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Baynard's Castle is a Norman castle of which only fragmentary remains survive in the City of London. The site was originally established in the late eleventh century by the Baynard family, who were prominent Norman landholders, and the castle subsequently passed through various aristocratic hands during the medieval period. The surviving fabric consists of a section of flint and stone walling, the remains of what was once a more substantial fortified structure positioned to command the Thames frontage. Following the Tudor period, the site was progressively built over and developed, leaving only these archaeological traces of its former defensive importance.
Baynard's Castle, 78m south-west of St Benet Metropolitan Welsh Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001965. View the official record →
Baynard's Castle is a Norman castle of which only fragmentary remains survive in the City of London. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001965.
Baynard's Castle, 78m south-west of St Benet Metropolitan Welsh Church 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 1001965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Globe Theatre (0.6 km), Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront (0.8 km), Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Baynard's Castle, 78m south-west of St Benet Metropolitan Welsh Church'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.
Baynard's Castle, 78m south-west of St Benet Metropolitan Welsh Church stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.