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  • 1 Monument Underground Station

    The start point is Monument Underground Station on the District and Circle lines.
    Exit from Monument Station and use the Subway to get to the west side of London Bridge on King William Street.
    Walk on the right-hand pavement of the bridge over the River Thames.

    Take some time to enjoy the river views. There has been a river crossing on this site since Roman times.

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    ''London Bridge is falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady''. There have been many London Bridges built here. Where did the one that John Rennie built end up?

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  • 2 Glaziers Hall

    On the bank of the river ahead of you, next to the end of the bridge, is Glaziers Hall

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    Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Which worshipful livery company, residing in Glaziers Hall, uses this motto.

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  • 3 Nancys Steps

    After you’ve walked past Glaziers Hall look for some steps on your right, but do not go down them.

    These steps and the arch you are about to go over survived from John Rennie’s London Bridge and are known as “Nancy’s Steps”.

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    A popular 20th Century musical suggests that Nancy was murdered here, although this is not where Nancy died in the novel of the same name. What is the title of the musical and novel?

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  • 4 Borough Market

    Continue straight on into Borough High Street and then you have Southwark Cathedral on your right. Carry straight on under the railway bridge. Cross over a small road at the pedestrian crossing and walk past Leon on your right. Follow the road round to the right past an entrance to London Bridge Station and then turn right into Stoney Street.

    Borough Market on your right is the city’s oldest fruit-and-veg market, famed now for trendy gourmet food. http://boroughmarket.org.uk/
    Do take time to explore the area and its pubs and cafes. When the market is open many of the market traders offer takeaway food.

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    Eye iconFind the Schedule of the Rents. What role did FJ Cullen have in the market?

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  • 5 Wyndham House Poultry

    Having turned right into Stoney Street, immediately turn right into Borough Market between Chegworth Valley and Ted’s Veg. If you are doing this London Hidden Clue Route on a Friday or Saturday you will need sharp elbows to push through the crowd. Arrive at Jumi Cheese on your left then walk over towards Wyndham House Poultry. Stop and look for a white wall with a wooden board with the information you need.

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    Eye iconWhat was the original name of the first Golden Hinde?

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    Ahoy and seaward bound across the Pacific to become a television star. In what television series did this boat appear in?

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    In which seaside town in the UK is there another replica of The Golden Hinde?

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    Back in Time From the 'Back in Time' Map what was the former name of St Mary Overie Dock?

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  • 6 Cathedral Street

    Turn left under The Schedule of Rents and walk through the market traders with Turnips on your right. Exit from the market after Roast and the Ginger Pig and turn right into Stoney Street. Carry on under the railway arches and then turn right into Winchester Walk. At the end of Winchester Walk with the entrance to Southwark Cathedral ahead of you, turn left into Cathedral Street.

    Southwark Cathedral is open to visitors outside of times of worship. More information can be found at: http://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/

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    Stop and look diagonally across the river to the heart of the City of London. Which of the following is NOT a nickname for one of the skyscrapers ahead of you in the City of London?

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  • 7 St Mary Overie’s Dock

    Take the left hand cobbled road between Minerva House and Palace House. A replica of Sir Francis Drake’s Golden Hinde is on your right in St Mary Overie’s Dock

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    Eye iconName the English King who held his wedding reception in the Great Hall which this window looked in on.

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  • 8 The Old Thameside Inn

    Go past The Golden Hinde and to the river with The Old Thameside Inn on your left .

    The Old Thameside Inn was formerly a Tea and Spice Warehouse.

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    Eye iconThis man witnessed the Great Fire of London from this “little alehouse on Bankside”. What was his name?

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  • 9 Pickfords Wharf

    Retrace your footsteps and take the first road on your right, Pickfords Wharf.

    On your left are the remains of The Rose Window, which is all that remains of Winchester Palace.

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    Eye iconWhich of these is the oldest bridge currently spanning the River Thames?

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  • 10 Clink Prison

    Carry on along Pickford Wharf which becomes Clink Street. Continue past the Clink Prison Museum on your left. At the end of Clink Street turn right into Bankend.

    Clink Prison was so notorious that its name (derived from the word “clinken” meaning to lock or fasten) became synonymous with all prisons.
    The Anchor pub is on your left.
    You are quarter way through your walk.

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    Eye iconEyes peeled. Who owned a foundry?

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  • 11 Walk along the river

    Turn left. Walk along with the river on your right towards the upcoming Southwark Bridge.

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    Eye iconWhat is this seat made of?

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  • 12 Southwark Bridge

    Once at Southwark Bridge turn left and immediately right under the bridge through the pedestrian tunnel with a frieze on your left.

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    Eye iconWhich of these is NOT the name of a river bus stop?

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