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King Edward III manor house

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128: 52: 119:, the house was sold to private owners. In the 17th century the place became a pottery. In the following 18th and 19th century the area was built up with warehouses and the remains of the manor house were incorporated into a warehouse. The façade of the manor house was still standing in 1907. The warehouse was demolished in the 1970s. Excavations were conducted in the 1980s and the remaining parts preserved. 95:
when Rotherhithe was just a small hamlet. It was placed on a small island and consisted of several stone buildings arranged around a courtyard. These included a hall with a fireplace, the private apartments of the king, kitchens and further buildings. The function of the house is disputed. It seems
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blocks to plinth level with a coursed rubble superstructure and vary between 0.8 and 1.2 m in thickness. Part of the north, east and west walls survive as exposed upstanding remains, but the rest of the structure has been reburied following the excavations in the 1980s. The north wall survives to
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in 1988. The extent of the scheduling excludes the modern housing at the southern end of the site. It includes the underground of the reclaimed land up to the river's edge, on top of which are statues of Dr
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unlikely that it was a hunting lodge as there was no attached royal park. However, it has been suggested that it was a falconry. The north wall fronted on to the river.
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The earliest reliable reference to a manor at Rotherhithe is recorded in 1127 when
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The northeast corner of the remains of Edward III's Manor House, Rotherhithe
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Former buildings and structures in the London Borough of Southwark
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After Edward III's death, the manor house was conveyed to the
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Royal residences in the London Borough of Southwark
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Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
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51°30′02″N 0°03′34″W / 51.500425°N 0.059548°W / 51.500425; -0.059548

Thames
Rotherhithe
London
Henry I
Bermondsey Abbey
Edward III
Cistercian
St Mary Graces by the Tower
Dissolution of the Monasteries

ashlar
scheduled monument
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
Alfred Salter
Ada Salter
King's Stairs Gardens
London Borough of Southwark
Conservation Area
"Historic England List Entry No 1001983"
Ben Johnson: Edward III’s Manor House, Rotherhithe, on Historic UK
Edward III's Manor House on London remains
"Historic England List Entry No 1001983"
Memorial: King Edward III manor house, on London remembers
"Historic England List Entry No 1001983"
"Historic England List Entry No 1001983"
"Southwark: Edward III's Rotherhithe Conservation Area"
Categories
Rotherhithe

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