Horselydown Lane, SE1

Horselydown Lane was named after the original name for this part of London: Horselydown.

Fete at Bermondsey �’ 1569

Credit: Joris Hoefnagel (1542 – 1601)

Formerly known as Horseydown or Horsedown, Horsleydown was situated on the southern shore of the Thames, just to the east of Tooley Street. The name likely stems from its original purpose as a vast pasture for cattle and horses. Whilst Horsleydown remained a substantial open field in Stow’s era, by the 19th century it had transformed into a bustling industrial zone. The area became densely populated with wharves, warehouses, granaries, factories, mills, breweries and various commercial enterprises.

A road called Crown Court was merged into Horselydown Lane in 1857.

In the 1890s, Horselydown Lane was the southern exit from the new Tower Bridge until Tower Bridge Road opened in 1902.

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