Cathedral Street, SE1

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

The Underground Map Pepys Street, EC3N Added: 20 Sep 2020 13:01 GMT	Pepys starts diary On 1 January 1659, Samuel Pepys started his famous daily diary and maintained it for ten years. The diary has become perhaps the most extensive source of information on this critical period of English history. Pepys never considered that his diary would be read by others. The original diary consisted of six volumes written in Shelton shorthand, which he had learned as an undergraduate on scholarship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. This shorthand was introduced in 1626, and was the same system Isaac Newton used when writing. Reply
Christine D Elliott Spitalfields Added: 11 Jun 2023 14:50 GMT	Spitalfields Charles Blutte came to Spitalfields from Walincourt, Picardie, France for reason of religious persecution. His brother Pierre Phillippe Blutte followed the following year. Between the two brothers they had eventually 20 children, they worked as silk weavers around the Brick Lane area. Member’s of Pierre’s family resided at 40 Thomas Street for over 100 years. Another residence associated with the Blutte family is Vine Court, Lamb Street, Spitalfields, number 16,17 & 18 Vine Court was owned by John Kindon, the father in law of Charles Blutte’s son Jean (John) who married Ann Kindon. This residence appears several times in the census records. Source: Quarto_52_Vol_LII_La_Providence Reply
Graham O’Connell Lloyds Wharf, SE1 Added: 10 Apr 2021 10:24 GMT	Lloyd & Sons, Tin Box Manufacturers (1859 - 1982) A Lloyd & Sons occupied the wharf (now known as Lloyds Wharf, Mill Street) from the mid 19th Century to the late 20th Century. Best known for making tin boxes they also produced a range of things from petrol canisters to collecting tins. They won a notorious libel case in 1915 when a local councillor criticised the working conditions which, in fairness, weren’t great. There was a major fire here in 1929 but the company survived at least until 1982 and probably a year or two after that. Reply
jack stevens Whites Row, E1 Added: 26 Sep 2021 13:38 GMT	Mothers birth place Number 5 Whites Row which was built in around 1736 and still standing was the premises my now 93 year old mother was born in, her name at birth was Hilda Evelyne Shaw, Reply
Richard Lake De Laune Street, SE17 Added: 28 Sep 2022 09:37 GMT	Trade Union Official John William Lake snr moved with his family to 22 De Laune Street in 1936. He was the London Branch Secretary for the Street Masons, Paviours and Road Makers Union. He had previously lived in Orange St now Copperfield St Southwark but had been forced to move because the landlord didn’t like him working from home and said it broke his lease. John William snr died in 1940. His son John William Lake jnr also became a stone mason and at the end of World War two he was responsible for the engraving of the dates of WW2 onto the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Reply
margaret clark Thrawl Street, E1 Added: 15 Oct 2021 22:23 GMT	Margaret’s address when she married in 1938 ^, Josepine House, Stepney is the address of my mother on her marriage certificate 1938. Her name was Margaret Irene Clark. Her father Basil Clark was a warehouse grocer. Reply
Old Nichol Street, E2 Added: 6 Nov 2021 15:03 GMT	Old Nichol Street, E2 Information about my grandfather’s tobacconist shop Reply
Admin Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 26 Aug 2022 15:19 GMT	Bus makes a leap A number 78 double-decker bus driven by Albert Gunter was forced to jump an accidentally opening Tower Bridge. He was awarded a £10 bonus. Reply
MCNALLY Blackfriars Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT	Blackfriars (1959 - 1965) I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening Reply
Martin Eaton Shoreditch Added: 14 Oct 2021 03:56 GMT	Boundary Estate Sunbury, Taplow House. Reply
Johna216 Fielding Street, SE17 Added: 9 Aug 2017 16:26 GMT	Thanks! I have recently started a web site, the info you provide on this site has helped me greatly. Thank you for all of your time & work. There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail. by Erich Fromm. eeggefeceefb Reply
Johnshort Hurley Road, SE11 Added: 7 Oct 2017 21:07 GMT	Hurley Road, SE11 There were stables in the road mid way - also Danny reading had a coal delivery lorry. Reply
The Underground Map Aldgate Added: 8 Mar 2021 15:05 GMT	A plague on all your houses Aldgate station is built directly on top of a vast plague pit, where thousands of bodies are apparently buried. No-one knows quite how many. Reply
Tom Blackfriars Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT	Blackfriars What is, or was, Bodies Bridge? Reply
Liverpool Street Added: 21 Apr 2021 16:21 GMT	Liverpool Street the Bishopsgate station has existed since 1840 as a passenger station, but does not appear in the site’s cartography. Evidently, the 1860 map is in fact much earlier than that date. Reply

