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Rotherhithe Street, Bermondsey with the ship ’Argo’ visible in the distance. By the mid 18th century Rotherhithe had a strong maritime and shipbuilding tradition. The Surrey Docks arrived during the 19th century and added 136 acres of interlinked waterways.
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The Swan Road Mosaic is 3.35 metres by 9.60 metres and was made from vitreous glass by the artist David John in 1992. The mural is one of a number of environmental art projects in which the artist was involved. The work consists of around 350,000 pieces of Italian vitreous glass specially designed for mosaics. The background shows the skyline along Rotherhithe’s riverfront, as seen from Wapping on the opposite shore. The buildings include 19th century dock warehouses, cranes and industrial chimney stacks. The scene is dominated by the clock tower of St Mary’s church. It is from this ancient waterfront that the Mayflower is said to have started its voyage which took the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth to New England.
Credit: David John/waymarking.com
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The Fighting Temeraire (1838) This is a renowned oil painting created by the English artist J.M.W. Turner, born on 23 April 1775. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 and is currently housed in the National Gallery in London. The painting depicts the HMS Temeraire, a famous 98-gun ship that played a significant role in the Battle of Trafalgar, being towed by a steam tug along the Thames in 1838. The ship was being taken to Rotherhithe in order to be dismantled and sold as scrap. Turner seems to have painted his famous painting - The Fighting Temeraire - from the balcony at the Angel Inn, situated at 101 Bermondsey Wall East.
Credit: JWW Turner
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Ainsty Street, Rotherhithe (1939) Built in 1845, it was typical of many other local streets of workers’ terraces. It was largely destroyed in the Blitz before being redeveloped for the Ainsty Estate
Credit: Ideal Homes
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Rotherhithe Tunnel Southern Portal - Tunnel Approach (1907) The photograph is taken about seventy metres to the west of the tunnel portal on the Rotherhithe side of the River Thames. The view is looking eastwards to the tunnel entrance.
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R. Passmore & Company in Limehouse. This was sitauted on the corner of Narrow Street and The Highway. Free Trade Wharf was behind.
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The foreshore of the River Thames near Ratcliff Cross Stairs, E14 (2020). Canary Wharf is in the background.
Credit: Wiki Commons/Ttocserp
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A map of London’s current surface waterways. Produced by www.soundsurvey.org.uk as an auditory tribute to Harry Beck’s Underground map. Sounds were collected from along London’s canals and lesser rivers. Before this promotes discussion on what’s missing, many ’lost rivers’ - Tyburn, Fleet, Effra etc. are now underground and missing from this map. Other surface rivers are situated off the edge of the map. Still others could not be depicted due to their short length causing clutter. Excuses over, it’s an interesting design idea
Credit: Sound survey
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