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What’s Happening With London Stone? | Londonist

What’s Happening With London Stone? | Londonist

London Stone: Fury as developers plan to move legendary rock from its historic site | Mail Online

We are all doomed - apparently if London Stone is moved it spells doom for London. London Stone: Fury as developers plan to move legendary rock from its historic site | Mail Online

Rose Theatre project wins Heritage Lottery Fund development grant [15 November 2012]

This is excellent news for the Rose - the probem is that it is incredibly important but as the remains are buried beneath wet sand it is not a compelling attraction - hopefully, the excavation of the unexcavated third might allow the display of something real to make it a compelling attraction. Rose Theatre project wins Heritage Lottery Fund development grant [15 November 2012]

200-Year-Old Medical Building Still Healthy After All These Years - PreservationNation

200-Year-Old Medical Building Still Healthy After All These Years - PreservationNation

Ale, Caesar! Romans and Caledonian tribes went to pub together - Heritage - Scotsman.com

Roman pub found in Scotland, (possibly) Ale, Caesar! Romans and Caledonian tribes went to pub together - Heritage - Scotsman.com
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London Walks organises Archaeology Walks in Southwark, Bermondsey and Bankside Kevin Flude and Dougie Killock are giving special London walks around the Archaeology of Southwark this weekend London Walks has organised a weekend of special archaeological walks around the fascinating area of Southwark. The first walk, at 10.45 on Saturday 17 th November will provide a survey of the Archaeology and History of Southwark. It will begin with the prehistoric origins which make it the most interesting area of London at this period of history, and then trace the origins and development of the Roman City on small islands in the Thames, and the mystery of what happened to the area during the so-called Dark Ages. The walk will also conclude with the excavations of the remains of the Elizabethan & Jacobean Theatre. On Sunday 18 th November 2012, the focus of the walks shifts eastwards, with a look at the finds to the East of London Bridge, an

Waterloo and Bermondsey cycle safety changes "too timid" says Caroline Pidgeon [1 November 2012]

What London should be doing is making London the first Global Capital to embrace the Cycle.  We have a mayor who says he is pro-cycle, we have had an amazing success in cycling over the last 10 years and we should embrace it and make London a paradise for cyclists. The logic is irrefutable. Waterloo and Bermondsey cycle safety changes "too timid" says Caroline Pidgeon [1 November 2012]