A New Millennium at Southwark Cathedral: Investigations into
the First Two Thousand Years
By David Divers, Chris Mayo, Nathalie Cohen and Chris
Jarrett
PCA Monograph No. 8
This volume presents the story of 2000 years of occupation around
Southwark Cathedral as demonstrated by a combination of building
recording and archaeological excavation. The story begins in the
first years of Roman occupation, with the construction of a road
heading southwest from a crossing point of the Thames, close to
modern London Bridge. The story of the foundation, construction
and subsequent history of the medieval priory of St Mary Overie
is then explored and presented in the form of a tour through the
Cathedral and out into the claustral buildings. Throughout the post-medieval
period industry spread along the south bank of the Thames, encroaching
on the church and its environs, which suffered periods of neglect,
including 16th-century use of the retro-choir as a bakery and pigsty.
By the early 17th century a Delftware kiln had been constructed
adjacent to the north transept of the church and the kilns, their
products and methods of manufacture are all presented in detail.
The volume concludes with the architects vision for the future of
the Cathedral, which also provides a guide to surviving archaeological
remains on display around the Cathedral, including those of the
kiln.
PCA Monograph 8 "A New Millennium at Southwark Cathedral"
152p, col throughout price £19.95
is available from Oxbow Books www.oxbowbooks.com
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