History
Lower Marsh: do you have photos from the 50s, 60s or 70s?
The organisers of a community photography project are keen to hear from anyone with photos or memories of Lower Marsh and The Cut in the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s.
History
History
Golden Hinde's mizzen mast craned into place
A milestone in the restoration of the replica of the Golden Hinde at St Mary Overie Dock was marked on Wednesday with the third and final new mast lowered into position.
History
Sainsbury's founder born in Waterloo 180 years ago
Wednesday 12 June is the 180th anniversary of the birth in Waterloo of John James Sainsbury, founder of one of the UK's best-known supermarket chains.
History
Necropolis Railway station up for sale
An historic building - the last remaining element of a railway station where coffins and mourners left London for a Surrey cemetery - is up for sale with a £4.2 million asking price.
Waterloo
Cardboard City heritage project gains Historic England funding
A project to explore the history of 'Cardboard City' at Waterloo is one of 56 schemes to share in funding from Historic England's Everyday Heritage Grant programme.
Planning & Development
Green light for plans to showcase Roman mausoleum and mosaics
Updated plans for the development of the Transport for London-owned land on Southwark Street - including public display of a Roman mausoleum and mosaics discovered on the site - have been approved by Southwark councillors.
History
1970s SE1 social action chronicled in app-based tour
A new self-guided walking tour takes you around the SE1 area bringing the community campaigns of the 1970s and 80s to life.
Lambeth
Half-finished '£15m' Lambeth mansion back on market for just £6m
A former rectory near Lambeth Palace - now part-converted to a luxury mansion - is back on the market with a £6 million price tag, two years after it was touted with a £15 million asking price.
South Bank
GLC-era South Bank signage added to Lambeth's 'local list'
A distinctive signpost on the South Bank that dates from the era of the Greater London Council has been added to Lambeth Council's 'local list' of structures of architectural and historical interest.
History
Planners veto 'inappropriate' advert behind Borough war memorial
Southwark Council has rejected the latest proposal for a temporary advertising billboard on the southern facade of Town Hall Chambers in Borough High Street.
History
Hundreds of SE1 buildings added to Southwark's local list
More than 400 buildings of architectural and historical interest have been added to Southwark Council's 'local list' of notable structures that don't meet national criteria for protection.
Waterloo
Cecil House: housing association sells former Waterloo women's hostel
When Cecil House in Waterloo Road opened in 1934, it offered homeless women "a good bed, hot bath, hot tea or soup at night and tea and bread and butter in the morning" for one shilling.
Planning & Development
Ad billboard proposed behind Borough war memorial
Plans for a temporary advertising billboard behind the war memorial in Borough High Street have been submitted to Southwark Council.
History
Cecil Belfield Clarke: Newington Causeway plaque honours Blitz GP
A pioneering black gay doctor who served the Elephant & Castle community for 45 years - including during the Blitz - has been recognised with a blue plaque at London South Bank University.
Churches
St George’s Cathedral: plans to add height to unfinished tower
The tower of Southwark's Roman Catholic cathedral - famously unfinished for the last 175 years - could gain a few extra feet in height under plans to make it safer for maintenance workers to carry out roof repairs.
History
Thomas Guy statue: Historic England backs charity's plans
Historic England has commended the Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation's "thoughtful" plans to install new signage around the statue of Thomas Guy at Guy's Hospital.
