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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Surrey Docks: Ingeburg entering the Surrey Docks in March 1933. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1930-1933
Surrey Docks: 'Jack-in-the-Water' salvaging planks in a skiff by the Surrey Entrance to the Surrey Commercial Dock, in 1934. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1934
Surrey Docks: 'Kaupanger' and 'Saima' completely discharged n.d. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1927-1935
Surrey Docks: 'Lalla Rookh' in Stave Dock , probably in June, 1928. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1928
Surrey Docks: Lighters laden with railway sleepers and floating timber rafts almost fill the Stave Dock on 2nd November, 1931. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1931
Surrey Docks: 'Martha Russ I' leaving the Surrey Entrance on 25th August, 1933. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1933
Surrey Docks: Men discharging timber from ship onto a rough pile in the Albion Dock in May, 1930. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1930
Surrey Docks: 'Miranda' with a softwood cargo at the Russia Dock buoys on 6th June, 1932. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1932
Surrey Docks: 'Pacific Pioneer' and 'London Merchant' in the Greenland Dock, on 13th June, 1929. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1929
Surrey Docks: 'Pacific Pioneer' entering the Greenland Dock in company with the 'Sun V' tug, on 25th August, 1935. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1935
Surrey Docks: Plywood shed at South Dock, 7th April, 1935. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1935
Surrey Docks: River pilot Harry Rae leaving the SS 'Sonnenfelde' in the Surrey entrance lock on 26th August, 1933. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1933
Surrey Docks: Scene in Canada Dock, July, 1932. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1932
Surrey Docks: Sea Scouts boarding a Finnish barque for instruction in July, 1928. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1928
Surrey Docks: Silver line vessel 'Silver Cedar' in the Greenland entrance lock with a cargo of softwood from Vancouver in September, 1934. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1934
Surrey Docks: 'Sonnenfelde' about to enter the dock (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1933
Surrey Docks: Stacking timber from the temporary walkway, 1932. (cellulose acetate)
Linney, Albert Gravely
1932
