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Cheapside Hoard

THE MYSTERIOUS CHEAPSIDE HOARD, DISCOVERY AND FURTHER ADVENTURES….

Apr 11, 2023

archaeology, art, buildings, sources

Cheapside, Cheapside Hoard, Friday Street, George Fabian larence, Goldsmiths Row, Great Fire of London, John Stow, London, Museum of London, museums, Thomas Wood, Viscount Harcourt, Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com The Cheapside Hoard. Discovered beneath the floor of an ancient cellar during the demolition of 30-32 Cheapside in 1912. How the owners of such jewels must have shimmered in the candlelight. Photo 1websurfer@Flikr. The Cheapside Hoard as it has become known was discovered in June 1912 at 30-32 Cheapside when…
The Fabulous Cheapside Hoard….

Dec 3, 2018

art, television reviews

Armada, Armada Jewel, BBC, Cheapside Hoard, Cleopatra, documentaries, Great Fire of London, Isis, jewellery, Nicholas Hilliard, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, St. Paul’s, William Howard Viscount Stafford

I have just watched a fascinating BBC documentary from 2013, concerning the amazing hoard of 17th-Century (and earlier) jewels that was found in Cheapside at the beginning of the 20th Century. The documentary is called Secret Knowledge: The Hidden Jewels of the Cheapside Hoard, and was presented by modern jeweller, Shaun Leane. You can see…