Lindsay, Caitlyn and I are now working on skeletons from St. Bride's Lower Churchyard, which are housed at the Museum of London. We are working closely with Prof. Jerry Conlogue, an expert in Diagnostic Imaging. Jerry has worked with St. Bride's Church and the Museum of London for quite some time. He and Prof. Shar Walbaum (who is also here to do some research in the field of psychology) showed us around St. Bride's Church, and invited us to lunch at The Tipperary, a pub on Fleet Street, near St. Bride's. (Note one of the ubiquitous CCTV cameras directly beneath the street sign.)
The site of St. Bride's Church has had a building on it since the Roman era. The plan below shows the history of growth at the site, and where there are walls dating to earlier time periods.
The church itself, from the 17th-19th centuries housed a crypt where more wealthy people were buried. Many of them were buried in lead coffins, like the one seen below. There was a nearby cemetery of less wealthy people, as well.
A few fun facts about the church:
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