Image: Timber revetment, c.1220 A.D.
Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 240 pixels | 2,560 × 1,920 pixels.
Original image (2,560 × 1,920 pixels, file size: 2.21 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Description: Part of a retaining wall of oak timbers from the Thames riverbank at Billingsgate, excavated in 1982. The diagonal braces extended into the river to support the vertical posts and horizontal planks. An exhibit in the Museum of London.
Title: Timber revetment, c.1220 A.D.
Credit: Own work
Author: Kim Traynor
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Attribution Required?: Yes
Image usage
The following page links to this image:
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.
