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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Grain Elevators in Surrey Commercial Docks, 1912 (oil on canvas)
Meeson Coates, Dora
1912
Green Characters in the Forty Thieves (character sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1836-04-30
Greenmoor Wharf along Bankside, with St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance (gelatin silver print)
Reid, George Davison
1920-1933
Green's Characters and Scenes in Dred, The Freemen of the Dismal Swamp (character sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1856-12-26
Green's Characters and Scenes in Harlequin and Oliver Cromwell Or Charlie Over The Water and The Maid of Patty's Mill (character sheet)
King, Jonathan
1852-12-26
Green's Characters and Scenes in Jack the Giant Killer (character sheet)
Wood, J.T., King, Jonathan
1854-12-26
Green's Characters and Scenes in Robert Macaire or the Two Murderers (character sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Hyams, Moss, Redington, John
1836-02-15
