The post-medieval waterfront development at Adlards Wharf, Bermondsey, London

Abstract

An archaeological excavation at Adlards Wharf, Bermondsey, in the London Borough of Southwark, produced a sequence of waterfront development and river defences from the medieval to Victorian periods. Six distinct phases of post-medieval wharves were excavated, each phase consisting of timber revetments and associated land reclamation dumps along with a variety of waterfront structures and features. The timber structures were built largely from reused boat and ship timbers while waste from pottery production was retrieved from several of the reclamation dumps.