Site record MM74
Site name
Baynard House
Site location
Queen Victoria Street, EC4
Borough
City of London
Year
1974
Greater London SMR No.
042155-8
Location
Latitude: 51.5116592 Longitude: -0.101785
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National Grid Ref.
TQ3194080900
Organisation
DUA
Type of fieldwork
excavation
Archaeological periods
Roman, Medieval
Summary
A trench across Upper Thames Street 20m E of the Mermaid Theatre (before its moving to a new site nearby in 1979) found a fragment of Roman masonry, evidence of river erosion and surface of Thames Street from the 12th c. The masonry is identified as part of the Roman riverside wall, dated on the adjacent Baynard's Castle site (BC75) to 255-70.
Source: Schofield, John with Maloney, Cath (eds.) (1998). Archaeology in the City of London, 1907-1991: a guide to records of excavations by the Museum of London and its predecessors. The Archaeological Gazetteer Series, Volume 1. London: Museum of London. ISBN 0-904818-81-0.
Related sites:
None linked
No. of Related publications:
2 publication(s).
The Roman riverside wall and monumental arch in London: excavations at Baynard's Castle, Upper Thames Street, London, 1974-76
London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Special Paper 3 Issue3 (1980). Hill, Charles; Millett, Martin; Blagg, Thomas Published by London: London and Middlesex Archaeological Society
St Paul's Cathedral, AD 604-1087 London Archaeologist Vol:12 Issue3 (2008). Schofield, John: Blackmore, Lyn
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