From Roman engineering to forgotten medieval estates and the people behind the bones, this autumn’s London Archaeological Forum (LAF) brings together three very different glimpses into the city’s deep past.
Tuesday 18 November 2025, 6pm
UCL Institute of Archaeology, Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY
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Jessica Bryan, Project Officer at MOLA, will discuss “MOLA excavations at 50 Fenchurch Street: An overview of the archaeological work to date.”
Between January 2023 and April 2025, work at the site revealed early Roman infrastructure, the medieval All Hallows Staining church and burial ground, and later commercial activity – a sequence that captures two thousand years of change in the City.
Dr Ellen Green, Post-Excavation Project Officer and Osteoarchaeologist with AOC Archaeology, will speak on “Voices from the Graveyard: The people of St Botolph’s without Aldgate.”
Her osteobiographical approach focuses on the smaller, individual stories behind the skeletal data, giving a more personal insight into life and death in the past.
Ian Hogg, Project Officer (Fieldwork) with Archaeology South-East, will give the first public account of “415 Wick Lane, Old Ford.”
Excavations in 2017–18 uncovered the remains of a lost medieval residence, known historically as Gissing Place. Once a substantial house surrounded by wharfs, barns and a possible malt house, its location and story had been forgotten until ASE’s work brought it back to light.
As usual, the evening will continue at a nearby pub for anyone who wants to talk further or catch up with colleagues.
The Forum is open to anyone interested in London’s archaeology, whether working in the field or simply curious about the city’s past.
🎟 Free registration:
Eventbrite – Autumn London Archaeological Forum 2025
Enquiries: becky.wallower@dial.pipex.com
