PHOTO DIARY : JANUARY 2015

Flo Laino

March 12, 2015


The following photo diary shows a summary of work at 100 Minories throughout January 2015, when we started the excavation of Area B.

1. top-of-areaB

Exposing the first traces of archaeology in Area B, under watching brief supervision of Neralie Johnston and Ben Saunders.

7. MNOX2241Revealed: the Georgian buildings of Number One and Number Two the Crescent.

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Part of a drainage system with a possible overspill feature.

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Profile view – excavated and recorded by Manca Kavcic and Tom Swannick.

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Found during the excavation of this feature – Victorian chamber pot. Click here to see additional pictures.

 

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Cleaning of Number Two the Crescent, in preparation for photography and recording.

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Long shot of the Georgian buildings, showing exposed under-floor drains, once covered by floorboards.

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York Stone floors.

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The remnants of surviving door posts.

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Door handle attached – held by Talfan Davies.

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Neralie with a stoneware pot, from a shop in Aldgate.

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Caption reads ‘Lewis Abraham Britton. Successor to H. J. Lyon in Duke Street Aldgate.’

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Project Officer Chiz Harward ascending in a cherry picker to take aerial site photos.

Aerial photograph of the 100 Minories site - Area B

Aerial photographs of the Georgian buildings, taken by Chiz Harward. Photos also show the proximity of the 100 Minories site to the London City Wall and Tower of London.