The Hope playhouse, animal baiting and later industrial activity at Bear Gardens on Bankside: excavations at Riverside House and New Globe Walk, Southwark, 1999–2000 Southwark’s famous Bankside was long

Southwark’s famous Bankside was long known as an entertainment area up to the 17th century

Gillian Lewis

Anthony Mackinder

structural and scientific studies (including tree-ring dating

suggesting the watershed area held particular significance for those using the cemetery or that their choice of burial location was restricted

The Hope playhouse, animal baiting and later industrial activity at Bear Gardens on Bankside: excavations at Riverside House and New Globe Walk, Southwark, 1999–2000 Southwark’s famous Bankside was long2013 Anthony Mackinder, with Lyn Blackmore, Julian Bowsher, Christopher Phillpotts Southwarks famous Bankside was long known as an entertainment area up to the 17th century. This volume provides evidence for the Barge, one of the medieval stewhouses (tavern brothel) and the later Hope, a dual purpose building hosting animal baiting as well as play performances. The next phase in Banksides history was industrial and its glass and pottery products of