Schofield, John A. 1948–

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Schofield, John A. 1948–

PERSONAL: Born August 23, 1948, in Wakefield, England; son of Jack (a civil servant) and Edna (a teacher; maiden name, Jones) Schofield. Education: Christ Church, Oxford, B.A., 1970; University of Edinburgh, M.Phil., 1973; University of London, Ph.D., 1979.

ADDRESSES: Office—Museum of London, London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN, England. E-mail[email protected].

CAREER: Writer. Museum of London, London, England, archaeologist, 1974–98, curator of architecture, 1998–. City of London Archaeological Trust, secretary, 1991–.

MEMBER: Society of Antiquaries (fellow), Association of Diocesan and Cathedral Archaeologists (chair, 2000–05).

WRITINGS:

The Building of London from the Conquest to the Great Fire, British Museum Publications (London, England), 1984, 3rd edition, 2003.

(With A. Vince) Medieval Towns, Leicester University Press (Leicester, England), 1994, 2nd edition, 2003.

Medieval London Houses, Yale University Press (New Haven, CT), 1995, corrected edition, 2003.

Contributor of about forty articles to periodicals.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Archaeology of St Paul's Cathedral, Volume 1: Excavation and Survey to 2004, for Museum of London (London, England); Holy Trinity Priory, London, with R. Lea, Museum of London.

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