Excavations at 1 Poultry, in advance of building development, `tells
the story of London - from Roman frontier town to provincial capital;
ruin then revival as medieval Europe's largest city; recovery from fire
and plague to become the world's richest metropolis; the Blitz, and the
famously disputed demolition of 16 Victorian buildings'. The story of
the excavation and the information it revealed about the history of
London are told through a montage of text and a large number of
illustrations.