Great to see Frank's Cafe is still going. Was the best cafe with fairly easy early morning parking for a scaffold lorry when working in the City.
A Wander’ette Wapping to Rotherhithe
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I have never been in there. Something I shall seek to remedy before too long.
There are two oddities right by the Angel pub.
1. It’s the site of King Edward III’s manor house, from around the mid-14th century
2. Dr Salter’s Daydream
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
1. It’s the site of King Edward III’s manor house, from around the mid-14th century
2. Dr Salter’s Daydream
King Edward III manor house - Wikipedia
Alfred Salter - Wikipedia
There are some good views (these are zoomed in) across the river to the City and to Wapping:
But now it’s time to wander on eastwards:
But now it’s time to wander on eastwards:
All around there are reminders of Rotherhithe’s links to the Thames and the trade it brought. The church spire in the background is that of the Roman Catholic, St Mary’s. We’ll be going there shortly to see another oddity and it’s not far from our destination:
Indeed, I meant to include the picture of the plaque that records this. I then forgot to resize it! I’ll make amends here:
Another great Wapping Wanderings. Thanks Richard.
My sister lives in Amsterdam Court on the Isle of Dogs, so I do recognise a lot of your wanderings.
My sister lives in Amsterdam Court on the Isle of Dogs, so I do recognise a lot of your wanderings.
Opposite the church is St Mary’s Churchyard Gardens and the site of former ‘Watch House’ (to guard against grave robbers) and an early fire station, the latter having collapsed, sadly:
Back across the street, let’s wander past St Mary’s:
en.wikipedia.org
St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe - Wikipedia
Nearly at our destination now.
I had tripped over the Time and Talents organisation on a Wander through Bermondsey, then reading that they had moved to Rotherhithe:
But it was the smell of hot coals, coming from this small hut that most attracted my attention. A blacksmith’ing lesson in the middle of London, conducted by some really friendly people:
www.timeandtalents.org.uk
I had tripped over the Time and Talents organisation on a Wander through Bermondsey, then reading that they had moved to Rotherhithe:
But it was the smell of hot coals, coming from this small hut that most attracted my attention. A blacksmith’ing lesson in the middle of London, conducted by some really friendly people:
Home - Time & Talents
For almost 140 years, Time & Talents has been connecting community in Rotherhithe, Bermondsey and beyond through activities and volunteering.
www.timeandtalents.org.uk
Time and Talents run a whole range of activities, in keeping with their founders’ beliefs:
It was now time to wander home, not least as my phone was about to die. But first, a walk past the Mayflower pub and a pint in the Ship pub:
That was it, as my phone ran out of steam right then.
PS I did though go back down to the river in Wapping the next day, to take some pictures from the north bank, looking over to where we’d been yesterday. As the crow flies, it’s really not far, but a different world:
That was it, as my phone ran out of steam right then.
PS I did though go back down to the river in Wapping the next day, to take some pictures from the north bank, looking over to where we’d been yesterday. As the crow flies, it’s really not far, but a different world:
