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 A HISTORY OF LONDON of Roman glass from this site was exhibited to the Archaeological Association, including frag- ments of glass slag and pot-glass, and among other objects an iron tool supposed to be used for the decoration of glass. These discoveries naturally suggest that glass was manufactured on the spot [yourn. Brit. Arch. Assoc, xxxiv, 254]. A complete amphora, now in the Guild- hall, was found with five or six others standing in a row, about 1876 ; others were found in 1865 [Ibid, xxxiii 232 ; Land, and Midd. Arch. Soc. Trans, iii, 1 00]. In 1 878 fragments of a tessellated pavement were found near St. Clement's Church (Plan C, 74) [yourn. Brit. Arch. Assoc, xxxiv, 134]. In the Guildhall are also a clay lamp with a Centaur [Cat. 41], a Gaulish bowl with figures and another with leaves in slip [Cat. 434, 514], and other objects. In the British Museum, stamps of the Gaulish potters Beleniccus, Primulus, and Cotto (all Lezoux, second century), and two clay lamps found in 1841 [see above; from Roach Smith) ; also a bronze key (from the same). See also Eastcheap, King William Street. Clifford's Inn. — Clay vase and lamp, found some time previous to 1859 Proc. Soc. Ant'tq. (Ser. I), iv, 325]. Cloak Lane (Plan C, 150, 151). — Wooden piles similar to those found in Princes Street (p. 119) are said to have been found, also two spear-heads and some concrete pavement ['Journ. Brit. Arch. Assoc, ii, 341]. In 1846 a fragment of a sepulchral inscription in Purbeck marble M was found : prim [Corp. Inscr. Latin, vii, 34^2 ; Cat. Land. Antiq. p. 4, No. 9 ; Coll. Antiq. i, vix 139, pi. 48A, 2 ; yourn. Brit. Arch. Assoc, n, 351]. It is now in the British Museum. In excavating for the District Railway in 1888, under the site of St. John the Baptist, Walbrook (Plan C, 152), 'part of the floor of a Roman villa' was found [Antiq. xvii, 175 ; Arch. Rev. i, 282] ; the pavement, now in the Guildhall Museum [Cat. 26], is of the herring-bone type {testacea spicata).^^ In 1905 remains of piles were found in the bed of the Walbrook, with Roman pottery [Arch. Ix, 230]. Coal Exchange. — See Thames Street, Lower. Cock Lane. — Pottery in British Museum from this site (Roach Smith and E. B. Price) ; in the collection of the latter were a small pestle and several mortaria found here [Journ. Brit. Arch. Assoc, vii, 87]. The British Museum pottery is all of the second century from Lezoux (stamps of Primulus and Regulus). A burial recorded here, at a depth of 12 ft., bronze armlets being found on the wrists of the skeleton (see p. 23) [Arch. Rev. i, 275]. Coleman Street (Plan C, 105). — About 1836 a pit was opened containing 'a store of earthen vessels.' ^' They seem to have been closely packed in a horizontal position, and their capacity varied from a quart to 2 gallons ; some were of dark clay, with reticulated patterns. With them was a small bowl of red ware, with leaf decoration in slip on the rim [form 35 in Bonner Jahrh. xcvi, pi. 2 (DragendorfF) ; the type belongs to the second century], a small brass coin of Allectus, two iron hooks, and a bucket handle. Other finds from this site include coins, spatulae, styli, needles, a gold ring, an engraved cornelian, bronze tweezers and ear-pick on a ring, a hairpin ending in a helmeted head, bracelets of plaited wire, and pottery [Arch, xxvii, 148 ; Illus. Rom. Lond. 142 ; Journ. Brit. Arch. Assoc, xxxi, 470 ; xxxiii, 334 ; Lond. and Midd. Arch. Soc. Trans, iii, 506 ; Soc. Antiq. MS. Min. xxxvii, 57]. A bottle-shaped lamp with stem for fitting into the socket of a lantern was found in 1866 [yourn. Brit. Arch. Assoc, xxiii, 197]. Price mentions a brick floor found in 1843 ^^ 20 ft. depth (Plan C, 105^) [Bucklersbury Pavement, 54]. In the British Museum are a bone comb, a bronze chain bracelet wi h imitation coin attached, and some fragments of pottery (Roach Smith and E.B. Price), all cf the second century (stamps of Casurius, Sedatus, and Reginus, the last-named a German potter) ; also some of the pottery found in 1836 [see Cat. Lond. Antiq. pi. 5, p. 17]. In the Guildhall, a bowl with slip decoration and plain pottery with incised patterns [Cat. 73, 59, 120, 141, 236, 516], and two cinerary urns [Ibid. Nos. 120, 236]. A vase of black ware in Mr. Hilton Price's collection. College Hill. — Plain vase in Guildhall Museum [Cat. 75]. College Street, Dowgate Hill (Plan C, 146). — In excavating for the rebuilding of Dyers' Hall (1839), remains of a paxement were found at 13 ft. 8 in. below the surface ; also pottery and coins [Gent. Mag. (1839), ii, 636 ; Ro/n. Brit. Rem. i, 206 ; Illus. Rom. Lond. 59]. '^ See above, under Cannon Street. " Described .is in or near Coleman Street, but perhaps on the site of the present Moorgate Street, which was being constructed about that time. 98