Medieval london

Medieval bridges were marvels of engineering, given the technology available at the time — and nowhere more so than in the case of London Bridge, where deep, tidal flows made construction incredibly challenging. David Harrison explains.

Discover old London Bridge, a wonder of the medieval and Tudor world! Learn about its history and appearance in the sixteenth century.

Discover old London Bridge, a wonder of the medieval and Tudor world! Learn about its history and appearance in the sixteenth century.

This weekend, over a thousand boats will take to the Thames for the Queen's Jubilee pageant. Immerse yourself in our illustrated history of London's watery heart.

Motor Sport Art by Michael Turner and Graham Turner, Aviation Art by Michael Turner, Medieval and Historic Art by Graham Turner

One of my favourite buildings in Oxford. 24-26 Cornmarket Street, built in the late 14th century. This medieval jewel belonged to a wine merchant who ran it as an inn, the “New Inn”. 😍

When it was completed in 1209, medieval London Bridge was the only fixed crossing of the Thames downstream of Kingston-upon-Thames (until Fulham Bridge was built in 1729). Remarkably, it was also home to some 500 people – equivalent to the population of a small medieval town. In London Bridge and its Houses, Dorian Gerhold has scoured the archives of Bridge House – the medieval charity that managed the bridge – to find out more about the community that lived on this extraordinary structure…