The river mud at Rotherhithe gave up an unusual find: a locked ball and chain possibly dating from the 17th – 18th century, though minus its unlucky prisoner. The discovery was made by a mudlark; the modern-day treasure seeking descendent of the Victorian scavengers who …
The Sands Films Studios in Rotherhithe are housed in an unprepossessing Grade II listed former granary. The Studios were founded in the 1970s and offer film production facilities, as you may expect, but also a cinema club (free) and a renowned costume-making workshop. You may …
A slice of sponge cake and a hearty round of “Happy Birthday” to the Rotherhithe Tunnel! Not the nearby Brunel-designed Thames Tunnel, (the world’s first underwater tunnel, lest we forget) but its quieter, lesser-celebrated neighbour that ferries road traffic underneath the Thames from Southwark to …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 10th March 1906: The Baker Street & Waterloo Railway opens, running between Baker Street and Elephant & Castle stations. It would soon become known as the Bakerloo Line. Tuesday – 11th March 1692: The Royal Chelsea Hospital is …
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