Council Housing Estates in Southwark. Still quite amazing how much of the borough is public housing! Also amazing was Heygate can be seen to have been erased from ever being council housing on the Southwark Maps portal

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John Rennie's Southwark Bridge opened 1819. Originally called Queen Street bridge, the centre span was said to be the longest cast iron span ever built, at 240ft (73m). It was replaced in 1921. More Rennie projects at https://t.co/ToYLb5AGKW

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Love Interest - Beckett Howdler:
- Aged 26
- Queer
- MP for Lambeth and Southwark
- In the center-left Party
- Has a Politics degree from Essex University
- Super tight with his parents
- Was a scrappy child/teen with one too many opinions

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We've a treat for Southwark residents with little ones this half-term - a free show about transitions and making friends thanks to ❤️
Performances are this Thurs and Fri at Blue Elephant, including one in Spanish!
https://t.co/8fYNrQ8ni7

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12 Feb 1424: Joan Beaufort m. James I King of at St Mary Overie Church in

She was regent of Scotland 1437-39.

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8 Feb 1555: Laurence Sanders having been arraigned by Bishop Stephen Gardiner at Southwark cathedral a week earlier, and convicted of heresy is burnt at (BM)

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Old London Bridge from Southwark after Samuel Scott (1702-1772), oil on canvas, mid 1700s. The painting shows Old London Bridge shortly before the demolition of its buildings in 1760. 2/4

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29 Jan 1555: Laurence Sanders arraigned by Bishop Stephen Gardiner at convicted of heresy & burnt at on 8 Feb 1555 (BM)

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📣RICHARD SCOTT📣
Richard Scott was born in London in 1981. His publications include Soho (Faber & Faber, 2018). Recent works include ‘Woman Peeling Turnips; A Portrait of my Father’, a poem responding to his residency at Southwark Park Galleries + broadcast on Resonance FM...

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Rotherhithe Playhouse proudly presents: Treasure Island, The Pirate Pantomime! See you at The Ship from December 2nd-23rd. Anchors away! ⚓️

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And a Friday bonus: Rennie’s Southwark bridge over the Thames. Cast iron spans were required for the long spans with the central 240ft span breaking the record held by 1796 Wearmouth bridge for the longest cast iron arch span. E-mag, p.32 https://t.co/ToYLb5AGKW.

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the first Marshalsea Prison was located north of Mermaid Court, High Street Borough? In 1811 it re-located to Angel Place next to our very own Southwark Archives and it was where Charles Dickens’s father was imprisoned in 1824. This image shows the first prison from c1774.

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Our friends at Talking Therapies Southwark are running a webinar series - 'Race, Identity and Me'! 💻

Webinar One is about the impact racial trauma can have on our mental health. Make sure you sign up for this important series.
📆Monday 26th July, 10am-12pm

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If can destroy a park in Peckham for flats then no park in Southwark is safe. Only 18 days to stop them. EVERYONE TO THE GREEN, 31st July 1PM Saturday. RT, COME.

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Pleased to launch my 3rd piece from my Omniscience series. 'Anvil' from Southwark Cathedral, London. 🌐

https://t.co/hAIaLS1V0M

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Southwark Bridge and St. Paul's 1883

by John Atkinson Grimshaw 1836-1893
https://t.co/DtCKff7xfH

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Happy St George's Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 from St George's Road in the parish of in St George's Fields, Southwark, London.

Άγιος Γεώργιος, Προσευχηθείτε για εμάς

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John Rennie's Southwark Bridge opened 1819. Originally called Queen Street bridge, the centre span was said to be the longest cast iron span ever built, at 240ft (73m). It was replaced in 1921 as it was too narrow to cope with the growing traffic.

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Did your little artist come to one of our Ancient Story Adventures with last month?
We'd love to add their drawings to our gallery: https://t.co/ckAXNdBPhC
📧 southwark.libraries.gov.uk
Thanks to Miilee and Nikki for these fantastic phoenix pictures.

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