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A heck of a lot of interesting stuff packed into a compact area. So much that I visited the area multiple times last year, prior to attending the monthly series (delayed from 2020) of Mayflower 400 lectures at CW Library - organised by the local history society.

Frank F | 11.02.23 - 7:21 a.m. | #

I don’t like the photos rotating. Other than that, this blog is my favourite thing on the internet.

Gary Fox | 11.02.23 - 8:44 a.m. | #

Lovely for you to have paid a visit again. I’m sadly leaving the area after ten years but this will inspire me to have at least one more meander around in between packing.

It’s odd to be leaving just as the new development gets under way. I suspect it will look more different around in three years than it has done in the past ten.

For visitors, the Finnish Church is also the only ecclesiastical building I am aware of in London that has an on-site sauna.

Jack | 11.02.23 - 8:53 a.m. | #

The Dr Salter's statues are quite poignant if you read the blurb.

Cornish Cockney | 11.02.23 - 9:46 a.m. | #

Thank you for visiting my old gaf. I did love the area, but the flat just got too small and houses were out of reach. Otherwise I would have stayed….
Even now 15 years later, I learn more about the history of the area.

Southern Heights (Light Railway) | 11.02.23 - 9:58 a.m. | #

The caption of your Flickr stream image of Canada Water Library is contradicted by the blurb and renders on the British Land hoardings surrounding the latest building works in the old shopping centre car park. If these can be believed, the patch of cleared gound in your image will become part of a new "wetlands" area, with a curvy over-water walkway linking it to the south side of Canada Dock. Or maybe there will just be more flats.

Richard | 11.02.23 - 10:34 a.m. | #

In this case, happy to be proved wrong.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 11.02.23 - 10:36 a.m. | #

Good to see The Angel is still going

daveid76 | 11.02.23 - 10:59 a.m. | #

Lovely, you effectively walked a half-circle around our house.

Elephant Lane (home to the Bubble Theatre and Ship pub) is one of the most interesting parts of the area in my opinion - winner of a design competition in the early 80's intended to encourage interesting development in the docklands, as part of the LDDC. Very "nautical" with portholes and mast-like gables.

Ted | 11.02.23 - 11:31 a.m. | #

Can't find a reference, but a few years ago, I remember there was a local suggestion to rename the Rotherhithe tunnel roundabout after the undertakers. Not sure it would have been the right message for traffic safety...although perhaps it would have.

commonliner | 11.02.23 - 11:43 a.m. | #

Chalkers Corner, the A205/ A316 junction near Sheen, was named after an undertaker's shop (now closed and turned into a vet's surgery I believe).

Jeremy Buck | 11.02.23 - 11:53 a.m. | #

Blog as interesting as ever, but I'm with Gary re the rotating photos which are clever as an occasional thing but get irritating if not used with care; the unsalted paths notice was a case in point. There does seem to be space to put them both side by side.

Andrew S | 11.02.23 - 1:55 p.m. | #

I doubled up the photos to try to show you 18 different aspects of the walk.

If I'd used static photos you'd only have got 9.

That 9 wouldn't have included the notice on the gate, so you wouldn't have been able to read it anyway.

Paradoxically you wouldn't have realised I hadn't shown it, so it couldn't have annoyed you, and maybe that would have been better.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 11.02.23 - 2:54 p.m. | #

Fantastic post wonderful photos, I will try to replicate this walk on my next trip to London.

Michael | 11.02.23 - 3:35 p.m. | #

I enjoyed the post today, around an area I know well. I was born and raised on the other side of Southwark Park but moved away upon marriage, both a long time ago. However with the aid of a freedom pass( for which many thanks), I am able to make return visits to view the “improvements?”

Jo W | 11.02.23 - 3:46 p.m. | #

Rather snarky write up I thought.

Messiah | 11.02.23 - 9:49 p.m. | #

Fault-free post about a fascinating peninsula where I was fortunate to enjoy working for two and a half years just prior to the virus.

Noel | 11.02.23 - 11:35 p.m. | #

Don't like to complain,, but I also find the rotating pictures very distracting.

Chris | 12.02.23 - 3:05 a.m. | #

One of my favourite parts of London. Didn't know about the printed guided walk so will aim to get a copy. The queues for the Finnish Christmas Market were so long when I tried to visit so walked up to the Norwegian church instead which had no crowds. It was serving Norwegian mulled wine and Christmas bakes plus Norwegian decorations. In St Mary's churchyard there's the grave of Prince Lee Bo which I like to visit.
I enjoyed reading about your Rotherhithe foray.. and now want to visit again!
And me too on not liking the rotating photos though love everything else about your blog.

Victoria | 12.02.23 - 8:21 a.m. | #

I very briefly found myself wondering whether "a Hilary Mantel" was rhyming slang for something else, before I got to the end of the sentence that mentioned the library.

James | 12.02.23 - 5:43 p.m. | #

My old stomping ground so nice to see it get a good notice.

At the time I moved away the Salters weren't there - Alfred had been stolen and the others removed for safekeeping - so I'm glad they're back, with the addition of Ada no less. (But minus the mouse the cat was originally chasing - I think that disappeared decades ago and they didn't bother serving up another.)

heath-rennf | 13.02.23 - 1:43 p.m. | #











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