Borough High Street with Tower 42 in the background

Borough tube station

Blue Men by Ofra Zimbalista climbing Maya House on Borough High Street (March 2007)

Borough High Street is the last section of the road from Dover to London as it approaches London Bridge. It is also the northern section of the A3 road from London to Portsmouth. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Tower 42 from directly below Tower 42 viewed from street level. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 106 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 106 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Borough tube station Borough tube station is a London Underground station in The Borough, London Borough of Southwark. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port/town. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see London Bridge (disambiguation). ... The A3 is a trunk road in Southern England, connecting London to Portsmouth. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ...

It divides historic Southwark in two. It was originally the Roman road Watling Street and in the mediæval period was the site of famous Inns such as the Tabard, the George and the White Hart. St. Thomas' Hospital lay to the east next to the modern Guy's Hospital and St Mary Overie Monastery to the west. Borough Market has its main entrance at the London Bridge end. The Borough or Southwark is an area of the London Borough of Southwark situated 1. ... A Roman road in Pompeii. ... The modern Watling Street crossing the Medway at Rochester near the Roman and Celt crossings Watling Street is the name given to a British ancient trackway which was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... For the river named Inn, check Inn River Inns are establishments where travellers can procure food, drink, and lodging. ... The Tabard Inn, Southwark, around 1850 The Tabard was established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark. ... The George and Dragon as it was formerly known was established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark. ... The White Hart (hart is an old word for stag) was the personal badge of Richard II, who derived it from the arms of his mother, Joan The Fair Maid of Kent, heiress of Edmund of Woodstock. ... Saint Thomas’ Hospital. ... Guys Hospital for Incurables. An illustration from John Stows Survey of London (1755). ... Southwark Cathedral Southwark Cathedral or St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. ... Borough Market circa 1860 People at Borough Market in 2004 Olives at Borough Market Borough Market is a wholesale and retail food market in The Borough in Southwark, South London. ...

Borough is now a thriving cosmopolitan area of London, with many restaurants, bars and the well-known Borough Market. A few well known successful restaurants, supermarkets and cafe's include : Borough Market circa 1860 People at Borough Market in 2004 Olives at Borough Market Borough Market is a wholesale and retail food market in The Borough in Southwark, South London. ...

Convenience Stores:

• Sainsbury's Local
• Budgens
• Londis

Restaurants:

• Hiba Restaurant
• Tas

Cafés:

• Guiseppe's
• Café Rossi
• Costa Coffee

Pubs/Bars:

• The Slug and Lettuce
• St. Christopher's Inn
• Belushi's

Adjoining roads

• Borough Road
• Great Dover Street
• Trinity Street
• Harper Road
• Long Lane
• Marshalsea Road
• Newington Causeway
• St Thomas Street
• Southwark Street
• Tooley Street
• Union Street

St Georges Circus obelisk, at the western end of Borough Road. ... Great Dover Street is a road in the borough of Southwark in London, England. ... Newington Causeway is a road in Southwark, London SE1, between the Elephant and Castle and Borough High Street. ... Southwark Street is a street in Southwark, London SE1, just south of the River Thames. ... Tooley Steet connects London Bridge to Tower Bridge on the Southwark side of the River Thames. ... Union Street is a street in the London Borough of Southwark. ...

See also

• Borough tube station

Borough tube station Borough tube station is a London Underground station in The Borough, London Borough of Southwark. ...

External links

• Borough High Street, Borough, c. 1926