Medieval Wall Fragment | Whitechapel Central

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This rounded wall fragment, some 3.75m long, 1.50m wide and 1.20m tall, was found on our Whitechapel Central site.

The wall was made from coursed and roughly dressed Kentish Ragstone blocks. The visible pointing shows this side of the wall was exposed, forming the internal face of a room. Behind the wall you can see some of the natural deposits that were dug through when the wall was constructed, meaning the room was a basement, well below medieval ground level.

This wall fragment represents the remains of a much larger masonry structure. The rest of the stone from the building was dug out (‘robbed’) and reused elsewhere. The size of the ‘robber’ cut suggests a substantial building, likely 12.5m by 15.5m. It sat within a wider medieval landscape that included a possible moat, routeway, and extensive field system and could well be the administrative hub of a manorial complex.

The ongoing archaeological post-excavation work at Whitechapel Central was commissioned by RPS Consulting and funded by Mount Anvil.