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The remains of Roman and medieval wall and gateway west of the boundary of Stationers' Hall to Ludgate Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising substantial portions of the City of London's defensive fortifications. The structure incorporates Roman masonry dating from the late second century onwards, when the City wall was first constructed as part of the urban defences of Londinium, overlaid with medieval rebuilding and maintenance that extended its use through the medieval period. The gateway element reflects the strategic importance of this section of the wall, which controlled access along one of the principal routes into the City. The monument survives as upstanding stonework in situ, representing a significant archaeological and architectural record of London's fortification history from the Roman period through the medieval era.
Remains of Roman and medieval wall and gateway W of boundary of Stationers' Hall to Ludgate Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002052. View the official record →
The remains of Roman and medieval wall and gateway west of the boundary of Stationers' Hall to Ludgate Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising substantial portions of the City of London's defensive fortifications.
Remains of Roman and medieval wall and gateway W of boundary of Stationers' Hall to Ludgate Hill 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 1002052.
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 (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Remains of Roman and medieval wall and gateway W of boundary of Stationers' Hall to Ludgate Hill'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.
Remains of Roman and medieval wall and gateway W of boundary of Stationers' Hall to Ludgate Hill stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.