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Eileen Brecknock Road, N7 Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT	Brecknock Road Pleating Company My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden. Source: Family history Reply
Squirrel’s Lane, IG9 Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT	061123 Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences. Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK. Reply
Christian Cornwall Road, W11 Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT	Cornwall Road, W11 Photo shows William Richard Hoare’s chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road. Reply
Vik Oaks Road, TW6 Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT	Old pub sign from the Rising Sun Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we’ve had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that! Reply
Phillip Martin Ashburnham Place, SE10 Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT	16 Ashburnham Road On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern. Reply
Christine Bithrey Holly Park, N4 Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT	The Hollies (1860 - 1900) I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880 If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected] Reply
Chris hutchison Broadhurst Gardens, NW6 Added: 15 Oct 2023 03:04 GMT	35 broadhurst gardens. 35 Broadhurst gardens was owned by famous opera singer Mr Herman “Simmy”Simberg. He had transformed it into a film and recording complex. There was a film and animation studio on the ground floor. The recording facilities were on the next two floors. I arrived in London from Australia in 1966 and worked in the studio as the tea boy and trainee recording engineer from Christmas 1966 for one year. The facility was leased by an American advertising company called Moreno Films. Mr Simbergs company Vox Humana used the studio for their own projects as well. I worked for both of them. I was so lucky. The manager was another wonderful gentleman called Jack Price who went on to create numerous songs for many famous singers of the day and also assisted the careers of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. “Simmy” let me live in the bedsit,upper right hand window. Jack was also busy with projects with The Troggs,Bill Wyman,Peter Frampton. We did some great sessions with Manfred Mann and Alan Price. The Cream did some demos but that was before my time. We did lots of voice over work. Warren Mitchell and Ronnie Corbett were favourites. I went back in 1978 and “Simmy “ had removed all of the studio and it was now his home. His lounge room was still our studio in my minds eye!! Reply
Sue L Battersea Added: 13 Oct 2023 17:21 GMT	Duffield Street, Battersea I’ve been looking for ages for a photo of Duffield Street without any luck. My mother and grandfather lived there during the war. It was the first property he was able to buy but sadly after only a few months they were bombed out. My mother told the story that one night they were aware of a train stopping above them in the embankment. It was full of soldiers who threw out cigarettes and sweets at about four in the morning. They were returning from Dunkirk though of course my mother had no idea at the time. I have heard the same story from a different source too. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

All Hallows Church was built in 1892.

George Inn The George Inn is a public house established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark, owned and leased by the National Trust.

George Inn

London (1926) In 1926 Claude Friese-Greene shot some of the first-ever colour film footage around London, capturing everyday life.

London (1926)

St Magnus-the-Martyr St Magnus the Martyr church is dedicated to St Magnus the Martyr, earl of Orkney, who died on 16 April 1116.

St Magnus-the-Martyr

The Shard The Shard - formerly London Bridge Tower is a 72-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark.

The Shard

The Steelyard The Steelyard was the main trading base (kontor) of the Hanseatic League in London during 15th and 16th centuries.

The Steelyard

NEARBY STREETS

Adelaide House, EC3R Adelaide House is a Grade II listed Art Deco office building in the City of London.

Adelaide House, EC3R

All Hallows Place, SE1 All Hallows Place disappeared due to Second World World bombing.

