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In the mid 17th century a timber river wall allowed occupation of marginal land. The site was used as a timber yard and then developed as a commercial wharf, with new waterfronts constructed in deeper water. In the second half of the 18th century the Woolcombe family of shipbuilders developed a new river frontage and a wet dock. In the early 19th century the Beatson family adapted the site as a ship-breakers' yard and built a fashionable dwelling house overlooking the wet dock and a warehouse. The findings at Pacific Wharf provide important insights into post-medieval woodworking techniques, and other key aspects of ship-building technology. This concise and extensively illustrated volume documents these processes in their archaeological context, providing an illuminating account of Southwark's maritime history.

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• Full title: Investigating the Maritime History of Rotherhithe
• Author: Kieron Heard, Damian Goodburn
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 58
• EAN: 9781901992403
• ISBN: 1901992403
• ID: 05021782
• Publisher: Museum of London Archaeology
• Weight: 300 g
• Dimensions: 294 × 210 × 4 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. December 2003

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