Palace Of Westminster: Possible Remains Of Medieval Thames River Wall Found

[ramonmercado]

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Palace of Westminster: Possible remains of medieval Thames river wall found​

• • Published 6 hours ago
  
  Possible remains of the medieval Thames shoreline have been uncovered by experts restoring the Palace of Westminster.
  The stone structures, under a section of the House of Lords chamber, are likely to be at least 700 years old. Engineers spent thousands of hours investigating and drilling boreholes as part of the ongoing work on the Houses of Parliament. The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) is now assessing the remains.
  
  Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons said: "The Palace of Westminster is a treasure trove of history, and making sure this is properly conserved whilst also getting on with the vital job of restoring this unique place is a key priority."
  
  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-63700865
  
  
  

 

[ramonmercado]

Now they've found a fish token

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A 200-year-old carved, wooden fish has been uncovered by experts restoring the Palace of Westminster.

Archaeologists who found the animal bone figure beneath the House of Lords' Royal Court said it was most likely used as a token in card games.

It comes after possible remains of a medieval Thames river wall were found in November as part of the ongoing work on the Houses of Parliament.

The restoration programme described the discovery as "amazing".

The counter was found by Roland Tillyer, senior geoarchaeologist at Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), while monitoring the digging of a borehole, deep in the earth under the House of Lords' Royal Court.

"Counters like this were commonly used at gaming tables in Britain during the 18th and 19th Century and were used as tokens for scoring," Michael Marshall, MOLA finds team leader explained.

"A famous literary description of this practice comes from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - published in 1813 - where Lydia Bennet is described as winning and losing fish while playing games of 'lottery tickets'," he added.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-65203790

 

[Trevp666]

The buildings we see there now were constructed between 1840 and 1876 after the previous building (that was constructed from around 1016) had been destroyed by a fire in 1836.
Victoria Embankment construction began in 1865 under the watchful eye of Bazalgette, forming both part of the main sewage system, and a train line, along with the road above.
Both were constructed in a section built out away from the (then existing) foreshore, narrowing the Thames.
This explains why the old embankment constructions are underneath the buildings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Embankment