Southwark
Until time travel is possible, a visit to Southwark might be the next best thing. Encompassing Roman ruins and the gleaming Shard skyscraper, via a glimpse of Shakespeare’s London at the Globe theatre, it’s an amazing snapshot of the capital’s history.
The inner-city borough is where London’s first bridge across Thames was built, at least 1,600 years ago. For centuries it was the only bridge, making it a hugely strategic site – and where many traitors’ heads were displayed on spikes.
Around the historic Southwark Cathedral, the foodie delights of Borough Market draw in the crowds. There’s also the option of a pint in nearby pub The George, London’s last galleried coaching inn with a preserved two-storey gallery looking over the courtyard.
In 2000, Bankside Power Station reopened as Tate Modern, a gallery showing modern and contemporary art.
Borough Market with The Shard rising above it
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Foreshore finds from mudlarking on the Thames
A volunteer traces the history of some fascinating 18th-century objects rescued by mudlarks on the shores of the River Thames
Collecting cash at Shakespeare’s plays
Tudor and Stuart theatres may have relied on these single-use money pots
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Redington's Scenes in Lord Darnley (scenery sheet)
Redington, John, Webb, J.
1834-1835
Surrey Docks: The 'Greta Thorden' discharging softwood at the Canada South sheds in the Canada Dock on 2nd November, 1931. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1931
Green's Scene in the Daughter of the Regiment Sc.1.No1. (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1857-09-01
