London Stone: making a myth
Type: Lecture
Programme: Adult Programme Feb - Apr 2010
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Location: Museum of London
Part of the "LAMAS Lectures " series of events
Description
Join the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (LAMAS) for a monthly lecture detailing exciting recent research on London's archaeology and history. Todays speaker will be John Clark, former Senior Curator (Medieval)at Museum of London
Dates and times
* Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 18:30 - 20:00
London Stone: Making a Myth
John Clark, formerly Senior Curator (Medieval), Museum of London
John Clark has recently retired from a long and distinguished career as Senior Curator (Medieval) at the Museum of London. In this talk he investigates the strange history of London Stone, the mysterious block of limestone that currently sits, ignored by passers-by, in an alcove in the wall of a building opposite Cannon Street Station. Already a subject of speculation in the 16th century, subsequently identified in turn as a Roman milestone, as a Druid monument, as the 'Stone of Brutus' and as 'London's original fetish stone', it is now considered by some to play an essential role in the 'sacred geometry' of London. How have such diverse opinions as to its purpose arisen? - and can we truly identify its date and its original function?
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