Transactions of the London & Middlesex Archaeological Society
Volume 73 - 2022
The issue available for download in December 2026
The cover depicts a dramatic view of the mutilated, but still emotionally charged stone sculpture of the death Christ (c.1500–20). It was discovered in 1954 during the redevelopment of the Mercers’ Hall in the City of London. How this statue came to be concealed or disposed here and why it was mutilated beforehand are discussed in 'Some examples of iconoclasm and the concealment of religious goods in London during the reformation reconsidered' by Bruce Watson. One overlooked aspect of the English Reformation is the concealment of banned religious goods, which have since been rediscovered by chance.
The other articles in this issue are:
Early Neolithic pits at principal place, Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney Jonathan Cotton, Andy Daykin, Julie Dunne and Patrick Quinn
The recent excavation of a Roman cemetery within the upper Walbrook valley unexpectedly revealed four Neolithic pits containing pottery, which has been analysed and radiocarbon dated to the mid-4th millennium BC.
Roman domestic development to the north of the forum: excavations at Crosby Square, London EC2 Ken Pitt Roman wall plaster from Crosby Square, City of London EC2 Ian M. Betts with Ken Pitt Crosby Place, a 15th-Century mansion: excavations at Crosby Square, City of London EC2 Ken Pitt
Three linked articles on excavations at Crosby Square, tracing aspects of the development of this part of the City of London from the early Roman period to the building of the famous 15th-century Crosby Hall and its subsequent usage by various organisations, including the East Indian Company until its demolition in 1908. Its interior was saved and later rebuilt in 1926–7 in Chelsea.
A Roman watercourse, Medieval and Tudor development and Bell Yard after the Great Fire: excavations at Faraday Buildings North, City of London EC4 Guy Hunt and Peter Rowsome
Multi-period excavations next to St Paul’s Cathedral revealed an important archaeological sequence in an area of the City of London largely destroyed without record by modern redevelopment.
On the origin and dedication of the Church of St Magnus the Martyr Matthew Payne and Michael Cooper
New research argues that instead of being originally dedicated to St Magnus of Orkney, this medieval City of London parish church was actually dedicated to St Magnus of Anagni, an Italian saint.
Excavations at 1–5 Benjamin Street, Farringdon, EC1: activity within the outer precinct of the Hospitaller Priory of St John of Jerusalem and evidence for ‘Westminster’ tile production Ian Hogg and Isa Benedetti-Wilson
A cluster of medieval pits contained waste ceramic floor tiles connected with a nearby kiln discovered in the 1860s.
Headstone Manor, Pinner, Harrow: archaeological investigations 2016–17 Tim Allen with Gary Evans
The archaeological investigation of a series of new service trenches has prompted a reassessment of the complex structural development of this Greater London moated, medieval and Tudor manor house.
This volume also contains a number of book reviews, including:
- London in the Roman World
- The Registers of the Goldsmiths’ Company: Deeds and Documents c.1190 to c.1666
- The Worshipful Company of Fletchers of London: The Early Centuries, c.1371–c.1571
- Records of the Jesus Guild in St Paul’s Cathedral c.1450–1550: An Edition of Oxford Bodleian MS Tanner 221, and Associated Material
- In the Shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral: The Churchyard that Shaped London
In addition, this volume contains the annual reports produced by the Society’s Council, its various committees and accounts.