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The Roman amphitheatre at Guildhall Yard is a scheduled ancient monument located in the City of London, dating to the late first or early second century AD. Discovered during excavations at the Guildhall in the 1980s, it represents one of the few known amphitheatres in Roman Britain and provides important evidence for the urban development and monumental architecture of Roman Londinium. The structure comprised a timber-framed arena surrounded by tiered seating, with an estimated capacity of several thousand spectators. Its presence indicates the significance of Roman London as an administrative and cultural centre, reflecting both the prosperity of the settlement and the adoption of Mediterranean architectural forms in provincial Britain.
Roman amphitheatre, Guildhall Yard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013411. View the official record →
The Roman amphitheatre at Guildhall Yard is a scheduled ancient monument located in the City of London, dating to the late first or early second century AD.
Roman amphitheatre, Guildhall Yard 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 1013411.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbey buildings, Bermondsey (2.2 km), Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House (2.8 km), The Jewel Tower (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman amphitheatre, Guildhall Yard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Roman amphitheatre, Guildhall Yard stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.