All Hallows Place, SE1

Allhallows Lane, EC4R Allhallows Lane is named after the churches of All-Hallows-the-Great and Less.

Allhallows Lane, EC4R

America Street, SE1 America Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

America Street, SE1

Anchor Terrace, SE1 Anchor Terrace is a large symmetrical building on the east side of Southwark Bridge Road, situated very close to the River Thames.

Anchor Terrace, SE1

Angel Lane, EC4R Angel Lane was formerly Angel Passage.

Angel Lane, EC4R

Avery House, SE1 Avery House can be found on Dorrit Street.

Avery House, SE1

Ayres Street, SE1 Ayres Street was formerly known as Whitecross Street.

Ayres Street, SE1

Bank End, SE1 Bank End was so-named because of the former earth banks built to protect the area against the Thames.

Bank End, SE1

Bankside, SE1 Bankside is named after former earthen banks built to protect the area against the Thames.

Bankside, SE1

Battle Bridge Lane, SE1 Battle Bridge Lane, formerly known as Mill Lane, underwent its name change in 1891.

Battle Bridge Lane, SE1

Bear Gardens, SE1 Bear Gardens is the site of a medieval pleasure ground.

Bear Gardens, SE1

Bedale Street, SE1 Bedale Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Bedale Street, SE1

Benbow House, SE1 Benbow House is a block on New Globe Walk.

Benbow House, SE1

Betsham House, SE1 Betsham House is located on Newcomen Street.

Betsham House, SE1

Black Raven Alley, EC4R Black Raven Alley ran south from 105 Upper Thames Street down to Swan Wharf, just to the west of London Bridge.

Black Raven Alley, EC4R

Borough High Street, SE1 Borough High Street was the Roman ’Stane Street’.

Borough High Street, SE1

Boughton House, SE1 Boughton House is a block on Tennis Street.

Boughton House, SE1

Bowling Green Place, SE1 Bowling Green Place is a location in London.

Bowling Green Place, SE1

Bridge House, SE1 Bridge House is a block on Borough High Street.

Bridge House, SE1

Calvert’s Buildings, SE1 Felix Calvert, local brewer, is recorded as operating here in the late 18th century.

Calvert’s Buildings, SE1

Cardinal Cap Alley, SE1 Cardinal Cap Alley is an alley in Bankside.

Cardinal Cap Alley, SE1

Centennium House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode

Centennium House, EC3R

Chaloner Court, SE1 Chaloner Court is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Chaloner Court, SE1

Chapel Court, SE1 Chapel Court has hosted The Blue-Eyed Maid pub since 1613.

Chapel Court, SE1

City Bridge House, SE1 City Bridge House is a block on Southwark Street.

City Bridge House, SE1

Clennam Street, SE1 Clennam Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Clennam Street, SE1

Clink Street, SE1 Clink Street is best known as the historic location of the Clink Prison.

Clink Street, SE1

Clink Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Clink Wharf, SE1

Collingwood Street, SE1 Collingwood Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Collingwood Street, SE1

Cottons Centre, SE1 The Cottons Centre is a black near London Bridge.

Cottons Centre, SE1

Cottons Lane, SE1 Cottons Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Cottons Lane, SE1

Counter Street, SE1 Counter Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Counter Street, SE1

Custom House Walkway, EC3R Custom House Walkway is part of the Thames Path.

Custom House Walkway, EC3R

Dark House Walk, EC3R Dark House Walk is part of the Thames Path.

Dark House Walk, EC3R

Disney Place, SE1 Disney Place is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Disney Place, SE1

Disney Street, SE1 Disney Street is a location in London.

Disney Street, SE1

Doyce Street, SE1 Doyce Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Doyce Street, SE1

Duke Street Hill, SE1 Duke Street Hill is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Duke Street Hill, SE1

East Building, SE1 East Building is situated in the corner of London Bridge.

East Building, SE1

Embassy House, SE1 Embassy House is a block on Tooley Street.

