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Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

 
 
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211Borough High Street, Southwark, SE1 1JA 
 
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Hotels near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

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Novotel London City South London
Novotel London City South
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 44% off from £187
53 61 Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 | 7 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
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Holiday Inn Express London Southwark London
Holiday Inn Express London Southwark
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 74% off from £59
103-109 Southwark Street, SE1 | 12 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Located in the bustling heart of London's arts scene, with the capital's finest theatres, concert halls and cinemas just a short stroll away, this is a ...More
 
 
 
H10 London Waterloo London
H10 London Waterloo
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double/Twin Rooms: 49% off from £99
284 - 302 Waterloo Road, SE1 | 15 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The H10 London Waterloo is a recently-built hotel providing comfortable and well-lit rooms and an ideally-located base from which to get around central London. The hotel ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Libraries nearest Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Nearest to Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The Feminist Library
London > Useful Numbers > Libraries
5 Westminster Bridge Road, London, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 14 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
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St Bride Library London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St Bride Library
London > Useful Numbers > Libraries
Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, City, London EC4Y | 23 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
This specialist library off Fleet Street houses 50,000 books and 3,500 periodicals, catalogues and directories on printing. From techniques to type faces, graphic design to typography, ...More
 
 
 
The Women's Library London
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The Women's Library
London > Useful Numbers > Libraries
25 Old Castle Street, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 30 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The Women's Library was established in 1926, as the Library of the London Society for Women's Service, the successor of the London women's suffrage organisation led ...More
 
 
 
 
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Events near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Between Cloth And A Hard Place London
Between Cloth And A Hard Place
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Friday 25th May 2012 at 11am-8pm & Saturday 26th May 2012 at 11am-4.30pm
Menier Chocolate Factory, 51/53 Southwark Street, SE1 | 5 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Contemporary textiles, sculpture and ceramics by the 4 By 4 Textile Artists....More
 
 
 
The Taming Of The Shrew
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: Friday 25th May 2012 at 2.30pm & Saturday 26th May 2012 at 7.30pm
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 11 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The Lahore stage and screen actress, Nadia Jamil, stars as Katherine, in Theatre Walley's adaptation of Shakespeare's battle of the sexes' comedy. Set in the Pakistan ...More
 
 
 
Adrian Bartlett: Talk London
Adrian Bartlett: Talk
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Saturday 26th May 2012 - 1pm-4pm
Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, SE1 | 14 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The artist discusses coloured woodcuts....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Roxy Bar and Screen London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Roxy Bar and Screen
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 | 2 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The Roxy Bar and Screen on Borough High Street is an independent cinema which hosts monthly VJ/DJ nights and has a Popcorn Comedy night as well ...More
 
 
 
The Jellyfish Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Jellyfish Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Marlborough Playground, 11-25 Union Street, London, SE1 | 2 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
London's first fully-functioning theatre made entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials was constructed over the summer of 2010 and will be open from late August through ...More
 
 
 
Shunt Vaults London
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Shunt Vaults
London > Entertainment > Theatres
20 Stainer Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 8 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The madcap Shunt Theatre company has created London's most unpredictable nightspot in the railway arches beneath London Bridge. Each week's entertainment at Shunt Vaults is curated ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
London > Attractions > Museums
9a St Thomas Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 7 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Hidden away in the roof space of the old St Thomas Baroque church, this restored 1821 women's operating theatre is the oldest operating theatre in England. ...More
 
 
 
The Shard London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Shard
London > Attractions > Sights
, London, SE1 | 8 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Opening in June 2012, The Shard will become the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th tallest building in the world when it is ...More
 
 
 
Southwark Cathedral London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Southwark Cathedral
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
London Bridge, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 8 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Dating back to around 1220 Southwark Cathedral is the oldest Gothic church in London. It has a varied and lively history and houses interesting memorials connected ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

The best shops and markets near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
O W Loeb London
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O W Loeb
London > Shopping > Wine Merchants
3 Archie Street, London, SE1 | 5 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Specialists in fine German wine, this shop has moved to larger premises and taken its customers with it - they have a deserved reputation for excellence ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Wine Pantry
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
1 Stoney Street, London, SE1 | 6 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The only wine shop in the world selling nothing but English wine, The Wine Pantry in Borough Market offers customers something quite unique. It may come ...More
 
 
 
Borough Market London
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Borough Market
London > Shopping > Markets
Southwark Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Nestled in-between Borough High Street, Bedale Street, Stoney Street and Winchester Walk lives "London's Larder", more formally known as Borough Market. This gourmand's delight is London's ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

What are the best dining options near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library London?
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Tas
London > Restaurants > Turkish restaurants
72 Borough High Street, London, SE1 | 4 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Turkish cuisine. ...More
 
 
 
Menier Chocolate Factory Restaurant London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Menier Chocolate Factory Restaurant
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
53 Southwark Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 5 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The menu at this Chocolate Factory has no golden eggs or endlessly chewable bubble gum on it and, on the night we went anyway, there were ...More
 
 
 
Brindisa London
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Brindisa
London > Restaurants > Spanish restaurants
Southwark Street, Southwark, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
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Education near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
London College Of Communication London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London College Of Communication
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, London, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 15 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ...More
 
