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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Sunrise over the Upper Pool and Hay's Wharf (gelatin silver print)
Reid, George Davison
1920-1933
Surrey Canal: Huge timber stacks on the eastern bank of the canal on 27th September, 1930. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1930
Surrey Canal: The bucket dredger 'Surrey' lies alongside a wharf near the Camberwell basin on 27th September, 1930. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1930
Surrey Canal: The bucket dredger 'Surrey' lies alongside a wharf near the Camberwell basin on 27th September, 1930. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1930
Surrey Canal: The canal near Wells Street Bridge on 27th September, 1930. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1930
Surrey Canal: The end of the Surrey Canal near the Camberwell Road, in September, 1928. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1928
Surrey Canal: The point where the Surrey Canal enters the docks, on 25th January, 1931. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1931
Surrey Canal: The point where the Surrey Canal enters the docks, on 25th January, 1931. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1931
Surrey Canal: The point where the Surrey Canal enters the docks, on 25th January, 1931. (gelatin silver print)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1931
Surrey Canal: The railway bridge crossing the Camberwell end of the canal on 25th January, 1931. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1931
Surrey Canal: Where the canal goes from the Greenland Dock, 25th January, 1931. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1931
Surrey Dock: Discharging timber from a ship into lighters, 14th June, 1930. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1930
Surrey Docks: A corner of the Canada Dock in the height of the timber season, September, 1927. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1927
