Norway cut swing bridge
This footbridge, with its granite paving, formerly stood across the entrance lock to South Dock and dates from about the time of its reconstruction by the Commercial Dock Co. in the 1850s. It was moved here in 1986.
SE16, Greenland dock - north side
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Norway cut swing bridge
The south bank of the Thames used to be in Surrey, now in Southwark. The firs...
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Norway cut swing bridge
We did not initially recognise this logo, on at least 8 plaques in the Surrey...
The plaque is below the window to the left of the ornate entrance. Presumably this is a foundation stone or a building opening stone for ...
W H Hudson, writer & naturalist, 1841 - 1922. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of his birth, 1991. Mario Campora Ambassador ...
This plaque contradicts English Heritage's rules about erecting only one plaque per person, as there is already one for him in E1.
The monument, first unveiled in 1952, was next to the ruins of a mid-19th century church which was bombed and destroyed during the war. R...
Riverbank House by David Walker Architects was completed in 2011.
The memorial that Wilson had just unveiled before his death is the main war memorial, not the one to Fryatt.
Politician and broadcaster. Born Robert John Graham Boothby at 5 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh. Entered parliament in 1924 and held a couple of minor ministerial posts. He went on to become a well known...
Writer. Born Phyllis Dorothy James in Oxford. Best known for her crime novels, many of them featuring the detective Adam Dalgliesh. Created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991.
Theatre. Built for impresario Oswald Stoll and designed by Frank Matcham. Amongst its first performers were the Fred Karno troupe featuring Charlie Chaplin. When the appeal of variety shows began t...
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