Embassy House, SE1

Emerson Street, SE1 Emerson Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Emerson Street, SE1

English Grounds, SE1 English Grounds is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

English Grounds, SE1

Farnham House, SE1 Farnham House is a building on Union Street.

Farnham House, SE1

Fenning Street, SE1 Fenning Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Fenning Street, SE1

Gatehouse Square, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Gatehouse Square, SE1

George Inn Yard, SE1 George Inn Yard is a yard of unknown antiquity in Southwark.

George Inn Yard, SE1

Grant’s Quay Wharf, EC3R Grant’s Quay Wharf is part of the Thames Path.

Grant’s Quay Wharf, EC3R

Great Guildford Business Square, SE1 Great Guildford Business Square is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Great Guildford Business Square, SE1

Great Guildford Street, SE1 Great Guildford Street runs north-south in Southwark.

Great Guildford Street, SE1

Great Maze Pond, SE1 Great Maze Pond is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Great Maze Pond, SE1

Green Dragon Court, SE1 Green Dragon Court ran off Bedale Street.

Green Dragon Court, SE1

Halfmoon Yard, SE1 Halfmoon Yard lay off Borough High Street,

Halfmoon Yard, SE1

Hanseatic Walk, EC4R Hanseatic Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Hanseatic Walk, EC4R

Hardwidge Street, SE1 Hardwidge Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Hardwidge Street, SE1

Hatters Court, SE1 Hatters Court is a block on Redcross Way.

Hatters Court, SE1

Hay’s Lane, SE1 This is a street in the SE1 postcode area

Hay’s Lane, SE1

Hays Galleria, SE1 Hays Galleria is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Hays Galleria, SE1

Hays Lane, SE1 Hays Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Hays Lane, SE1

Heath Lodge, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Heath Lodge, SE1

Henriette Raphael House, SE1 Henriette Raphael House is a block on Talbot Yard.

Henriette Raphael House, SE1

Hoadly House, SE1 Hoadly House is a block on Union Street.

Hoadly House, SE1

Horseshoe Wharf Apartments, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Horseshoe Wharf Apartments, SE1

Joiner Street, SE1 Joiner Street is now part of London Bridge Street.

Joiner Street, SE1

Joiner Street, SE1 Joiner Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Joiner Street, SE1

Junction Approach, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Junction Approach, SE1

Kentish Buildings, SE1 Kentish Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Kentish Buildings, SE1

Kings Head Yard, SE1 Kings Head Yard is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Kings Head Yard, SE1

Kirby Grove, SE1 Kirby Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Kirby Grove, SE1

Lambert House, SE1 Lambert House is sited on Southwark Street.

Lambert House, SE1

Layton’s Grove, SE1 Layton’s Grove was situated off Borough High Street, opposite Little Dorrit Court.

Layton’s Grove, SE1

Layton’s Buildings, SE1 Layton’s Buildings lay off Borough High Street.

Layton’s Buildings, SE1

Little Dorrit Court, SE1 Little Dorrit’s Court, North of Marshalsea Road, is named after the Dickens character.

Little Dorrit Court, SE1

Lockesley Square, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Lockesley Square, SE1

London Bridge Street, SE1 London Bridge Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

London Bridge Street, SE1

London Bridge Walk, London Bridge Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

London Bridge Walk,

London Bridge, EC4R London Bridge is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

London Bridge, EC4R

Lovat Lane, EC3R Lovat Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Lovat Lane, EC3R

Lower Thames Street, EC3R Lower Thames Street holds significant historical and architectural importance and is a major traffic route in London.

Lower Thames Street, EC3R

Maiden Lane, SE1 Maiden Lane is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Maiden Lane, SE1

Maidstone Buildings Mews, SE1 Maidstone Buildings Mews lies off Borough High Street.

Maidstone Buildings Mews, SE1

Marlborough Gardens, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Marlborough Gardens, SE1

Maya House, SE1 Maya House, on Borough High Street, is notable for its distinctive sculptures.