 
 
Courtauld Institute of Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Courtauld Institute of Art
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 29 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ...More
 
 
 
King's College Medical School London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
King's College Medical School
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 29 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the obvious ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Snowsfields Wellness London
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Snowsfields Wellness
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
41 Snowsfields, London, SE1 | 8 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
It's a relief to step into Snowsfields Wellness, with its shelves of carefully selected healthy and organic products. Unlike plenty of other places, each of the ...More
 
 
 
Potters Fields Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Potters Fields Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 15 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Potters Fields Park occupies a prime spot between City Hall (from where the Mayor runs London) and Tower Bridge. The pedestrianised, grassy area on the south ...More
 
 
 
Chang's Hapkido Academy London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Chang's Hapkido Academy
London > Leisure > Martial Arts
Topnotch Health Club, 3 Tudor Street, London, City, London EC4Y | 21 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Grandmaster Gedo Chang's Hapkido martial arts schools emphasises practical self-defence, confidence, balance and fitness. The ancient Korean martial art of Hapkido is made up of three components: ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

The best pubs near London Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library.
National Trust: George Inn, The George Inn Yard London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
National Trust: George Inn, The George Inn Yard
London > Nightlife > Pubs
77 Borough High Street, Southwark, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 5 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Dating back to 1676 this is the only original galleried inn left in London. Borough High Street was once crammed full of old coaching inns, providing accommodation ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Charles Dickens
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
160 Union Street, London, SE1 | 9 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
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The Garrison Public House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Garrison Public House
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
99 - 101 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 | 11 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Oh how we wish we lived in Bermondsey, then we could call this gem of a pub our local. We'd stop in for a regular drink ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Rake
London > Nightlife > Bars
14 Winchester Walk, Borough, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 8 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Beer is the draw here, over 100 different bottled kinds from all over the world squeezed into the compact space (said to be the smallest bar ...More
 
 
 
Vinopolis Wine Wharf London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Vinopolis Wine Wharf
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
Stoney Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Their extensive wine list is a veritable treat for connoisseurs and aspiring novices alike; there are 100 wines available by the glass and over 300 wines, ...More
 
 
 
Vinopolis London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Vinopolis
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
1 Bank End, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
If you like wine, an afternoon spent exploring the alcoholic delights of Vinopolis is an ideal pursuit. This self-guided tour allows visitors to find out about ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library.
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The Bridge
London > Business > Venue Hire
Weston Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
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Vinopolis London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Vinopolis
London > Business > Venue Hire
London Bridge, Bankside, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
This conference and event venue caters for between 10 and 1250 guests. Ideal for dinners, conferences, exhibitions, meetings, product launches & AGMs. ...More
 
 
 
Tate Modern London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Tate Modern
London > Business > Venue Hire
Bankside, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 12 minutes from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library
Located along the banks of the River Thames in the former Bankside Power Station, originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1947, the architect of ...More
 
 
 
 

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Common Sense
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 26th May 2012 

Belushi's 3 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Resident DJs spin funk, house and electro....More

Between Cloth And A Hard Place
Exhibitions | Until 26th May 2012 

Menier Chocolate Factory 5 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Contemporary textiles, sculpture and ceramics by the 4 By 4 Textile Artists....More

Borough Market
Borough Market
Shopping | Until 1st January 2013 

Borough Market 6 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Nestled in-between Borough High Street, Bedale Street, Stoney Street and Winchester Walk lives "London's Larder", more formally known as Borough ...More

 
Speed Surgery: Surgery In The 19th Century: Demonstration
Leisure | Until 26th May 2012 

Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret 7 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

A surgical demonstration presented in the original architecture of St Thomas's Hospital in 1822....More

Jerwood Encounters: Assembly
Exhibitions | Until 24th June 2012 

Jerwood Space 8 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Multimedia, installations and performances by artists including Kim Coleman and Jenny Hogarth, The Hut Project and Charlie Woolley....More

Matthew Johnstone: Photographs & Slide Shows
Exhibitions | Until 1st September 2012 

Jerwood Space 8 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

An installation of films on LCD screens and framed photographs of film stills, both of which examine the materials and ...More

Saturday Sessions
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 26th May 2012 

Ministry of Sound 10 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

DJs Sasha, M.A.N.D.Y, Shinedoe, Tom Trago, James Pople, Jordan Wade, Matt Gray, Paul Eastburn, Rich Smith, Motion DJs, Olly Holmes...More

We Fear Silence Present Blueprint
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 26th May 2012 

Cable 10 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

DJs James Ruskin, Surgeon, Silent Servant and Sigha spin techno, electro, drum'n'bass and dubstep in Room 1, while Room 2 ...More

The Hairy Ape
Theatre | Until 9th June 2012 

Southwark Playhouse 10 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Creature Of London presents Eugene O'Neill's tragic drama about the brutalising effects of industrial toil in its first major revival ...More

Jekyll And Hyde
Theatre | Until 16th June 2012 

The Union Theatre 10 minutes walk from Southwark Local Studies Library / John Harvard Library

Morphic Graffiti presents Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn's musical adaptation of RL Stevenson's chilling novella The Strange Case Of Dr ...More

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