medieval bankside

when was the priory of st mary overie built

built in 1106, major fire and reconstruction in 1212

who lived in the priory of st mary overie

clergy lived in buildings on northside of the church, they were ordained priests who looked after the churches in their care and to minister to the sick and poor

what remains today of the priory

made into Church of St Saviour and then made into Cathedral which still stands today

when was the bishop of winchesters palace built and who was it popular with

Build in 1150, popular with powerful men as most of Southwark was owned by the church

what remains of the bishop of winchesters palace today

physical remains of the manor is the rose window

what was the clink

prison in the Bishop of Winchester's palace, used to imprison those who transgressed the laws of the manor including protestants and religious dissenters

what remains of the clink today

closed in 1780, now there is a museum in its place and the street is still called clink street

who owned paris gardens

originally owned by Knights Templars, after 1324 owned by Knights Hospitallers

paris gardens use

less important buildings than manor of the clink but had residential and commercial properties

what was The Guildable Manor

smallest, least significant of the manors, smallest population

who owned the guildable manor

owned by the crown and overseen by they officials and owned the land immediately around the end of London Bridge

why was bankside a good location for brothels

close to london with easy and discrete access via boat services of watermen

why was it easier to have stews/brothels in bankside

weaker, more tolerant jurisdiction of 'outlaw borough' made it easier for stews to settle

physical remains of brothels

- local street names still exist today : Maiden Lane, Love Lane and Cock Lane
- Brothel called 'The Cardinal Cap' evidence today as 'Cardinal Cap Alley'

what is the ferryman's seat

Embedded in the wall of The Real Greek restaurant at Riverside House on Bear Gardens is a slab of flint called The Ferryman's Seat

what happened after the romans left?

1. Successive waves of invasion, occupation, migration and settlement
2. Gradual christianisation with architecture and government eg. parishes
3. Invasion of normans brought new forms of government and modified Feudal System
4. Increased importance of London as trading centre
5. Growth of london's population up to the black death, gradual recovery
6. Building of a permanent-ish London Bridge in 1209
7. Growth of 'outlaw borough

What made Bankside an outlaw borough

Southwark remained outside the authorities and worked on a 'manorial system', three manors were 'Guildable Manor, the Manor of the Clink, and Paris Gardens, these manors and areas were self-governing,

what did bankside become during the medieval period

Bankside became an important religious and residential centre

why were ferries popular

Ferries were popular as they were a fast way to get across the river, as there was only one bridge

who used the site

Brothels, prostitutes, criminals, law enforcers, craftsmen, vagrants, prisoners, home of bishop and wealthy men as Southwark provided east access to the court as Westminster for affairs with the church