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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Green's Scene Wapping Old Stairs (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1836-04-04
Green's Scenery in Harlequin and Guy Fawkes (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1836-12-26
Green's Scenery in Harlequin and Guy Fawkes (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1836-12-26
Green's Scenery in Harlequin and Guy Fawkes (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1836-12-26
Green's Scenery in Harlequin and Guy Fawkes (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1836-12-26
Green's Scenery in Harlequin and Guy Fawkes (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1836-12-26
Green's Scenery, Jack Sheppard, Tom Thumb (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1837-1839
Green's Scenes in Harlequin and Oliver Cromwell (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby
1852-12-26
Green's Scenes in Harlequin St. George (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby
1847-12-27
Green's Set Pieces in Battle of Waterloo (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1842-06-18
Green's Set Waters in Miller and his Men (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby
1835-11-01
Green's Side Wing Blackbeard the Pirate (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1851-11-18
Green's Side Wing Blackbeard the Pirate (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1838-02-01
Green's Side Wing Blackbeard the Pirate (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1851-11-18
Green's Side Wings Forty Thieves (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1836-04-30
Green's Side Wings in Harlequin and Guy Fawkes (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1835-11-01
Green's Side Wings in Harlequin and Guy Fawkes (scenery sheet)
Green, John Kirby, Redington, John
1835-11-01
