London's Last Great Shipbuilder - The Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company

The construction of Crossrail through the heart of London is resulting in one of the most extensive archaeological programmes ever undertaken in the UK.

The project gives archaeologists an exceptional opportunity to reveal the layer cake of history that is hidden below the city’s streets. We are now nearing the end of our planned archaeological programme and are currently undertaking a large-scale excavation at Liverpool Street which has uncovered over 15,000 unique finds including over 2,000 skeletons from the Bethlehem burial ground and a roman road.

To compliment our current excavation, we will be holding a series of archaeology lectures on a number of topics related to the successful Crossrail archaeology programme.

The lectures will be held at City of London School for Girls. There are 170 tickets available for each lecture.