Revetment timbers at Trig Lane

Revetment timbers at Trig Lane

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A revetment timber structure, located on the Thames, looking south-east. Found in the Trig Lane excavation site in 1975. The rest of the revetment is surrounded by brick probably laid in the 14th century but the timber revetment is believed to have been built earlier.

Gustave Milne, Timber Building Techniques in London, c. 900-1400 London and Middlesex Archaeological Society Special Paper 15 (London, 1992), https://www.lamas.org.uk/images/documents/Special_Papers/SP15%201992%20Timber%20building%20techniques%20900-1400.pdf

Museum of London and London and Middlesex Archaelogical Society

13th century

Abigail Monaco

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