MONUMENT NO. 401196

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The site of Mortlake Manor House was originally an official residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury and dates back to the late 11th century. In 1535-6 the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, exchanged the property with Henry VIII for other lands. The property was initially granted to Thomas Cromwell but in 1540 it was repurchased by Henry and attached to the Honour of Hampton Court. Various alterations were carried out in this period and the Royal house was even used as a munitions factory. In 1544, Mortlake was granted by Henry VIII to Queen Catherine Parr and its role as a royal residence ended with her death in 1548. In 1869 Mortlake Brewery was built on the site of the former royal palace.

Nothing now remains of the building, however in 1817 remains of a bricked-up archway and a section of precinct walling were visible. A Plantagenet summer-house was also said to be "next the water" and large amounts of brickwork and skeletons were also found during digging works in the local area. Mortlake brewery now stands on the site of the royal palace.

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[TQ 20467606] Bishop's Palace [GT] (Site of). (1)

The Arch-Bishop's palace at Mortlake was a residence of the
See of Canterbury - from Anselm in 1099 to Cranmer in 1535-6,
- when he exchanged it with Henry VIII for other lands. (2-3)

In 1817 remains of a bricked-up archway were visible from the
High Street; precinct walling could be traced and a Plantagenet
summer-house, was "next the water". Masses of brickwork and
skeletons could also be found when digging within the area.

There are now no extant remains of this Palace. The site is
occupied by Mortlake Brewery. (4)

A watching brief was carried out to find the extent of the Medieval Archbishop of Canterbury's palace & church, but the site was heavily truncated. Please see report for details. (5)

Medieval wall foundation and post-medieval wall fragments were recorded in this watching brief. Please refer to the source for further details. (6)

In 1535-6 the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, exchanged the property with Henry VIII for other lands. The property was initially granted to Thomas Cromwell but in 1540 it was repurchased by Henry and attached to the Honor of Hampton Court. Various alterations were carried out in this period and the Royal house was even used as a munitions factory. In 1544, Mortlake was granted by Henry VIII to Queen Catherine Parr and its role as a royal residence ended with her death in 1548. (7)

The new Mortlake Brewery was established on the site in 1869. (8)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1933-8

( 2) General reference

"History of Mortlake" 1886, (J.E. Anderson) Page(s)14

( 3) Victoria County History of Surrey

4 (1912) Page(s)69

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F1 FGA 07-OCT-65

(5) Bulletin of the Surrey Archaeological Society

(6) London Archaeologist Association The London archaeologist

9 Page(s)21

(7) by H M Colvin ... [et al] 1982 The history of the King's Works, volume 4 : 1485-1660 (Part 2)

Page(s)169-170

(8) World Wide Web page

Barnes and Mortlake History Society. 2009. Mortlake Brewery, http://www.barnes-history.org.uk/BandMmap/brewery.html [Accessed 11-MAY-2009]

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