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This
Walk covers some of the less known areas of London in Southwark, as well as some
of the best known.
It looks at the Tower of London and its Victorian neighbour Tower Bridge dating from 1894. A bridge which is renowned today as one of London's landmarks, but when it was built it was far from being such a popular London attraction!
Along the route we come across the restored magnificent Hays Galeria, once historical Docks and the Victorian warehouses that were very active in that period. Here we can stop for refreshments.
The
Walk includes one of London's famous hospitals and its connection with the Stock
Exchange Market in the 1700s!
We stop for lunch at The George Inn, said to be the only surviving London Coach Inn, already in existence in the reign of King Henry VIII. Present building dates from 1676.
After lunch we follow the path that Charles Dickens would have taken frequently to visit his father at the Marshalsea Prison. Here we see the remains of the Prison and the little church associated with his book Little Dorrit.
We
finish our Walk with an afternoon visit to the London Fire Brigade Museum. The
museum holds a wealth of information and exhibits depicting the history of
firemen in the capital from the Great Fire of London in 1666, up to and
including the present day.
Optional visit and tea at the Bramah Tea Museum.