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.
Šai iespaidīgajai būvei, uz kuras bija uzcelti veikali, dzīvojamie nami un pat kapela, bija divi paceļami posmi un sargtornis Sautārkas pusē tilta dienvidu galā.