Beneath Drapers' Gardens, in what was once a damp and uninviting
quarter of the Roman city of Londinium lies the buried valley of
the Walbrook, home to some of the more unpleasant industries of the
town, as well as some remarkable and unexpected finds, including a
hoard of metal objects buried in a fourth century well. However,
what really sets this site apart is both the extraordinary
preservation of finds due to the particular soil conditions of the
Walbrook Valley, and the sheer size of the area investigated. A
near complete urban street with associated buildings spanning many
years of the Roman occupation was uncovered. The land was purchased
by the Drapers' Company in the mid 16th century and remained open
gardens for the next 400 years, contributing to the amazing
preservation on site. Secrets of the Gardens is a lavishly
illustrated, full colour, popular interim account of the
excavations, aimed at the general reader and published in advance
of a fuller account in standard monograph format. It also includes
sections on the Drapers' Company history and the story of the
construction of the new building.
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