Royal Navy Victualling Yard, East Smithfield, London |
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| Author:
| Grainger, Ian
Phillpotts, Christopher |
| Series title: | MoLA Monograph Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-901992-89-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | Museum of London Archaeology Service
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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The Royal Navy victualling yard was excavated in 1983-8 as part of the Royal Mint site. Founded in 1560, on the site of a Black Death cemetery and the suppressed Cistercian abbey of St Mary Graces, it was the first large-scale naval food supply base in Britain and remained the principal one until the 18th century.
The Royal Navy victualling yard was excavated in 1983-8 as part of the Royal Mint site. Founded in 1560, on the site of a Black Death cemetery and the suppressed Cistercian abbey of St Mary Graces, it was the first large-scale naval food supply base in Britain and remained the principal one until the 18th century.