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Excavations at the Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital, London
The results of excavations carried out on this important medieval hospital site between 1982 and 1991 which are integrated with documentary and environmental evidence in a chronological narrative which charts the development of the medieval infirmary, chapel and cemetery, and of the monastic cloi
Roman London
A short introduction to Roman London followed by twenty b&w photographs of archaeological finds. Paperback. 24 pages. Good condition. Cat No 4797
Below Southwark: The Archaeological Story
Tells how achaeologists have uncovered the story of Southwark, a story that covers a thousand years of changes to its landscape and society. Illustrated by many photographs, drawings and old maps. Large paperback. 46 pages. In very good clean condition.
The Good Grave Guide to Hampstead Cemetery, Fortune Green
A lengthy visitor's guide to to the many remarkable monuments in Hampstead Cemetery, which opened in 1876, with well-known occupants of some of the graves listed alphabetically under four sections including - music hall actress Marie Lloyd, theatre impressario Sir Charles Wyndham, children's book
A History of London's River
A twelve page booklet describing the river's history from Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and Medieval times through to the Victorian period. Illustrated. Small staple mark, otherwise good condition. Cat No N222
The Temple Church and Chapel of St Ann
A complete history of the round C12th Templar church in the London Inns of Court. Hardback. 152 pages, a tissue-guarded frontispiece, 12 pages of plates, and a folding plan.
Notes of Interest, Historical and Otherwise, Relative to the Rebuilding of Pinners' Hall
A five-page prospectus for the new Pinners' Hall built on the site of the original hall of the Worshipful Company of Pin Makers demolished in 1798.
Old London illustrated: A Series of Drawings by the late H.W. Brewer Illustrating London in the XVIth Century with Descriptive Notes
An Imperial Quarto volume of large drawings of London with accompanying descriptive texts. The drawings are: the City of London (a double-page fold-out); the Tower of London; Aldgate; Cheapside; Old St Paul’s; Ludgate; Newgate; Ely Place; Old London Bridge; and Westminster.