In June 2024 MOLA published a major report on Roman buildings and waterfront development on the west side of the first Roman bridge, that is excavations of 1994-6 at Regis House, by Trevor Brigham and Bruce Watson. The publication, which is in e-book or PDF format, was supported by CoLAT. David Bowsher of MOLA writes:
Extensive excavations at Regis House revealed remarkable evidence for pre-Boudican waterfront activity next to the Roman London bridge, followed in AD 63–4 by the construction of a massive timber quay, warehouse and other buildings, greatly altered and extended over the course of the 1st century AD. These in turn were destroyed in the AD 120s by the Hadrianic Fire, leading to the dumping of a thick layer of fire debris to allow the construction of large masonry buildings which remained in use until the end of the period. Many thanks for the valuable COLAT support for this book which enabled us to get it finally published.
For free download of this important text, go to https://doi.org/10.48583/j7n8-vh88.
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