Dig on Billingsgate site

Title

Dig on Billingsgate site

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

14 Jul 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:05:32

Description

Report from a viewing gallery above an archaeological dig on the former site of Billingsgate Market, in the City of London. Includes interviews with John Schofield; Portia Askew, Museum of London; Rose Johnson, conservation officer. Female reporter not identified. Sound is in mono for part of recording.

Contributors

John Schofield; Portia Askew; Rose Johnson

Keywords

London; Docks; Billingsgate Market; Archaeology; Markets; City of London; Museum of London; Archaeological excavations; Local history; Roman period; Tudor period; Land reclamation; Medieval period

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