Image: Timber revetment, c.1220 A.D.
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Description: Part of a retaining wall of oak timbers from the Thames riverbank at Billingsgate, excavated in 1982. The diagonal braces extended into the river to support the vertical posts and horizontal planks. An exhibit in the Museum of London.
Title: Timber revetment, c.1220 A.D.
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Author: Kim Traynor
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