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 A HISTORY OF LONDON INDEX ' CITY OF LONDON Note — The references in the text are to the numbers on Plan C. The itah'c figures refer to the red numbers on Plan C, which indicate the site of the City VVall, Indexes to the numbers on the plans will be found oa pp. 142 fF. Abchurch Lane. — Fragments of Gaulish pottery, now in British Museum, excavated in 1838, and also acquired from Roach Smith [Arch. Rev. i, 274]. They include the following potters' stamps : C. An. Patr., Masclus, Passenus, Severus, Firmo (all from La Graufesenque), Aemilius, Attiso, (?) Celticus, Chroiro, Lorius, Priscus. Lamp in Guildhall Museum, with a mask and stamp domtivs f [^Cat. 20]. Addle Street (Wood Street). — A bronze key found in 1845 Journ. Brit. Arch. Assoc. xW^ 121]. Fragments of Gaulish pottery in British Museum (acquired from E. B. Price and Roach Smith ; one has the stamp pvrinx). Aldermanbury (Plan C, 34). — A large amphora, 33 in. high, said to be in the Museum of Practical Geology in 1 86 1, now probably at Bethnal Green [yourn. Brit. Arch. Assoc, xvii, 325]. Three fragments of Gaulish pottery from Lezoux in British Museum (Roach Smith and E. B. Price), one with stamp of Lezoux potter, Cobnertus, and a vase of black ware in Mr. Hilton Price's possession. Lamp in Guildhall Museum with figure of dog Cat. 58]. A portion of the Roman Wall laid open in 1857 on the north-east side of Aldermanbury Postern, composed of a series of blind arches [lUus. Rom. Lond. 17 ; Arch. Rro. i, 274 ; see above, p. 62]. Aldersgate Street (Plan C, 45). — Fragments of Gaulish pottery, amphora-handles, and glass bottles, found in excavating the wall in 1841 (see below). Fragment of Gaulish pottery in British Museum (Roach Smith), with stamp of Albucius (of Lezoux). Pottery (plain) in Guildhall Museum Cat. 124, 163, 185, 187], also a key Cat. 52]. A vase of red ware, which when found contained denarii, is in Mr. Hilton Price's possession. Foundation of Roman wall excavated at east end of Bull and Mouth Street in 1 841, and another portion disclosed at the other end of the same street about 1876. Another wall found in 1887 on the north side of St. Botolph's churchyard, the substructure of which was thought to be Roman ^Arch. xxx, 522 ; Soc. Antiq. MS. Min. xxxviii, 206 ; Price, Bastion of London JVall, 19 (quoting Woodward's letter to Wren on wall here) ; Arch, yourn. Ix, 144 ; Antiq. xvi, 22 1 ; see p. 63]. See also Castle St., Falcon Sq., St. Martin-le-Grand. Aldgate (Plan C, IS). — The old gate, ' being in decay, was pulled down in 1 606, and many Roman coins found' Gent. Mag. (1750), 591 ; Hartridge, Old London^ ii, No. 280]. In digging foundations for the rebuilding of the gate in 1 610 ' two heads done after antique models' were found [Soc. Antiq. MS. Min. viii, 25(7]. A find of iron objects reported in 1877, of which two were identified as Roman spear-heads^* yourn. Brit. Arch. Assoc, xxxiii, 124] ; part of a jet amulet, said to be Roman, in 1882 [Ibid, xxxviii, 332] ; and in 1885 a piece of bone used for making beads or buttons, vases of black ware, and fragments of Gaulish pottery [Ibid, xli, 86]. The last-named included the following potters' stamps : cosmini . o, eitor, felicio(«/j), macriani, maximi, TIBER! . M, viRONi . OF ; of these the third is from La Graufesenque, the last probably from Lezoux. In the British Museum is a fine fragment of a second-century Gaulish bowl from Lezoux (form 37 ; decoration in 'free' style ; see fig. 32).* In the Guildhall Museum a vase of Upchurch ware. Excavations in progress in January 1908 for the extensions of Sir John Cass' School, on the site of Holy Trinity Priory (Plan C, 9), have yielded a stone relief with three Satyrs drinking (Fig. 35), and part of a Gaulish bowl (form 33) with stamp pvdni M. [Information from Mr. A. E. Henderson, Architect to the County Council]. For remains of the Wall here, see Duke St., Jewry St., and p. 52. Amen Court. — An arch observed in 1886, hidden away behind Stationers' Hall, and built of narrow Roman bricks, was subsequently stated not to be Roman, still less, as was at first sup- posed, 'a part of the old London Wall ' [Antiq. xiii, 230]. ' The writer desires to acknowledge the assistance given by Miss C. M. Calthrop in the compilation of this index. '■■ One is described as a veru, a narrow elongated type of spear-head like a spit [cf. Virg. Aett. vii, 665]. ' Being distorted in the baking, it would seem to be a 'waster' made on the spot, and could hardly h.ive been imported. But we have at present little evidence that ornamented ' terra sigillata ' was made in Britain, and some of the types are assigned by M. Dechelette to the Gaulish potteries of Nouatre. 86