This extraordinary structure, on which were built shops, houses, and even a chapel, had two drawbridges and a tower at Southwark, on its southern side, for defense.
وكان يتضمن جسرَين متحرِّكين ،‏ وبرجا دفاعيا في طرفه الجنوبي الواقع في ساوث آرك .‏