Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Manuscript sources

Other abbreviations and references

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Circumstances and summary of the excavations

3 Geology, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods (Periods 1 and 2)

4 The medieval cathedral and its churchyard, 1066-1530 (Periods 3 and 4)

5 Post-medieval, 1530-1666 (Period 5)

6 The Great Fire, the building of Wren’s cathedral and the archaeology of the churchyard, 1666-1711 (Period 6)

7 Conclusions: the work of 1969 and 1994-2006 placed in context

8 Specialist reports

Gazetteer of sites

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Author, freelance archaeologist and architectural historian.

Reviews

'John Schofield is to be congratulated on bringing together the fruits of so much painstaking reseach to give us a better appreciation of the medieval glory that has departed forever.'
The Times

'The sheer quantity of data and analysis presented here will make it a staple reference work of church archaeology research and teaching for years to come, and its deft presentation of a wealth of interdisciplinary information should ensure that it serves as a template for future publications of cathedral excavations.'
Journal of Medieval Archaeology

'This is a magnificent and seminal volume, and it redounds greatly to the credit of English Heritage to have brought it to publication.'
London Archaeologist

'Thorough, fascinating and weighty without being elitist, this book . . . is an unbeatable landmark publication.'
Family Tree

This is a thorough, very well illustrated and readable book, and in its hard-back form it is good value for money. ... this publication is a very welcome addition to the ecclesiastical archaeologist's library.
Kevin Blockley, The Archaeological Journal