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London 1100—1600: the archaeology of a capital city by John Schofield

This book summarises the main findings. and new suggestions, about the archaeology of medieval London and takes in the formidable amount of recording and study that has taken place in the city between 1970 and 2010, including major excavations on the sites of the capital’s former monasteries and royal palaces, hospitals, theatres, houses large and small, the waterfront, bridges, cathedral, Tower and Guildhall.

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St Paul’s Cathedral Before Wren by John Schofield

This book provides the first ever comprehensive account of the archaeology and history of this great church — from Roman times to 1675, when construction work on Wren’s masterpiece began. The story of the building that dominated the medieval City of London has been pieced together from documentary evidence, graphic sources and previous studies, but principally from archaeological investigations between 1969 and 2006.

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St Pancras Burial Ground by Philip Emery and Kevin Wooldridge

This study concerns the southernmost part of the ‘New Burying Ground’ at St Pancras churchyard, in use from 1792 to 1854, and excavated during 2002-3 as part of the development of the Eurostar terminus. The book includes a detailed study of over 700 excavated burials and gives an insight thus into the population of this parish on the northern edge of London at a time of rapid growth and industrialisation.

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London 1,000 Years:Treasures from the Collections of the City of London

Selected to illustrate the history of London and its role on the national and world stage, the treasures that feature in this book start with the oldest document in the City’s archives, William the Conqueror’s confirmation of the City’s liberties (1067), and range through the City’s copy of Magna Carta (issued in 1297), the deed for a house in Blackfriars signed by William Shakespeare, as well as books from Elizabeth David’s personal library.

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Panoramas of Lost London by Philip Davies

The book is based on 300 wide-format photographs commissioned by the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London and the LCC during the period from 1870 to the end of the WW2 Second World War. These pictures record the rapidly changing face of London; from buildings, clothing, hats and footwear to horse-drawn and petrol-engined vehicles, advertising messages, street furniture and shop fronts and goods for sale.

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London: the Thames by Richard Holt

This title proceedes along the North Bank of the river Thames from Richmond Lock to Canary Wharf in an imaginary boat. Passing under dark bridges and see the light again while admiring a fabulous progression of green riversides, old cottages, beautiful buildings and finally the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Readers can enjoy it all in this spectacular 13-metre-long book by London photographer Richard Holt, who has photographed with incredible patience the whole North bank of the great river of England’s capital city.

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