Maya House, SE1

Melior Place, SE1 Melior Place is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Melior Place, SE1

Melior Street, SE1 Melior Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Melior Street, SE1

Merchants House, SE1 Merchants House is a block on Southwark Street.

Merchants House, SE1

Mermaid Court, SE1 Mermaid Court is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Mermaid Court, SE1

Minerva House, SE1 Minerva House is a block on Montague Close.

Minerva House, SE1

Mint Street, SE1 Mint Street, an ancient Southwark street, (now) runs off Marchelsea Road.

Mint Street, SE1

Montague Close, SE1 Montague Close is a street close to London Bridge.

Montague Close, SE1

Nag’s Head Yard, SE1 The alley name seems to have fallen out of favour in recent years, though it still exists.

Nag’s Head Yard, SE1

New Globe Walk, SE1 New Globe Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

New Globe Walk, SE1

New Hunt’s House, SE1 New Hunt’s House is a block on Newcomen Street.

New Hunt’s House, SE1

Newcomen Street, SE1 Newcomen Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Newcomen Street, SE1

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R Northern and Shell Building at 10 Lower Thames Street - the headquarters of Express newspapers.

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R

Northfleet House, SE1 Northfleet House is a block on Newcomen Street.

Northfleet House, SE1

Nuffield House, SE1 Nuffield House is a block on Newcomen Street.

Nuffield House, SE1

O’Meara Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

O’Meara Street, SE1

Ocean House, EC4R Ocean House is a block on Cousin Lane.

Ocean House, EC4R

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R Old Billingsgate Walk is part of the Thames Path.

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R

Old Guy’s House, SE1 Old Guy’s House is a block on St Thomas Street.

Old Guy’s House, SE1

Old Theatre Court, SE1 Old Theatre Court is a block on Park Street.

Old Theatre Court, SE1

Oystergate Walk, EC4R Oystergate Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Oystergate Walk, EC4R

Oystergate Walk, SE1 Oystergate Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Oystergate Walk, SE1

Park Street, SE1 Park Street runs one block south of Bankside.

Park Street, SE1

Peckham High Street, SE1 Peckham High Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Peckham High Street, SE1

Peninsular House, EC3R Peninsular House is a block on Monument Street.

Peninsular House, EC3R

Pepper Street, SE1 Pepper Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Pepper Street, SE1

Perkins Square, SE1 Perkins Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Perkins Square, SE1

Porter Street, SE1 Porter Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Porter Street, SE1

Providian House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode

Providian House, EC3R

Queen St Place, EC4R Queen St Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Queen St Place, EC4R

Queen’s Head Yard, SE1 Queen’s Head Yard is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Queen’s Head Yard, SE1

Railway Approach, SE1 Railway Approach is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Railway Approach, SE1

Red Lion Court, SE1 Red Lion Court is a building on Park Street.

Red Lion Court, SE1

Redcross Way, SE1 Redcross Way was previously called Red Cross Street.

Redcross Way, SE1

Riverbank House, EC4R Riverbank House is sited on Angel Lane.

Riverbank House, EC4R

Riverside House, SE1 Riverside House is sited on Southwark Bridge Road.

Riverside House, SE1

Riverside Walk East, EC3R Riverside Walk East runs down to the Thames from Lower Thames Street.

Riverside Walk East, EC3R

Rochester Walk, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Rochester Walk, SE1

Rose Alley, SE1 Rose Alley is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Rose Alley, SE1

Shard Arcade, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Shard Arcade, SE1

Shepherd’s House, SE1 Shepherd’s House is a building on Beak Alley.

Shepherd’s House, SE1

Shipwright Yard, SE1 Shipwright Yard is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Shipwright Yard, SE1

Snowsfields, SE1 Snowsfields runs east-west across the western section of Bermondsey.

Snowsfields, SE1

Soho Wharf, SE1 Soho Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Soho Wharf, SE1

Solomon Way, E1 Solomon Way is a location in London.

