tudor/Stuart period tile in London, and perhaps Britain Access to archaeology - Archaeology for everyone at Festival of British Archaeology 2012 Research MADE IN DAGENHAM Burial and pottery production in the Iron Age and Roman periods Edward Bidulph A TOUCH OF SPICE Excavations at Cinnamon Street near Wapping Docks for the East London Line Rupert Featherby, with contributions by Anne Davis and Jane Corcoran SHIFTING THE BOUNDARIES A Bronze Age boundary ditch at the former Royal Sun Alliance Sports Ground, Raynes Park Iain Bright THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART SITE Battersea from the Iron Age to modern times Angus Stephenson and Catherine Edwards plus book review, commentary, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.5/ summer 2012 Features Obituary - Jonathan Cotton and Alison Parnum appreciate the life of Gillian Clegg Access to archaeology - Highlights of July's 16-day Festival of British Archaeology in London Research EARLY TOOTING BEC AND ITS REPUTED PRIORY What lies behind a popular local myth Graham Gower THE GUY'S HOSPITAL ROMAN BOAT FIFTY YEARS ON Fresh discoveries reveal more about this Roman boat and its construction Bruce Watson, with contributions by Ian Blair and Nigel Jeffries LATE 13TH-CENTURY HOUSEHOLD 'CLEARANCE GROUPS' ON GRESHAM STREET AND THE lONDON JEWRY Detailed ceramic study throws new light on the end of London's medieval Jewry Nigel Jeffries THE HIGHGATE POTTERY KILN EXPERIMENT 2010 Nick Peacey returns to the site of an earlier experiment and solves a long-standing problem plus book review, commentary, letters to the editor, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.4/ spring 2012 Features Museum issues - How to save a museum? Becky Wallower investigates whether Wandsworth Museum's establishment as a charitable body is proving to be a model for other threatened heritage organisations Findspot - Milk Street Mikveh Ian Blair and Bruce Watson discuss the significance of a unique remnant of London's medieval Jewish community Research CROYDON, CROCUS AND COLLYRIUM How did Croydon get its name? From a Roman luxury crop or a little-known Germanic settler? David Bird TALBOT EDWARDS, HOLCROFT BLOOD, THE CROWN JEWELS AND THE ORDNANCE DRAWING ROOM An account of some extraordinary goings-on and their consequences at the Tower of London in the 17th Century Geoffrey Parnell A STUDY OF THE RIVER WALBROOK THROUGH ROMAN LONDON A reconstruction of the flow of the Walbrook throughout the Roman period Tony Taylor AN IRON AGE AND EARLY ROMANO-BRITISH FARMSTEAD AT THE WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARSHALTON New excavations expand our knowledge of the rural settlement of London's southern hinterland Douglas Killock plus commentary, letter to the editor, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.3/ winter 2011 Features Project update - Fieldwork on the foreshore Nathalie cohen describes important discoveries made by the Thames Discovery Programme over the project's three productive years Research EARLY SAXON ROEHAMPTON The first archaeological evidence for early Saxon settlement in this part of south-west London Giles Dawkes, with Luke Barber, Anna Doherty and Elke Raemen DELFTWARE POTHOUSE SITES IN LONDON An updated account of tin-glazed ware production sites in London David Gordon WHEN THE WAR CAME TO STRATFORD Archaeological and built heritage recording of the Second World War structures in the Lower Lea Valley Gary Brown and Guy Thompson with Kari Bower plus commentary, letters to the editor, book reviews, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.2/ autumn 2011 Features Access to archaeology - More access, more records: a Greater London Historic Environment Record for all Stuart Cakebread and Krystyna Truscoe report on how this huge resource is being expanded and brought up to date Access to archaeology - Festival of British Archaeology 2011 discovery, creativity, spectacle Findspot - Medieval fishing on the Isle of Dogs Nathalie Cohen and Nick Stevens review the background to an ephemeral find from the foreshore Research PREHISTORIC SOUTHWARK Excavations in Bermondsey shed further light on the prehistory of north Southwark Jim Leary, Nick Branch and Louise Rayner BRINGING LONDON'S ARCHAEOLOGY TO A WIDER PUBLIC The work of the City of London Archaeological Trust John Schofield VALENTINES DAY Archaeological investigtions during the Valentines Mansion Restoration Project James Young Langthorne THE NEW ARMOURIES, TOWER OF LONDON Building accounts reveal the history of a major building Norman Plastow SUFFOLK PLACE Southwark's forgotten Tudor royal palace Geoffrey Parnell plus commentary, letter to the editor, news and diary of events |
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Contents of Vol.13 No.1/ summer 2011 Features Access to archaeology - Festival of British Archaeology preview of London evvents coming up at FOBA Strategy - The Greater London Historic Environment Research Strategy Peter Rowsome reports on progress on behalf of the team developing the GLHERS Research SAXON DEFENCES IN THE LEA VALLEY Where were the boundaries of the defended settlement? Graham Dawson A MILITARY MAN IN THE LEA VALLEY More revelations from the Olympic Park Amelia Fairman FULHAM PALACE MOAT REVEALED Medieval and later bridges brought to light Phil Emery LAST WORDS ON THE COWLEY HOLE More of these enigmatic features around London Norman Plastow SUFFOLK PLACE Southwark's forgotten Tudor royal palace Bruce Watson plus commentary, letters to the editor, book reviews, news and diary of events |
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