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A Map of Southwark & London Bridge circa 1748

THIS IS A REBUBLISHED MAP LAID ONTO CLOTH

Ref: 42Southwark&LondonBridge, 1748, John Rocque

A map of Southwark & London Bridge first published circa 1748. SOuthwark grew up on the approach to London, at a point where there had been a crossing point of the Thames since Roman times. It was the only crossing point into the city from the south. The Saxons established it as a burgh in the late 9th century. Being outside the jurisdiction of the City of London, it became a centre of entertainment of all descriptions, especially those frowned upon by the city authorities, like gambling and the theatre. The Lord Chamberlain's Players, of which Shakespeare was a member, moved their theatre here from Shoreditch in 1599 to escape these restrictions, naming it the Globe. Londoner's flocked across the river to visit the pubs and other venues, and it became a haven for criminals. Not least among these visitors were the great and good of the city authorities.

In the 14 century, the Marshalsea prison was established on Clink Street, giving birth to the phrase 'being in the Clink', meaning to be in prison. From around 1300, no visitor crossing into London from Southwark over the bridge could escape the grisly spectre of the heads of traitors impaled on spikes above the southern gateway.

The date the church at the southern end of the Thames crossing was established is uncertain, possibly as early as the 7th century, but a religious establishment was mentioned. In Doomsday Book of 1086, and it was dedictated to St.Mary in 1106. It became a cathedral in 1905.

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