Crossrail Archaeology: 18th century finds uncovered at Bedlam

Crossrail is undertaking a large-scale excavation at Liverpool Street. Archaeologists are working to unearth up to 3,000 skeletons from the Post-Medieval Bedlam burial ground and parts of the Roman suburbs.

There are 2,000 years of history buried beneath the site of Crossrail's Liverpool Street station, including the foundations of Broad Street railway station; the former Bedlam burial ground; Moorfields marsh; a Roman road and the Walbrook, one of London’s lost rivers.

A gold 400 reis coin from the reign of King John V of Portugal (1706-1750). The coin was found in a cesspit fill on Thursday 12 March by one of the Museum of London Archaeology team. The cesspit also contained c. late 17th to late 18th-century pottery.

In this short video, Museum of London Archaeologist Rob Hartle explains what else he found whilst excavating the cesspit.

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Video released in 2015

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