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A large housing development next to a proposed London Overground station has been given the go-ahead by Lewisham council.
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Housing development next to planned Overground station gets approved
A large housing development next to a proposed London Overground station has been given the go-ahead by Lewisham council.
Bermondsey Tube station is still unfinished
People have been using it for over 20 years, and although it opened in 1999, in a way, Bermondsey station on the Jubilee line can be said to be still unfinished.
The concrete heart of Bermondsey’s “Biscuit Town”
A few streets to the south of Bermondsey tube station used to be a large biscuit factory estate, the Peek Freans factory, but it's about to be redeveloped.
London’s Alleys: Carmarthen Place, SE1
This is a pretty little cobbled alleyway to be found in Bermondsey.
London’s Pocket Parks: Leathermarket Gardens, SE1
This largish park near London Bridge is the result of post-WW2 clearance when most of the site was flattened by bombs.
The car repair shop with horses heads
A street in Bermondsey has a car repair shop with a relic of times when horsepower was measured in low digits - two horses heads on the frontage.
London’s Alleys: Ship and Mermaid Row, SE1
This vintage looking alley is probably named after the Ship and Mermaid public house which used to be at Snowsfields, and is today a curious curve around a corner, squeezed between social housing.
London’s Alleys: Maggie Blake’s Cause, SE1
This short alley near Tower Bridge is a delightful passage to the Thames, but was very nearly sealed off.
London Public Art: Dr Salter’s Daydream, SE16
This is a set of originally three, now four sculptures that were unveiled in 1991 to commemorate the work of the medical doctor, campaigner and Labour politician, Alfred Salter.
Major new London Bridge junction to open after Christmas
One of the many railway bottlenecks outside London Bridge should be removed this coming Christmas, with the commissioning of the Bermondsey Flyunder.
Remains of a disused station uncovered by Network Rail
One hundred years ago, two railway stations closed, but just recently construction works have uncovered the remains of one of them.
A look at Bermondsey’s railway dive-under construction site
While much of the focus on London Bridge's redevelopment sticks to the station itself, one of the most complex parts of the upgrade is taking place a mile away, in Bermondsey
A refurbished railway bridge in South London
This grand colonnade might be the sort of thing you could expect adjoining an equally grand set of buildings, but is in fact a railway bridge in South London.
The remains of Duffield’s Sluice in Bermondsey
If you were to take a walk along the Thames riverside in Bermondsey, you might come across a slightly run-down looking building with an imposing stone plaque on the wall indicating a great heritage.