Transactions Volume 57 2006

57 2006 Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society 57 2006 Transactions Contents Transactions List of presidents and officers................................................................ v 151st Annual Report of LAMAS Council for the year ending 30th Volume 57 2006 September 2006................................................................................... vii Income and Expenditure Account for the year ending 30th September LAMAS 2006 and Balance Sheet as at 30th September 2006.......................... ix Excavations on the site of the Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park, Westminster Timothy Bradley...................................................................................... 1 Roman boundaries, roads and ritual: excavations at the Old Sorting Office, Swan Street, Southwark Mark Beasley.......................................................................................... ...... 23 Slavery in the London area in 1086 Keith Bailey............................................................................................ 69 The Adams’ father and son, vagrant contractors to Middlesex 1757— 94 Audrey Eccles.......................................................................................... 83 ‘Lifting on to a new plane’: gymnastics and the Somerford Street Women’s Free Evening Institute 1917—1921 Carol Bentley.......................................................................................... 93 Papers read at the Lamas Local History Conference held at The Museum of London in November 2006: ‘Lost London’..................... .... 113 Reviews................................................................................................... 129 Index to volume 57................................................................................ 145 London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Hon Archaeological Editor: Production Editor: Nathalie Cohen Lynn Pitts 17 George Street 5 Whitehead Drive Sparrows Green Kenilworth Wadhurst Warwicks CV8 2TP East Sussex TN5 6TB 01926 512366 [email protected] [email protected] Hon Local History Editor: Eileen Bowlt Reviews Editor: 7 Croft Gardens John Schofield Ruislip Museum of London Middlesex HA4 8EY London Wall 01895 638060 London EC2Y 5HN [email protected] Editors’ note: the editors are happy to consider articles for publication in Transactions. New contributors are advised to ask the Production Editor for a copy of LAMAS Notes for Contributors before submitting papers. LAMAS also welcomes the submission of books for review in Transactions. Front cover: Roman pottery from the Excavations at the Old Sorting Office, Swan Street, Southwark (Pre- Construct Archaeology) NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS 1. Contributions should be sent to the Archaeology/Local History Editors (see inside front cover). All papers will be read by a referee. 2. Submission of articles on computer disk is usual. A clean print-out should also be supplied for editorial use; this should be on A4 paper, printed on one side only, in double spacing throughout, with generous margins all round. The disk and hard copy should be identical. 3. Editing is done using Word. Disks using other standard systems may be submitted, but to avoid loss of formatting it is recommended that whenever possible authors output onto the disk in Word. 4. Transactions style should be followed, but complex layout should not be attempted. For style refer to previous copies of Transactions (contact Production Editor for detailed style sheet). All papers should start with a summary of their aims, main points and conclusions. Tables usually need rekeying; they should be supplied in a separate file and a clear print-out on separate sheets provided. Figure and table positions should be noted in the margin of the print-out. 5. The type area of a page in Transactions measures 208 x 149 mm. All artwork should be designed to be reduced to or within such a space. Fold-outs are very expensive and should be avoided. Scales in metres should be provided on plans. Electronic submission of artwork is welcome but this must be on CD and a printed version must also be supplied. Files should be Tiff or JPeg and designed for black and white reproduction. Line drawings in particular should be saved at the highest resolution possible — ideally 1200 dpi or above. 6. On submission papers should be complete in every particular. Every alteration made by an author in proof means higher production costs. Unless there are exceptional circumstances first proofs only will be submitted to contributors. 7. Contributors will receive 6 offprints of articles gratis. Additional copies may be ordered at cost price. Produced for the Society by Past Historic, Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire Printed in Great Britain LAMAS Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Volume 57 2006 Museum of London, London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN © Published by the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, 2007 Produced by Past Historic, Kings Stanley, Glos. GL10 3HW Printed in Great Britain ISBN 978 0 903290 60 9 Contents List of presidents and officers ............................................................... v 151st Annual Report of LAMAS Council for the year ending 30th September 2006 .................................................................................. vii Income and Expenditure Account for the year ending 30th September 2006 and Balance Sheet as at 30th September 2006 ......................... ix Excavations on the site of the Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park, Westminster Timothy Bradley ..................................................................................... 1 Roman boundaries, roads and ritual: excavations at the Old Sorting Office, Swan Street, Southwark Mark Beasley ......................................................................................... 23 Slavery in the London area in 1086 Keith Bailey ........................................................................................... 69 The Adams’ father and son, vagrant contractors to Middlesex 1757—94 Audrey Eccles ......................................................................................... 83 ‘Lifting on to a new plane’: gymnastics and the Somerford Street women’s free evening Institute 1917—1921 Carol Bentley ......................................................................................... 93 Papers read at the LAMAS Local History Conference held at the Museum of London in November 2006: ‘Lost London’ ................... 113 Reviews T Carew, B Bishop, F Meddens & V Ridgeway Unlocking the Landscape: Archaeological Excavations at Ashford Prison, Middlesex (reviewed by Jonathan Cotton) .......................................................................... 129 I Howell (ed) Prehistoric Landscape to Roman Villa: Excavations at Beddington, Surrey, 1981—7 (reviewed by David Bird) ......................... 130 P Greenwood, D Perring & P Rowsome From Iron Age to Essex: a History of the People and Landscape of East London (reviewed by David Bird). 130 J Kent Coinage and Currency in London from the London and Middlesex Records and other Sources: From Roman Times to the Victorians (reviewed by Kim Stabler) ................................................................................... 132 C Thomas, R Cowie & J Sidell The Royal Palace, Abbey and Town of Westminster on Thorney Island. Archaeological Excavations (1991—8) for the London Underground Limited Jubilee Line Extension Project (reviewed by Warwick Rodwell) .......................................................................... 133 L Green A Priory Revealed: Using Material Relating to Merton Priory (reviewed by Graham Gower) ............................................................ 134 D Whipp The Medieval Postern Gate by the Tower of London (reviewed by Hedley Swain) ..................................................................................... 135 J Butler Saxons, Templars and Lawyers in the Inner Temple (reviewed by Hedley Swain) ..................................................................................... 135 C Thom Researching London’s Houses (reviewed by Christopher Phillpotts) ........................................................................................... 136 C P Christianson The Riverside Gardens of Thomas More’s London (reviewed by Jacqui Pearce) .................................................................... 137 K Tyler & H Willmott John Baker’s Late 17th-century Glasshouse at Vauxhall (reviewed by Paul Courtney) .............................................................. 138 K Tyler The Doulton Stoneware Pothouse in Lambeth: Excavations at 9 Albert Embankment, London (reviewed by Paul Courtney) ............................ 138 L Luu Immigrants and the Industries of London, 1500—1700 (reviewed by Michael Berlin) ................................................................................... 140 S Denford & D A Hayes (ed) Streets of Kentish Town: A Survey of Streets, Buildings and Former Residents in Part of Camden (reviewed by Ann Hignell) ............................................................................................... 141 E Harris A Walk through Whitton History – Mr Giltrow’s Enumeration (reviewed by Patricia A Clarke) .......................................................... 142 M Grimwade Barnes, a Meander in Time (reviewed by Patricia A Clarke) 142 J Sheaf Hampton 1915—1937: the Story of Hampton from the First World War to the

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