Architecture of Southwark Walk



I gave a walk for Better Bankside on the Architecture of Bankside - route was Borough Market, Hop Exchange, Redcross Street, Union Street, Tabard, George, Guys, St Thomas St, St Thomas Church, London Bridge Station, Shard of Glass, Tooley Street, Olaf House, No 1 London, London Bridge, Southwark Cathedral, Minerva House, Winchester Palace.

It was wet and rainy but good fun and improved my familiarity with the more modern sights - although typically we did not have time to fit all of these in.

It is quite amazing the amount of good architecture in Southwark today.

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