Harry Platts from PCA will be speaking at the Spring London Archaeological Forum on Tuesday 19 May at the UCL Institute of Archaeology.
His talk, Imperial Suburbia: New Excavations on The Highway, Shadwell, will present findings from recent excavations carried out in 2024 and 2025, revealing further evidence of late Roman activity alongside the remains of 18th- and 19th-century housing.
The excavations also produced a rich assemblage of material reflecting Shadwell’s global connections through the nearby London Docks, with evidence for trade networks extending from the Ottoman Empire to early colonial Australia.
Harry will be joined by Alfred Hawkins, Curator of Historic Buildings at HM Tower of London who will discuss recent archaeological work undertaken by PCA. Han Li, Senior Building Material Specialist at MOLA, will review The first Roman painters of Londinium, including the recent Liberty site in Southwark.
As usual, there will be a trip to the pub afterwards!
Admission is free, but please reserve your place on the Eventbrite page below:
