Archive gazetteers

The three Gazetteers are indispensable guides to the archaeology of London in the 20th century, cataloguing excavations both within the city of London and throughout its outer boroughs

Much of the information available in our on-line catalogue is taken from this source, but the published books also contain numerous photographs and location maps.

The three volumes may be purchased individually or as a set (total cost £50.00) from our Museum of London shop.

1: Archaeology in the City of London, 1907-91: a guide to records of excavations by the Museum of London

Edited by John Schofield, with Cath Maloney
ISBN 0 9048 18 81 0; published 1998; £29.95

Between 1908 and 1973 nearly 300 building sites in the City were excavated by archaeologists working for the Guildhall Museum. The Museum of London excavated about 400 sites between 1973 and 1991. This guide summarises the results of all 700 investigations and lists all reports and publications from them.

2: Archaeology in Greater London, 1965-90: a guide to records of excavations by the Museum of London

Edited by Alan Thompson, Andrew Westman & Tony Dyson
ISBN 0 9048 18 80 2; published 1998; £29.95

A gazetteer of nearly 1000 archaeological sites in 22 of the 32 boroughs of Greater London excavated by the Museum of London between 1972 and 1990. All sites are located on borough maps, with a short summary of results for the majority of sites and detailed locations plans for the more important ones.

3: Post-war Archaeology in the City of London, 1946-72: a guide to records of excavations by Professor W F Grimes held by the Museum of London

Edited by John Shepherd
ISBN 0 9048 18 82 9; published 1998; £14.95

Professor W F Grimes, Director of the Roman and Mediaeval London Excavation Council between 1964 and 1968, excavated 63 sites in the City of London. One of these investigations, of a Blitz site in the City, resulted in the discovery of the Temple of Mithras.