Lower Marsh and The Cut, with its street market, formed the commercial heart of the area from the early 19th century.
The Cut (formerly New Cut) runs between Waterloo Road in Lambeth and Blackfriars Road in Southwark, approximately parallel to the South Eastern Railway. Local development was made possible by the creation of this new road – The Cut (then called the ‘New Cut’) - laid out in 1798.
The market in the Cut continued until the 1950s. The remaining traders moved to Lower Marsh where some street stalls continue.
The Old Vic theatre is at the western (Lambeth) end, and the more experimental Young Vic theatre halfway along on the other side.
Lewisham Southwark College is sited on the south side of The Cut and at the eastern (Southwark) end is Southwark Underground station. Waterloo and Waterloo East stations are also nearby.
