London Guildhall: Another Wide-Spanned Romanesque Unaisled Hall?

Recent research has shown that the original Westminster Hall of the 1090s was not an aisled building, despite its great width, but was unaisled with a clear-spanning roof structure. Little evidence remains of the original London Guildhall, built around the 1120s, but in this re-appraisal it is sugge...

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Published inJournal of the British Archaeological Association Vol. 177; no. 1; pp. 16 - 21
Main Author Hill, Nick
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Leeds Taylor & Francis Ltd 31.12.2024
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Archaeology
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United Kingdom > UK
England
London England
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ISSN0068-1288
1747-6704
DOI10.1080/00681288.2024.2328965

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Summary:Recent research has shown that the original Westminster Hall of the 1090s was not an aisled building, despite its great width, but was unaisled with a clear-spanning roof structure. Little evidence remains of the original London Guildhall, built around the 1120s, but in this re-appraisal it is suggested that it was also of unaisled form.
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ISSN:0068-1288
1747-6704
DOI:10.1080/00681288.2024.2328965