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Southwark is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Sudweca. The name means "southern defensive work" and is formed from the Old English sūþ (south) and weorc (work). The southern location is in reference to the City of London to the north, Southwark being at the southern end of London Bridge.
Southwark: South East: Natural history: Historic biological and pharmaceutical collections, including skeletons, fluid-preserved material, taxidermy, and fossils; part of King's College London: Museum of London: Barbican Estate: City of London: North East: History: City's history, culture, archaeology Museum of London Docklands: Isle of Dogs ...
One former museum include the Cuming Museum and the Livesey Museum for Children was a free children's museum housed in the former Camberwell Public Library No.1, which was given to the people of Southwark by the industrialist Sir George Livesey. The museum was closed by Southwark council in 2008. [35]
Pages in category "Museums in the London Borough of Southwark" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret at 9a St Thomas Street is a museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres. It is located in the garret of St Thomas's Church , Southwark , in London , on the original site of St Thomas' Hospital .
The Cuming Museum. The Cuming Museum in Walworth Road in Elephant and Castle, within the London Borough of Southwark, London, England, was a museum housing the collection of the Cuming family and later collections on Southwark's history. [1] As of 2021, its collections have been rehoused in a new Southwark Heritage Centre. [2]
Military units and formations in Southwark (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "History of the London Borough of Southwark" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
The George Inn, or The George, is a public house established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark, London, owned and leased by the National Trust.It is located about 250 metres (820 ft) from the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge and is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn.