THREE CRANES

Gustav Milne

CONTENTS
1: THE DIG  2: A ROMAN QUAY  3: CLASSICAL MUSIC 
4: SAXON BEACH MARKET  5: A SAXON SHIPYARD
6: DAILY GRIND  7: WAREHOUSE CONVERSION 
8: MAKING MONEY  9: TIMBER BUILDING

‘Reaching for the sky’: the pioneering aeronauts of the DUA

Ian Blair

In the formative early years of the DUA, most notably on Trig Lane (TL74), the ability to gain altitude to take aerial photographs was a problem that was overcome in a variety of ingenious, if now deemed ever-so-slightly unsafe ways.

Bonhill Finds Dept 1974

Photos from Mike Rhodes

Bonhill Street, Shoreditch, EC2 (Now in Islington)

In 1974 the DUA office was in Gillette House on the London Wall High Walk. The Finds Department was in Bonhill Street until the move a year or so later to Basinghall Street which had enough area for the DUA Departments. At that time.

‘DUA Pizza’: in memory of Brian Hobley

Ian Blair

Life is often very circular it seems, or perhaps it is simply the way that my brain functions and the things that I perceive and the way that I process them.

Trevor Brigham Days Out

Trevor Brigham

In 1991, in the dying days of the DUA, an intrepid group of Heroes set sail on the good ship 'June' into unknown territory - well, the River Trent - to search out new lands and have a last bash at experimental archaeology.

1973: the Birth of the DUA

Gustav Milne

The ground-breaking Museum of London brought together the collections and expertise of the former London Museum (founded 1911) and the City’s own Guildhall Museum (founded 1826).

The Phantom of Gresham Street

Ian Blair

The group photo that follows was taken in June 2001 during the excavation at 20-30 Gresham Street (GHT00) commonly known as Blossoms Inn.

The Big Dig

Archaeology and the Jubilee Line Extension

1992 - 1998

The Whisper Dictionary

Edited by Jamie Muir who writes,

"A lot of [misplaced] youthful energy went into the devising of the attached. Everybody had a hand. I don’t think it’s libellous."

Devised at the Custom House, Seal House, Angel Court, Trig Lane, St Magnus, and New Fresh Wharf Sites 1974-5

Telling Tales: a Baker’s Boy in Pudding Lane

Gustav Milne

One of the few dates in English history that every school person knows is “1666: the Great Fire of London”.

35, Vine Street, City of London

Major Roman defences discoveries revisited and redisplayed and now including a ‘mini-museum’

John Maloney

Shutters come down on MOLA photographic:
Maggie & Andy leave the building after long exposure

Ian Blair

Today was Andy Chopping’s last day at MOLA with Maggie Cox having left in recent weeks, both opting to take voluntary redundancy following the latest downturn in work and pursuant financial belt-tightening across the organisation.