7. GREATER LONDON By SADIE WATSON CITY OF LONDON (LONDINIUM) (1) Bartholomew Close, Smithfield EC1 (also known as Bart’s Close) (TQ 523030 181674): in the central area of the site, the base of a large pit was recorded, containing a copper-alloy fibula and Roman pottery. 128 A section exposed a Roman ditch. In the central part of the area, two lengths of ditch were recorded, one running north–south, the other east–west; both contained significant quantities of Roman pottery. At the south-east the natural brickearth was cut by a south-west/ north-east ditch containing sherds of samian. In the northern end of the area, the natural brickearth was cut by a ditch of probable Roman date. FIG. 22. 78–87 Fenchurch Street, London. Remains of a Roman brickearth and plaster walled room and internal burnt layer in the northern part of the site, looking east. 128 Work by K. Pitt of MOLA for CGMS (BMC13). Vince Gardiner sent information. SADIE WATSON 46