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Bermondsey Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in the eleventh century on the south bank of the Thames in Surrey. The abbey was established around 1082 by Alwin, a wealthy Saxon, and became one of the significant monastic houses in medieval England, acquiring substantial lands and wealth over the centuries. The surviving structures are fragmentary, consisting principally of ruins of the gatehouse and sections of the precinct walls, along with archaeological deposits that attest to the former extent of the monastic complex. The abbey was dissolved during the Reformation in 1538 and subsequently fell into decay, though its precinct boundaries and some architectural remains persist as evidence of its former importance as a religious and economic centre.
Abbey buildings, Bermondsey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001984. View the official record →
Bermondsey Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in the eleventh century on the south bank of the Thames in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001984.
Abbey buildings, Bermondsey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001984.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Jewel Tower (3.2 km), The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey (3.3 km), Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Abbey buildings, Bermondsey's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Abbey buildings, Bermondsey stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.