Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/06/2018
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Location
Bridge Theatre,

London Bridge is about to shake off years of construction: More London, the Shard, and the redevelopment of London Bridge station. For a period, we can expect the dust to settle, though one glance at the New Southwark Plan suggests a wave of new development will ensue as this dynamic area continues to evolve.

During June the Museum of Walking will lead an eclectic series of walks focusing on some of the key characteristics that make up London Bridge’s past, present and future: its riverside, railway and greenery, and its unique heritage medical and leisure heritage. All part of London’s Festival of Architecture.

The walks will invite workers, residents and visitors to build up a collective memory of the area, which we will post to our placemarks web platform so that new initiatives and developments can harness the essence of what people love about the area.

So join us in walking together, to observe the surroundings, to share stories, recall memories and think creatively about the future of the area.  You will be accompanied by social historians, with specialist knowledge of the area, who will offer an explanation of the ‘why’ and the ’how’.

6.00pm-7.30pm Tuesday 5 June in the company of Des de Moor, performer, theatre producer and beer expert, as we explore the area’s heydays as a leisure destination.

So significant was the trade in hops in the area, with the Hop Exchange within view across Borough High Street and Southwark St, and the Hop Factors building both still surviving, that the telephone area code was HOP until numbers replaced the letters in the late 1960s.  Breweries provided a lot of employment until the late 1970s and early 80s, on the eastern and western boundaries of the Team London Bridge area.  Beyond the City boundary, and with London Bridge itself as the key access to the City, pubs, theatres and leisure dens proliferated.  Some of which still remain and as the hoardings come down there’s a resurgence in theatre and leisure venues.

This is a free event, places are limited so click here to book your place. 

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