A medieval manor house built for the Archbishop of York once occupied this stretch of the Thames, with towers, garderobes and decorated glass.
By the 18th century, its site had been consumed by industry: sugar refining, distilling, chemical production, and, briefly, the Battersea enamelling works.
Across the site, successive layers preserved evidence from each phase, from octagonal towers to enamel miniatures and glass decorated with ‘seaweed’ designs.
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