Medieval settlement to 18th-/19th-century rookery : excavations at Central Saint Giles, London borough of Camden, 2006-8 /

Medieval settlement to 18th-/19th-century rookery : excavations at Central Saint Giles, London borough of Camden, 2006-8 /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Anthony, Sian. author
Imprint:	[London] : Museum of London Archaeology, c2011.
Description:	xii, 73 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	MOLA archaeology studies series ; 23 MOLA archaeology studies series ; 23.
Subject:	Excavations (Archaeology) -- England -- London. Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) Manners and customs. Social conditions. St. Giles (London, England) -- Antiquities. St. Giles (London, England) -- Social life and customs -- History. St. Giles (London, England) -- Social conditions -- History. England -- London. England -- London -- Camden. England -- London -- St. Giles.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8533664

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Excavations at Central Saint Giles, London borough of Camden, 2006-8
ISBN:	9781907586033 1907586032
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-71) and index.
Summary:	The development of this London suburb from the medieval period to the early 20th century is illustrated by excavations on the site of St Giles Court. Houses were first built along the High Street in the mid 16th century and 100 years later St Giles was at the heart of London suburban expansion and relatively prosperous. By the late 18th century the reputation of the St Giles area and its housing had declined. The site lay within the southern core of the area known as the 'Rookery' -- a notorious late 18th- and 19th-century slum but from the archaeological evidence an area of contrasting lifestyles, households and businesses.

Description
Summary:	Excavations in 2006-8 by MOLA on the site of St Giles Court, on the north side of St Giles High Street, Camden, illustrate the development of this London suburb from the medieval period to the early 20th century. Located opposite the parish church of the former medieval leper hospital of St Giles-in-the-Fields, the site was open ground and gardens until the mid-16th century when residential houses were built along the High Street. St Giles was at the heart of London suburban expansion by the mid-17th century. At this time it was a relatively prosperous district, with houses lining the main streets and businesses developing behind, including the Eagle and Child and Hampshire Hog inns. The numerous objects recovered indicate a varied standard of living among the inhabitants. By the late 18th century the reputation of the St Giles area and its housing had declined and the site lay within the southern core of the area known as the "Rookery" - a notorious late 18th- and 19th-century slum. However, this study reveals that the area's image may not be entirely matched by reality: it found evidence of contrasting lifestyles, households and businesses in this period, including a prosperous family brewery, before the area eventually lost its residential character and became almost purely commercial.
Physical Description:	xii, 73 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-71) and index.
ISBN:	9781907586033 1907586032