1st Edition

The Excavation of Roman and Mediaeval London

By W. F. Grimes Copyright 1968
320 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

This is an immensely fascinating work, published originally in 1968, which is of great value in understanding London’s past. The immediate background to the excavations was the bombing of London during the Second World War, which led to the destruction of more than fifty of the three hundred and fifty or so acres that make up the walled city. The interval before rebuilding was a magnificent... Read more

Preface  1. Introduction  2. The Roman Fort of Cripplegate  3. London Wall  4. The Temple of Mithras and its Surroundings  5. Roman Minor Sites  6. Mediaeval Sites: Part One  7. Mediaeval Sites: Part Two  8. Epilogue

Biography

W. F. Grimes