Solomon Way, E1

Southwalk Street, SE1 Southwalk Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Southwalk Street, SE1

Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 Southwark Bridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Southwark Bridge Road, SE1

Southwark Bridge, SE1 This is a street in the EC4R postcode area

Southwark Bridge, SE1

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R St Dunstans Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R

St Magnus House, EC3 St Magnus House is a block on Lower Thames Street.

St Magnus House, EC3

St Olaf House, SE1 St Olaf House is a block on Tooley Street.

St Olaf House, SE1

St Thomas Street, SE1 St Thomas Street is an extremely old thoroughfare.

St Thomas Street, SE1

Stainer Street, SE1 Stainer Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Stainer Street, SE1

Stoney Street, SE1 Stoney Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Stoney Street, SE1

Sumner Street, SE1 Sumner Street runs from Great Guildford Street to Southwark Bridge Road.

Sumner Street, SE1

Swan Lane, EC4R Swan Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Swan Lane, EC4R

Talbot Yard, SE1 Talbot Yard used to host one of the most famous inns in English literature.

Talbot Yard, SE1

Tennis Street, SE1 Tennis Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Tennis Street, SE1

Thames House, SE1 Thames House can be found on Park Street.

Thames House, SE1

Thames Reach, SE28 Thames Reach is a location in London.

Thames Reach, SE28

The Grain Store, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

The Grain Store, SE1

The Hop Exchange, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

The Hop Exchange, SE1

The Mews, SE1 The Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

The Mews, SE1

The News Building, SE1 The News Building is sited on London Bridge Street.

The News Building, SE1

The Ride, SE1 The Ride connected Bowling Green Lane (later Bowling Green Lane) and Tennis Court (later Tennis Street).

The Ride, SE1

The Terrace, SE1 The Terrace is a road in the SE1 postcode area

The Terrace, SE1

Thorold House, SE1 Thorold House is a block on Pepper Street.

Thorold House, SE1

Thrale Street, SE1 Thrale Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Thrale Street, SE1

Three Crown Square, SE1 Three Crown Square is an official address within Borough Market.

Three Crown Square, SE1

Tomline House, SE1 Tomline House is located on Union Street.

Tomline House, SE1

Trelawney House, SE1 Trelawney House can be found on Union Street.

Trelawney House, SE1

Triangle Court, SE1 Triangle Court is a block on Redcross Way.

Triangle Court, SE1

Two London Bridge, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Two London Bridge, SE1

Union Street, SE1 Union Street was so-called as it linked two other streets.

Union Street, SE1

Victor Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Victor Wharf, SE1

Vinegar Yard, SE1 Vinegar distilling was a common local trade from the 18th century onwards.

Vinegar Yard, SE1

Waynflete House, SE1 Waynflete House is a block on Union Street.

Waynflete House, SE1

White Hart Yard, SE1 White Hart Yard leads off Borough High Street.

White Hart Yard, SE1

Winchester Square, SE1 Winchester Square is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Winchester Square, SE1

Winchester Walk, SE1 Winchester Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Winchester Walk, SE1

Winchester Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Winchester Wharf, SE1

Wolfson House, SE1 Wolfson House is a block on Weston Street.

Wolfson House, SE1

Wykeham House, SE1 Wykeham House is a block on Union Street.

Wykeham House, SE1

NEARBY PUBS

All bar one

Barrow boy & banker

Belushis & st christophers village

Blue eyed maid

Bunch of grapes

George Inn The George Inn is a public house established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark, owned and leased by the National Trust.

George Inn

Katzenjammers

Lord clyde

Old Swan The Old Swan Inn was one of the most well-known in the City of London.

The Anchor The Anchor is a pub on the south bank of the River Thames, close to Southwark Cathedral and London Bridge station.

The kings arms public house

The Walrus & The Carpenter

Vinopolis city of wine

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Borough

Borough tube station is a London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark. It is on the Northern Line, between Elephant and Castle and London Bridge stations.

The Borough (of Southwark) is an area of the London Borough of Southwark situated 1.5 miles east south-east of Charing Cross.

