The surprising histories of Borough’s street names
The street names around Borough Market have unusual histories behind them. From medieval brothels to Dicken’s villains, Bankside continues to surprise. Borough and Bankside have
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Redcross Way – a historic gem a stone’s throw from Borough Market
Redcross Way is in Southwark. It’s a gem of a street tucked behind Borough Market has a rich history from Henry V to Walt Disney.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum
Up a narrow 52-step spiral staircase and in the attic of the early eighteenth-century church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital is the oldest surviving
A Christmas Carol
Nahum Tate is hardly a household name, but he wrote one of our oldest and most popular Christmas carols. Tate was born in Dublin in
Historic Pubs in Bankside
In our London History Podcast Episode 46: Beer, The Bard & Historic Buildings in Bankside, I asked London tour guide Stephen King for his recommendations
Bigger Than Shakespeare?
Lancelot Andrewes is hardly a household name, but he arguably had as much influence on the English language as William Shakespeare. Andrewes would have walked