London Wall: remains of medieval and Roman wall extending 75yds (68m) N from Trinity Place to railway

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History & significance

London Wall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the surviving masonry of the medieval and Roman defensive fortification that once encircled the City of London. The visible remains, extending approximately 68 metres northward from Trinity Place to the railway boundary, represent a substantial portion of the original wall structure that was progressively built, modified and maintained from the Roman period through the medieval centuries. The monument retains evidence of both Roman construction techniques and materials alongside later medieval repairs and rebuilding, making it an important physical record of London's defensive architecture across more than a thousand years. The wall's strategic position within the historic core of the City reflects its longstanding role as a boundary demarcating urban settlement and protecting commercial and administrative functions from the 2nd century Roman occupation onwards.

London Wall: remains of medieval and Roman wall extending 75yds (68m) N from Trinity Place to railway is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002062. View the official record →

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