Jacob’s Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey during the 19th century.
Category: Bermondsey
Bermondsey
The name Bermondsey first appears in a letter from Pope Constantine during the 8th century.
Hickman’s Folly, SE1
Hickman’s Folly was a very old Bermondsey street which disappeared as the Dickens Estate was built.
Christmas Street, SE1
Christmas Street ran north from Tower Bridge Road, west of Green Walk.
Spa Road, SE16
A train left Deptford railway station for Spa Road station at 8am on 8 February 1836 – it was the first train in London.
Rouel Road, SE16
Rouel Road once stood next to one of London’s first railway stations: Spa Road station in Bermondsey.
Abbots Lane, SE1
Abbots Lane was named in memory of the medieval Abbots of Lewes.
Southwark
This page lists streets, the histories of which are largely gleaned from the Conservation Area documents of the London Borough of Southwark: www.southwark.gov.uk Abbey Street, SE1 Addington Square, SE5 Alma Grove, SE1 Amelia Street, SE17 Anchor Terrace, SE1 The Angel (Rotherhithe) The Angel (Waterloo) Austral Street, SE11 Ayres Street, SE1 Balaclava Road, SE1 (Old) Barge House …
London – South of the Thames: Chapter III
This is a digitised copy of the book “London – South of the Thames” by Sir Walter Besant Published in London by Adam & Charles Black (1912) This is in its raw form. Sections will be improved manually on this blog as time goes on. CHAPTER III BERMONDSEY Domesday Book tells how “the King holds …
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