Southwark Collection

Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. Artist: John Pass
Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. View of the north front of the hospital showing a man being stretchered through the front gates

Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Jacobs Island, a notorious slum on the south bank of the River Thames in Bermondsey, London, was made famous in Charles Dickenss novel Oliver Twist

Agas Map of London, c1561. Sheet 10, showing part of Southwark, London Bridge, ships on the River Thames, part of the City of London and the Tower of London with its moat

Horse drawn vehicles and barrows in Borough High Street, London, 1904
Horse drawn vehicles, barrows and shop fronts, 309-317 Borough High Street, London, 1904. Men and boys wait with barrows and horse-drawn carts

Dockhead Folly, Bermondsey, London, 1820. Artist: John Chessell Buckler
Dockhead Folly, Bermondsey, London, 1820

View of the (proposed) western archway of the Thames Tunnel, London, c1831. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

The Great Hall, Dulwich College, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Great Hall, Dulwich College, (c1878). View of the boys public school in south-east London which was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, an Elizabethan actor

The Elephant and Castle on the Brighton Road, 1826, (1920)
The Elephant and Castle on the Brighton Road, 1826, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Those who went to shelters began a new kind of night-life, 11th November, 1940, 1942. London residents taking shelter in Elephant and Castle tube station during the World War II

Holy Trinity Church, Clapham, c1812, (1912). Holy Trinity Church, Clapham completed in 1775. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

View of London, c1650, (19th century). Panoramic view of London from the South Bank showing the old St Pauls Cathedral before the Great Fire of London in 1666

Blackman Street, London, 1885. Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw
Blackman Street, London, 1885. From a private collection

Jamaica House, Cherry Garden Street, Bermondsey, London, 1826

London Bridge looking north from the upper landing of steps near Tooley Street, 1833

Dockhead Fire Station, No 8 Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, 1929. Fire engines parked inside the fire station

Nunhead, Camberwell, London, 1771
View near Nunhead in Camberwell, London, 1771; with a horse and cart crossing a ford in the road

Fennings Wharf, Bermondsey, London, c1835. View from the River Thames with Fennings Wharf in the centre, the Shot Manufactory, Bermondsey, on the left

St James, Bermondsey, Surrey, 1829. Artist: R Winkles
St James, Bermondsey, Surrey, 1829. Designed by James Savage and completed in 1829, St James, Bermondsey was one of the largest of the Waterloo Churches built in England in the early-mid 19th century

Interior of John Bunyans meeting house in Zoar Street, Southwark, London, 1822. View showing the meeting house converted to use as a store for engineering components

Tenants rent strike, Peckham, south east London, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Tenants rent strike, Peckham, south east London, 1931, (1933). Peckham was the scene of an extensive " war" during the November of 1931

The Ship Aground public house, Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, c1875

Old Houses in Snowfields, Bermondsey, 1887 (1926). Artist: John Crowther
Old Houses in Snowfields, Bermondsey, 1887 (1926). Showing The Angel public house on the corner of Snowsfields and Newcomen Street. From Lost London described by E. Beresford Chancellor

View of London and the Thames from South Bank, 17th century (1886). Artist: William Griggs
View of London and the Thames from South Bank, 17th century (1886). Buildings identified include Winchester House, the old St Pauls Cathedral, the Guildhall and several churches

The George, 17th century inn, Southwark, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
The George, 17th century inn, Southwark, London, 1926-1927. Londons only surviving galleried coaching inn was rebuilt in 1676 after a fire

Fecundity Platter, Southwark, 1675 / 80. Creator: Unknown
Fecundity Platter, Southwark, 1675/80

The altar of the new church of St. Giles. Camberwell - ceremony of consecration, 1844. Solemn dedication of a newly built church in south London

The iron steam screw collier, "Q. E. D. ", 1844. Creator: Unknown
The iron steam screw collier, " Q. E. D.", 1844. A perfect novelty in the coal trade arrived in the river Thames...and took in her moorings at the tier off Princes Stairs, Rotherhithe

Interior of St. Marys New Church, Herne Hill, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Interior of St. Marys New Church, Herne Hill, 1844. Church in south London: This highly-embellished structure (from the designs of Messrs)

St. Marys New Church, Herne Hill, 1844. Creator: Unknown
St. Marys New Church, Herne Hill, 1844. Church in south London: This highly-embellished structure (from the designs of Messrs)

Interior of St. Giless Church, Camberwell, 1844. Creator: Stephen Sly
Interior of St. Giless Church, Camberwell, 1844. Worshippers at a newly built church in south London, with the font in the foreground

Ruins of the fire, 1843. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the fire, 1843. Aftermath of a fire on Tooley Street, near London Bridge, which destroyed St Olaves Church. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Mr. Emidy driving 28 horses to Greenwich, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Emidy driving 28 horses to Greenwich, 1844. Extraordinary Feat of Driving... Mr Emidy, " master of the horse" to Mr

The Telegraph, and Church of St Olafs before the fire, 1843. Creator: Unknown
The Telegraph, and Church of St Olafs before the fire, 1843. The Telegraph Tower, a former shot tower, was used as a telegraph station for the communication of intelligence from the Downs

Ruins of St Olafs Church, 1843. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of St Olafs Church, 1843. A fire on Tooley Street destroyed St Olaves Church. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

The Great Fire near London Bridge, view of the fire from the river, 1843. A fire on Tooley Street destroyed St Olaves Church. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Trade Card for London, Westminster and Southwark, as they appeared A. D. 1543, 19th
Trade Card for London, Westminster and Southwark, as they appeared A.D. 1543, 19th century

Borough Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Borough Market, 1872. Market in Southwark designed by Henry Rose in 1851. " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Brewers Dray, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Brewers Dray, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Brewers Men, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Brewers Men, 1872. Brewers take a break at Barclay, Perkins and Company brewery in Park Street, Southwark. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

The Great Vats, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Great Vats, 1872. Fermentation tanks at Barclay, Perkins and Company brewery in Park Street, Southwark. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

St. Pauls from the Brewery Bridge, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
St. Pauls from the Brewery Bridge, 1872. The done of St Pauls seen from Barclay, Perkins and Company brewery in Park Street, Southwark. From, " LONDON

London Bridge, 1872, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
London Bridge, 1872, 1872. London Bridge was built to designs by John Rennie, under supervision of his son from 1824 with an official opening on 1 August 1831. From, " LONDON

Mixing the Malt, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Mixing the Malt, 1872. Mashing malt at the Barclay, Perkins and Company brewery in Park Street, Southwark. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Pickle Herring Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Pickle Herring Street, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

London Bridge, 1694, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
London Bridge, 1694, 1872. " Old" London Bridge (1209-1831) commissioned by Henry II, the last tenant on the bridge left in 1762

In the Brewery, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
In the Brewery, 1872. Barclay, Perkins and Company brewery in Park Street, Southwark. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

The Opening Ceremony of the Tower Bridge, c1894. Creator: Unknown
The Opening Ceremony of the Tower Bridge, c1894. Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London was officially opened on 30 June 1894 by the then Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII)

The George, Southwark, London, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The George, Southwark, London, 1936. The George Inn, a medieval public house on Borough High Street, visited by Charles Dickens. Grade I listed. From " Old Inns - A Series of 40", 1936. [W

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