As a way of saying hello to the list, I thought I'd mention a couple of print sources that are now out of copyright & may be useful for mining future information/maps/illustrations from:
1. The London Illustrated News. If half of the blurbs I've read is true, then the issues prior to 1912 should be full of engravings of the current archeological finds -- as well as contemporary events. Has anyone explored this?
2. The Victoria County History series. For those not in the know, these were a collection of volumes on the historic counties of England, covering the geography, antiquities, & natural history of each county. Many of these were written before 1912; if I can make the time in the next few weeks, I will stop by a local college which has many of these & see if I can find an out-of-copyright plan of the excavation of Silchester.
Geoff (aka llywrch)