London Inn of the Bishop of Rochester, Southwark

Has been described as a Possible Palace (Bishop)

There are no visible remains

NameLondon Inn of the Bishop of Rochester, Southwark
Alternative Names
Historic CountrySurrey
Modern AuthorityLondon Borough of Southwark
1974 AuthorityGreater London
Civil ParishBermondsey Rotherhithe And Southwark

Later Inn of the Bishop of Rochester behind Winchester House. 'Adioyning to this on the south side thereof is the Bishoppe of Rochesters Inne or lodging, by whome first erected, I do not now remember me to haue read, but well I wot the same of long time hath not beene frequented by any Bishoppe, and lyeth ruinous for lacke of reparations.' (Stow)

In common with a number of other prelates the Bishop of Rochester had his London house on the south bank of the Thames in the mediaeval period. It stood just south of the great garden of Winchester House. (Roberts and Godfrey)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTQ325802
Latitude51.5055618286133
Longitude-0.0917000025510788
Eastings532530
Northings180230
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Books

  • Derek Seeley, Christopher Phillpotts and Mark Samuel, 2007, Winchester Palace: excavations at the Southwark residence of the Bishops of Winchester (London: Museum of London Archaeology Service monograph 31) p. 97, 98, 101, 110
  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 182
  • Flight, C., 1997, The Bishops and Monks of Rochester 1076-1214 (Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society) p. 185
  • Roberts, H. and Godfrey, W.H., 1950, Survey of London Vol. 22 p. 45-56 online transcription
  • Jenkinson, W., 1921, The Royal and Bishop's Palaces in Old London (London: S.P.C.K.) p. 60

Antiquarian

  • Kingsford, C.L. (ed), 1908, A Survey of London, by John Stow: Reprinted from the text of 1603 Vol. 2 p. 53, 56 online copy

Journals

  • Pearman, A.I., Tait, G.H. and Thompson, H.P., 1918, 'Residences of the bishops of Rochester' Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 33 p. 131-54 online copy

Other

  • Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales (available via EThOS)