Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1815. Artist: Anon

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Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

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DDN484

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50 MB (2.8 MB Compressed download)

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5076 x 3441 px | 43 x 29.1 cm | 16.9 x 11.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

1815

Location:

World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,Southwark,Southwark

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London Metropolitan Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

View of Southwark Town Hall, Southwark, London, 1815; shows figures in the street and a carriage just leaving the Tabard Inn on Borough High Street. The inn was the meeting place of the pilgrims in Chaucers' 'Canterbury Tales.

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