Archaeological research for Crossrail completes: the UK’s largest archaeology programme
The final MOLA books of the Crossrail Archaeology series are published, covering 10,000 years of London history – from Mesolithic stone tools and unusual Roman burials to victims of the plague.
Crossrail is the largest archaeology programme the UK has seen to date, and we are delighted to have been involved in the project. Our archaeological excavations and research across the central and eastern sections of the route have shed new light on the Black Death and 17th century plague, including ancient DNA studies; a Tudor moated manor house in Stepney Green; pioneering Victorian ship builders, the Thames Iron Works and the iconic food manufacturer Crosse and Blackwell.
The final three books published by MOLA, of which two relate to the fascinating research carried out for Crossrail at Liverpool Street, are available to buy on the publications pages of our website.
Outside Roman London: roadside burials by the Walbrook stream
The New Churchyard: from Moorfields marsh to Bethlem burial ground, Brokers Row and Liverpool Street