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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London Bridge: Adelaide House and Fresh Wharf (oil on canvas)
Ginner, Charles
1913
London from the Roof of the Albion Mills (aquatint)
Barker, Robert, Birnie, Frederick, Barker, Henry Aston
1792
London from the Roof of the Albion Mills (aquatint)
Barker, Robert, Barker, Henry Aston, Birnie, Frederick
1792
London from the Roof of the Albion Mills (aquatint)
Barker, Henry Aston, Birnie, Frederick, Barker, Robert
1792
London. From the upper gallery of the steeple of St Bride's Church (coloured engraving)
Allom, Thomas, Willmore, J.T.
1832-1846
London, Winter (tempera on board)
Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne
1928
Looking down Clink Street from Southwark Cathedral (tempera painting)
Spencer, Noël
1961
