London Steelyard
E222953
The London Steelyard was the principal trading base and kontor of the Hanseatic League in medieval and early modern London, serving as a key hub for Northern European commerce.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London (Steelyard kontor) | 1 |
| London Steelyard canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanseatic kontor
ⓘ
merchant enclave ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Kontor of Bergen
ⓘ
Kontor of Bruges ⓘ Kontor of Novgorod ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Hanseatic League (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanseatic League
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| declineCause |
changing trade patterns
ⓘ
decline of Hanseatic League ⓘ political conflicts between England and Hanseatic cities ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hanseatic aldermen ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
counting houses
ⓘ
residences for merchants ⓘ warehouses ⓘ weighing facilities ⓘ wharves ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
customs exemptions at certain periods
ⓘ
trading privileges granted by English crown ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of historical and archaeological interest in London ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ Middle Low German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| locatedNear | London Bridge ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the River Thames ⓘ |
| modernUse | area now occupied by modern riverside developments ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Hanseatic League (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanseatic League
|
| partOf | network of Hanseatic kontors ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
kontor for Hanseatic League
ⓘ
trading base for Northern European commerce ⓘ |
| significance |
major hub for Northern European commerce
ⓘ
principal trading base of the Hanseatic League in London ⓘ |
| tradedGood |
cloth
ⓘ
fish ⓘ furs ⓘ grain ⓘ metals ⓘ timber ⓘ wax ⓘ |
| tradeRegion |
Baltic Sea coast region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Sea region
North Sea ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea region
Northern Europe ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German merchants
ⓘ
Hanseatic League (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Hanseatic merchants
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hanseatic League
this entity surface form:
London (Steelyard kontor)