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St Thomas's Hospital was founded as part of the priory in 1106, and the settlement expanded around the bridgehead and Borough High Street. The hospital was rebuilt in the 13th century on the site of London Bridge Station to the east, where structural remains and associated burials were recorded. By the 16th century Borough High Street was known as 'Long Southwark' and scattered structural remains of the inns, alehouses and tenements which flanked it are described. Knight also discusses evidence for the Prior of Lewe's townhouse and Southwark's increasingly industrial character as trades relocated from the City of London. The volume includes a gazetteer of the 16 areas investigated.