SE16: Rotherhithe, Surrey Quays, Canada Water, Bermondsey

Heaps of blue and white 'delftware' dishes, stuck together and with broken edges. The decorations appear to be individual designs, with flowers and foliage, geometric patterns, birds and brushstrokes. Several of the ceramic trivets are visible, intended to separate the dishes and prevent them from sticking together. These were in the Museum of London before it closed in order to reestablish as London Museum in Smithfield Market, planned for later in 2026.

#FindsFriday
Stuff that's discarded tells a tale too.
These stacks of fused plates w trivets resulted from a Rotherhithe pottery kiln overheating disastrously c.1620-30.
Near Pickleherring site in Southwark, a London delftware production centre from c.1618.
Will they be in new London Museum 2026?

Sainsbury's has applied for a licence to open a new convenience store in the old Poundland at the Blue in Southwark Park Road app.southwark.gov.uk/premises/app...

Tesco applies to open Express store on former site of Clipper pub in Rotherhithe Street app.southwark.gov.uk/premises/app...

A woodcut print from 1835 showing the graceful arches of the London & Greenwich Railway viaduct with a steam train on top passing in front of St James Church in Bermondsey, with a person tending a garden in the foreground.

#OnThisDay 190 years ago, the London & Greenwich Railway's pre-opening trial ceased, resulting in closure of temporary stations at Blue Anchor Lane and Grand Surrey Canal. Woodcut from 09/01/1835 'The Penny Magazine' showing the viaduct passing St. James Church, Bermondsey.

The Edward III Manor House site has been added to the Heritage at Risk register historicengland.org.uk/listing/heri...

London buses: can you walk faster than they can drive? The Man Who Pays His Way: I went toe-to-tyre with the C10 from Victoria to Canada Water. Only one of us could win

Which is quicker: walking, or catching the C10 bus? @simoncalder.bsky.social puts it to the test www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Europe's biggest hostel group snaps up Doubletree Docklands hotel

It will have 500 rooms and 2,100 beds and will be targeted at “value seeking” travellers

The man who can't stop opening disastrous London cinemas Preston Benson received millions of pounds in public funds to help revive London's high streets with a chain of cinemas stretching from Ealing to Catford, and Sidcup to Sutton. What keeps going wrong?

Remember the outfit that was going to open a cinema in Thorowgoods at the Blue? Essential reading from @londoncentric.media substack.com/app-link/pos...

Rotherhithe houseboat up for auction auctions.savills.co.uk/auctions/16-...

Today is the 80th anniversary of the death of Dr Alfred Salter, MP for Bermondsey West for more than two decades up till 1945.

Surrey Docks River History & Community Clean Up <p>Do you want to help keep the River Thames clean and healthy? Join us at <strong>Surrey Docks Farm </strong>by the riverside next to Trinity Wharf Stairs at <strong>Durand's Wharf, London SE16 5HA</...

🗓️🚮Join us on the 27th July at Durand’s Wharf in south-east London for a river clean-up at the Thames foreshore. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn more about local history with historian Jane Parker.

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#thames21 #rivercleanup #volunteer

Royal visit to Rotherhithe coming up next month, as published on the Buckingham Palace website...

Joe Haines, journalist and former press secretary to prime minister Harold Wilson, has died aged 97.

In 2019 he published his memoirs, including details of his Rotherhithe and Bermondsey childhood

Read more ➡️ www.se16.com/6116-joe-hai...

Concerning stats about violence against women and girls in North Bermondsey ward in new council report

moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/documents/b5...

The planning application for changes to the Canada Water masterplan is now live on the council website

Read more ➡️ planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-appli...

Westminster Council is buying 61 homes in SE16 to use as temporary accommodation

committees.westminster.gov.uk/ieDecisionDe...

Monmouth Coffee Spa Road, Bermondsey

Monmouth Coffee, Monmouth Street

Monmouth Coffee has just opened a brand new shop on Spa Road in Bermondsey. With nearly 50 years of experience since their first location on Monmouth Street, they've successfully blended modern design with their classic values.

South Bermondsey:

Developer of Ilderton Road scheme says it can't find a housing association willing to take on 58 affordable flats (inc 41 social rented), so it wants to turn them into open market homes and give the council £2m in lieu

planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-appli...

Albion Channel is a water channel which is approximately 650m long connecting Canada Water to Surrey Water. The Channel runs through a residential area predominately surrounded by flats. The current overgrown state impacts on the ability of the water to flow along the Channel increasing the possible risk of localised flooding. Albion Channel is referenced in the London Borough of Southwark draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy 2023 – 2029. As an ordinary watercourse, Albion Channel is the responsibility of the Lead Local Flood Authority – Southwark council. This project will improve the environment along Albion Channel and ensure that the channel can cope with flood water drainage. The location of the Channel means access is very restricted which makes carrying out maintenance and dredging difficult and time-consuming owing to constraints on plant equipment size/capacity and elongated distances to be covered for waste removal. For the project to be carried out efficiently, the water level in the Channel with require lowering to allow for the easier removal of excess reeds and vegetation, including root mats and silt. Lowering the Channel water level has fewer hurdles whilst the water level in Canada Water is temporarily lowered as part of redevelopment works in the vicinity. This allows for draining the Channel without needing to consider inflow into the Channel from Canada Water. Officers will work to ensure minimum impact on ecology during the works, to ensure the completed project will deliver improved ecology outcomes in this area. Bringing the Channel back into a state of active ecological management provides opportunities to engage local community groups and environmental organisations with the stewardship and long-term future of this

The council is planning to spend £425k clearing excess reeds and vegetation from Albion Channel

We embark here to announce our next & final gig of 2024 will be Wed 18th Dec, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, performed by the scintillating sister act Harriet & Alexandra Mackenzie, at St James' Church, #Bermondsey #SE16. Candelit for #Christmas. Tickets: tunedin.london

Platform 2 - Surrey Quays - Line Diagram (1622024) About this product:&nbspVitreous enamel signGrade A: Good condition70 x 105 cm14 kg&nbspTo make travel on the London Overground easier, Transport for London have individually named each of the six lin...

One of the enamel signs removed from Surrey Quays Station as part of the Overground / Windrush line rebranding could be yours for £900 www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/vintage-shop...