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Located next to the Thames and away from the main focus of activity in the Roman and medieval periods, the site was liable to flooding until land consolidation in this area of Southwark in the 12th/13th century made building possible. Bankside's colourful history is represented here, illustrated by a combination of archaeological and documentary evidence. 'Stews' – inns or brothels – lined Bankside in the medieval period and included The Bell & Cock and The Unicorn. The sequence includes a dog kennel and animal-baiting arena dated to the 16th and 17th centuries, and associated butchered bone. A glasshouse and the Bear Gardens pothouse (producing tin-glazed ware) occupied the site in the 17th and earlier 18th centuries, giving way to a foundry and metalworks in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Publisher: MoLAS, London
Paperback
68pp
Price: £5.00