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Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront is a medieval palace complex located on the south bank of the Thames in Southwark, London. The site was the London residence of the Bishops of Winchester from the twelfth century onwards and served as an important episcopal administrative and residential centre throughout the medieval period. Substantial remains survive including the fourteenth-century great hall with its distinctive rose window and sections of the palace walls and waterfront defences. The palace was damaged during the English Civil War and subsequently declined, with much of the site later built over, though archaeological and standing remains testify to its former grandeur and significance as one of the most important aristocratic residences in medieval London.
Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002054. View the official record →
Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront is a medieval palace complex located on the south bank of the Thames in Southwark, London. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002054.
Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront 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 1002054.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbey buildings, Bermondsey (1.3 km), Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House (2.3 km), The Jewel Tower (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.