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Winchester Palace on map, c. 1300
Winchester Palace was constructed on the relatively undeveloped southern bank of the Thames, otherwise known as the Borough of Southwark. Its medieval remains now serve as a popular tourist site in a now well-developed area at the foot of the London…
St. Giles' Cripplegate (on London map, c. 1300)
St. Giles' Cripplegate is located on Fore Street. This parish is seen as the central structure of the Barbican Estate. Today it is just a few blocks from the Museum of London. The exact location of St. Giles' Cripplegate is seen within the blue oval.
St. Bartholomew's Hospital on London Map (c. 1520)
This is a picture of St. Bartholomew's Hospital located on a London map, c. 1520, marked with a red circle. St. Bartholomew's Hospital remains today in its original location in Smithfield, London.
St. Bartholomew the Great Church on a London Map, c. 1270
St. Bartholomew the Great Church is located in West Smithfield (located on the left top-hand side of the map). It is marked with a red circle.
River Fleet on London map c. 1270
This map depicts the west half of London in 1270. The River Fleet can be seen running west of the city wall until it eventually meets the Thames. Fleet Bridge, Fleet Prison, and Fleet Street are also depicted on the map.
Map of Tyburn (in 1746)
This map, charted in 1746 as part of a larger map containing London, Westminster, and Southwark, marks the location of Tyburn gallows. The site is marked with a red dot at the top left corner of the map, at the edge of Hyde Park. Because it is…
Map of Stone Shield Found in Guildhall
This is a 1300 map of London on which I marked, with a red star, the location of the Guildhall, since that is the location in which this stone shield was found.
Map of Medieval Cheapside
This map was published in 1633. It depicts London during the 1560s. West Cheap was situated in the west of the medieval city, beginning at the Great Conduit at the base of Old Jewry Street and running westward to a smaller conduit northeast of Saint…
Map of London 1270 (Blackfriars)
This is a full map which illustrates London in 1270. The red circle highlights the area in which the iron anchor, from the Museum of London was excavated, at the River Thames near Blackfriars.
Map of Charterhouse in Medieval London (in 1520)
A map marking the location of the Carthusian monastery at Charterhouse in 1520. This provides a visual understanding of how Charterhouse's location tied in perfectly with its mission. Laying just outside of Cripplegate in the open moor fields to the…