The Fifteenth-Century Garner at Leadenhall, London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8888422 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Samuel (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 119-153 |
| Publication date | 1989-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003581500043444 |
| OpenAlex | W2132590486 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
Excavation and observations from 1984–6 on the Leadenhall Court site in the City of London revealed elements of the fifteenth-century market building known as ‘The Leadenhall’. The truncated foundations were located in various areas of the site; 177 medieval moulded stones were found reused in later cellar walls; and a fragment of the west wall survived to its full height of 11.17m encased between Victorian buildings. The recording and subsequent study of these features, together with a reassessment of such plans and drawings of the building as have survived, established the ground plan of the quadrangle and chapel, and made possible a complete reconstruction of the north range of this important civic building. The methodology used in the reconstructions is described with particular emphasis upon the analysis of the moulded stones. In conclusion, both the design of the structure and the documentary sources are studied to show how it may have been intended to function. The arcaded ground floor functioned as part of a common market, while the upper floors were intended to be a granary. For convenience, however, this dual-purpose building is referred to as the ‘garner’ throughout the text
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Chapel · City centre · Civil engineering · Documentary evidence · Excavation · Fifteenth · Ground floor · Plan (archaeology · Visual arts · Engineering · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · History · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2024 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |