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Smiths' Wharf is a riverside structure located in Middlesex, England. The site represents commercial activity along the Thames during the medieval and early modern periods, reflecting the importance of water-based trade and transport to the development of settlements in this region. The wharf would have served as a landing place and storage point for goods, forming part of the broader pattern of riverside commerce that characterised the Thames valley. The structure and its associated remains provide evidence of historical economic activity and the use of the river for mercantile purposes.
Smiths' Wharf is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001995. View the official record →
Smiths' Wharf is a riverside structure located in Middlesex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001995.
Smiths' Wharf 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 1001995.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Globe Theatre (0.4 km), Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street (0.7 km), Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Smiths' Wharf'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.
Smiths' Wharf stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.