LAMAS 54th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF LONDON ARCHAEOLOGISTS

SATURDAY 18 MARCH 2017

WESTON THEATRE, MUSEUM OF LONDON

Morning session: Recent Work

11.00am Chairman’s Opening Remarks and Presentation of the 2017 Ralph Merrifield Award, Harvey Sheldon

11.10am Timber and Taxes: Excavations at the Old Custom House, Sugar Quay, City, Sadie Watson, MOLA

11.35am Excavations at 127-143 Borough High Street, Southwark, Dougie Killock, PCA

11.55am St Giles: medieval hospital, Tudor mansion and early 18th century rookery, Sam Pfizenmaier, MOLA

12.15pm Long live the Boleyn: Excavations at the former West Ham football ground, Neil Hawkins, PCA

12.35pm Finding London’s First Theatreland – Excavating the Curtain Playhouse, Heather Knight, MOLA

1.00pm LUNCH (not provided)

Afternoon session: The Crossrail Project

2.00pm Tunnel: The Archaeology of Crossrail, Jay Carver, Project Archaeologist Crossrail

2.30pm A journey through time on the Crossrail East London line, Mary Nicholls/Graham Spurr, MOLA

3.00pm Stepney Green: Moated Manor House to City Farm, Dave Sankey, MOLA

3.30pm TEA (provided)

4.30pm Peeking into the past. A glimpse of the Black Death at West Smithfield, Don Walker, MOLA

5.00pm Crosse and Blackwell 1830-1921: A British food manufacturer, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA

5.30pm CLOSE