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London Wall is a substantial section of the defensive fortification that encircled the Roman settlement of Londinium, constructed in the late second or early third century AD. The remains at Crutched Friars preserve part of the wall's core masonry together with evidence of an associated bastion, demonstrating the robust construction techniques employed by Roman military engineers using Ragstone, flint, and tile bonding courses. This particular stretch exemplifies the survival of Roman stonework within the medieval and modern City of London, where sections of the original wall were repeatedly repaired and maintained through successive periods. The site remains significant as archaeological and physical testimony to the Roman occupation and the establishment of London as a major commercial and administrative centre during the imperial period.
London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002069. View the official record →
London Wall is a substantial section of the defensive fortification that encircled the Roman settlement of Londinium, constructed in the late second or early third century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002069.
London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars 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 1002069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbey buildings, Bermondsey (1.7 km), The Jewel Tower (3.8 km), Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars'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.
London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.