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London Wall: section in Amen Court is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a substantial surviving stretch of the Roman defensive wall that encircled the City of London. The section, located in Amen Court near St Paul's Cathedral, dates from the late second century AD and represents part of the continuous fortification built to protect the Roman settlement of Londinium. The wall at this location survives to a considerable height and demonstrates the characteristic Roman construction technique employing ragstone faced with squared stones, with an internal rubble core. This stretch of wall is among the most significant surviving portions of Roman London's defences and remains an important testament to the military engineering and urban development of Roman Britain.
London Wall: section in Amen Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002068. View the official record →
London Wall: section in Amen Court is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a substantial surviving stretch of the Roman defensive wall that encircled the City of London.
London Wall: section in Amen Court 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 1002068.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Globe Theatre (1 km), Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront (1.1 km), Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of London Wall: section in Amen Court'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: section in Amen Court stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.