Continuing our celebration of PCA’s illustrious 30-year history, we’re excited to reveal the next in our series of favourite sites. PCA undertook several phases of archaeological investigation in and around Bermondsey Square, the historic core of the medieval Bermondsey Abbey, between 1998 and 2011. Despite being registered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument within a Conservation Area, it was possible to reveal, record and protect the solid archaeology and build new structures to enhance the area. Amongst our findings was evidence for the elusive Saxon ‘minster’, and the Norman and later medieval Cluniac priory (later Benedictine Abbey) church and cloisters, including the southwest flanking tower of the western entrance to the great abbey church.
