South Bermondsey

The rather unwelcoming - especially at night - entrance to the 1928 station at South Bermondsey in south-east London, opened by the Southern Railway to replace the original 1866 station, slightly to the north-west, seen here on 15th June 2013. The 1866 station was known as Rotherhithe until 1869 when Rotherhithe got a more conveniently-located station on the East London Line, now part of London Overground. This used Sir Marc Brunel's historic Thames Tunnel that had opened in 1843 as a pedestrian footway, having taken 18 years to complete and was the world's first under water tunnel.

Location: South Bermondsey

Original line: South London Railway: London Bridge Approach (London, Brighton and Souh Coast Railway)

Photographer: David Bosher

Contact photographer: David Bosher

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Photosets: London Area Stations 2009-2023  Station nameboards, National and Heritage lines 1974-2023  

Date: 15/06/2013

Image number: 73197


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