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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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
Rose Theatre money pot knop (money pot knop)
Department of Urban Archaeology
Late 16th - early 17th century
Rose Theatre scabbard (scabbard)
Department of Urban Archaeology
Late 16th - early 17th century
