IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Empire Square South, Empire Square, LONDON, SE1 4NG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Empire Square South, Empire Square, SE1 4NG by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (593 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Inside Empire Square
The triangular "square" is accessed off Long Lane to the north, Tabard Street to the South and Southall Place to the east. This is a view from near the Tabard Street entrance.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 Mar 2010
0.02 miles
2
Pilgrimage Street, Southwark
One of many streets in the area named after themes in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". A photo taken on a wet afternoon. The tall building in the background is Guy's Hospital tower.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 20 Mar 2010
0.03 miles
4
Shops on Pilgrimage Street
These three units consisted in 2011 of a credit union office (seen more clearly in Image) and two convenience stores.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 3 Mar 2011
0.03 miles
5
Empire Square, Bermondsey
A development between Long Lane and Tabard Street, comprising 572 apartments including a 22-storey landmark tower, designed by Rolfe Judd Architects. Winner of the 2007 Housing Design Awards. The building in the foreground is the marketing suite and information point.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 7 Oct 2013
0.03 miles
6
Hankey Place Gardens
Despite the name, the small garden is accessed from Pilgrimage Street (the next road to Hankey Place). The first of the spring blossom had just appeared at the start of March.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 3 Mar 2011
0.04 miles
7
Empire Square: buildings facing Long Lane
Seven storeys of accommodation above ground floor retail and office units.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 Mar 2010
0.04 miles
8
The Selected Rug Company
The building between Southall Place and Pilgrimage Street is named 74-84 Long Lane. It bears the name "Selected Rug Co". According to a local history leaflet, it was part of the wire weavers Bedford, Steer, End & Co, founded on this site as the original Southwark Wire Works in 1824.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 Mar 2010
0.04 miles
10
North-east corner of Tabard Gardens, 1988
The building on the left was comparatively new, replacing a block similar to that on the right. This appears to have housed the less socially conscious elements on the council's books, and got in a very run-down state. It was then demolished.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: Unknown
0.04 miles