W. F. Grimes

William Francis Grimes ( born October 31, 1905 in Pembrokeshire; † 25 December 1988) was a Welsh archaeologist.

Grimes studied at the University of Wales and later remained loyal as a lecturer of the University. As a professor of archeology, he held various offices, among other things, he was appointed as Chairman of the Royal Commission for Ancient Monuments in Wales.

During the 1950s and 1960s, Grimes headed next to the Institute of Archaeology and the Museum of London. During his tenure, he has directed many excavations in the City of London; his greatest and most important finding here was 1954, a Mithras sanctuary. Today a reconstruction of it to Queen Victoria Street can be seen.

Writings (selection )

  • The megalithic monuments of Wales. In: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 2, 1936, pp. 106-139.
  • The prehistory of Wales. Natural Museum of Wales, Cardiff in 1951.
  • Excavations in the City of London. In: L. Rupert Bruce - Mitford (ed.): Recent Archaeological excavations in Britain. Selected excavations from 1939 to 1955. Routledge Kegan & Paul, London, 1956, pp. 111-144.
  • The excavation of Roman and mediaeval London. Routledge and Kegan Paul, London 1968.
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