Heart of the City: Roman, Medieval and Modern London Revealed by Archaeology at 1 Poultry

by Peter Rowsome (Author), Peter Eldon Rowsome (Author)

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  2001

  $3.40

  Excavations at 1 Poultry, in advance of building development, `tells the story of London - from Roman frontier town to provincial capital; ruin then revival as medieval Europe's largest city; recovery from fire and plague to become the world's richest metropolis; the Blitz, and the famously disputed demolition of 16 Victorian buildings'. The story of the excavation and the information it revealed about the history of London are told through a montage of text and a large number of illustrations.