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Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf is a sixteenth-century brick structure located in Deptford, south London, that formed part of the royal dockyard complex established by Henry VIII. The building served as a storehouse for naval supplies and materials essential to the Tudor fleet, reflecting the strategic importance of Deptford as a centre of shipbuilding and maritime administration. Constructed in brick with timber framing, the structure retains evidence of its original function through its robust design and substantial floor plan, typical of purpose-built military storage facilities of the period. The storehouse survives as a rare surviving example of Tudor-period dock infrastructure and contributes significantly to our understanding of early modern naval logistics and the development of England's maritime power under the Tudors.
Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021239. View the official record →
Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf is a sixteenth-century brick structure located in Deptford, south London, that formed part of the royal dockyard complex established by Henry VIII. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021239.
Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys 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 1021239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern (0.4 km), Greenwich Hospital (RN College) (1.4 km), Greenwich Palace (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys 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.
Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf stands on Palaeocene sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is major:{sandstone}, Minor{claystone,conglomerate}.