The area has been called The Borough since the 1550s, to contrast it with the neighbouring City, in later years to distinguish it from the larger Metropolitan Borough of Southwark and now to distinguish it from the much larger London Borough of Southwark.

Much of the area around the Tate Modern gallery and the Globe Theatre is now referred to by the historic name of Bankside.

In common with much of the South Bank, The Borough has seen extensive regeneration in the last decade. Declining light industry and factories have given way to residential development, shops, restaurants, galleries and bars. The area is in easy walking distance of the City and the West End.

The Borough is generally an area of mixed development, with council estates, office developments, social housing and gated communities side by side with each other.

Borough station was opened on 18 December 1890 as part of the first deep-level tube railway, the City and South London Railway, and was rebuilt in the 1920s when the tunnels were enlarged.

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Bank station Credit: IG/steven.maddison TUM image id: 1653840363 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Postal area SE1 TUM image id: 1483541461 Licence: CC BY 2.0	"Cheapside and Bow Church" engraved by W. Albutt (1837) First published in The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster. Steel engraved print after a picture by T.H. Shepherd. Credit: W. Albutt TUM image id: 1507465321 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Georg Giese from Danzig, 34-year-old German merchant at the Steelyard, painted in London by Hans Holbein in 1532 Credit: Hans Holbein TUM image id: 1490827371 Licence:	Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station. TUM image id: 1508582712 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Etching of All Hallows Staining tower, drawn in 1922 Credit: Public domain TUM image id: 1585749143 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Wagstaff Buildings, Sumner Road, Bankside, c. 1920. TUM image id: 1557142019 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Hopton Street, Borough, 1977. TUM image id: 1557142131 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Tate Modern viewed from Thames pleasure boat (2003) Credit: Christine Matthews TUM image id: 1557161613 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Southwark Cathedral Credit: IG/aleks london diary TUM image id: 1653856025 Licence:
"London Bridge from the Old Swan" by the Irish painter Hubert Pugh (1780) Shooting the tidal rapids at old London Bridge was dangerous; many passengers preferred to get off at the Old Swan, and walk. Immediately across the river in the painting is St Saviour’s Church, now Southwark Cathedral. Credit: Hubert Pugh (Bank of England Museum) TUM image id: 1623675815 Licence:	HMS Belfast (2022) Credit: IG/city visual TUM image id: 1653838128 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The George Inn (1889) On Borough High Street and once known as the George and Dragon, the pub is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn. Credit: National Trust TUM image id: 1669912337 Licence:	Optician built into the facade of St Ethelburga’s, Bishopsgate, c.1910 Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1665401859 Licence:	The Church of All Hallows Lombard Street as seen from Ball Alley in the 1820s. All Hallows was a rare City of London church not demolished due to the Great Fire or the Blitz but to falling attendances. Taken from ’The Churches of London’ by George Godwin (1839) Credit: Robert William Billings and John Le Keux TUM image id: 1627642469 Licence:

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Bank station
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Postal area SE1
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Georg Giese from Danzig, 34-year-old German merchant at the Steelyard, painted in London by Hans Holbein in 1532
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Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station.
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Wagstaff Buildings, Sumner Road, Bankside, c. 1920.
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Hopton Street, Borough, 1977.
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Southwark Cathedral
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"London Bridge from the Old Swan" by the Irish painter Hubert Pugh (1780) Shooting the tidal rapids at old London Bridge was dangerous; many passengers preferred to get off at the Old Swan, and walk. Immediately across the river in the painting is St Saviour’s Church, now Southwark Cathedral.
Credit: Hubert Pugh (Bank of England Museum)
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The George Inn (1889) On Borough High Street and once known as the George and Dragon, the pub is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn.
Credit: National Trust
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The Church of All Hallows Lombard Street as seen from Ball Alley in the 1820s. All Hallows was a rare City of London church not demolished due to the Great Fire or the Blitz but to falling attendances. Taken from ’The Churches of London’ by George Godwin (1839)
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