Historic Southwark
Site of St Thomas' Hospital, 1225 - 1865. The first printed bible in English was produced here 1537 A.D.
SE1, Borough High Street
Not one of London's most charming corners.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Thomas' Hospital and bible
James Nicholson, a printer residing at St Thomas' Hospital was granted a lice...
Named after Thomas a Becket, so possibly founded after 1173 when Becket was c...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St Thomas' Hospital and bible
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...
Unveiled by Ruthie Henshall and Andrew Lloyd Webber on 3 May 1995. Jessie Matthews was actually born a few yards away at number 94.
The plaques are on the southern end wall of the colonnade. From their position and style, including the rope borders, these two plaques w...
In 1793 the author of Memoires D'Outre-Tombe, Chateaubriand, 1768 - 1848, lived as an émigré in a garret close to this site and began h...
When we published this in January 2012 we asked for help in naming the sculptor. Mick has kindly contacted us himself, and October 2012,...
At the back of this house, accessed from Lettice Road, to the left of our photo is a building "Turners Studio". It looks new but is presu...
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