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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River Walk and the Skylon, South Bank Exhibition (postcard)
Raphael Tuck and Sons Limited
1951
Rockabillies covered in flour and shaving foam on the Old Kent Road (silver gelatin print)
Koffman, Anna
1985-08-03
Rolls of paper being unloaded in Surrey commercial docks (negative)
Grant, Henry, Grant, Henry
1953
Rose Theatre baluster (baluster)
Department of Urban Archaeology
C. 1592; late16th century
Rose Theatre buckler fragment (oak)
Department of Urban Archaeology
1587-1592; late 16th century
Rose Theatre button (button)
Department of Urban Archaeology
Late 16th-early 17th century
Rose Theatre dress hook (dress hook)
Department of Urban Archaeology
Late 16th - early 17th century
Rose Theatre finger ring (finger ring)
Department of Urban Archaeology
Late 16th century; c. 1592
Rose Theatre fork (fork)
Department of Urban Archaeology
C. 1587-1592; late 16th century
