made the London Bridge Tower, as The Shard was previously known, one of the most discussed buildings of London over the last 10 years. The Southwark Towers, a 1970s office block, were located originally on the Shard's current site. The head of Sellar Property group Mr. Sellar and Renzo Piano had a meeting in 2000 as Mr. Sellar wanted to redevelop the Southwark Towers which eventually were demolished in 2008. Renzo Piano created the first design of the Shard in a Berlin restaurant. He stated ‘’I was
provided at the house of Thomas Farynor, the king's baker in Pudding Lane, near London Bridge on Sunday the 2nd September. The buildings at the time were only divided by narrow streets and therefore the fire spread rapidly. (See Figure 1) Luckily for Southwark and surrounding areas, London Bridge, which was burning by dawn, acted as a firebreak. Only a third of the bridge was burned confining the fire to the City of London. By the following dawn the fire spread north and west, consuming Grace Church Street
London in the seventeenth century was a city filled with people, homes and buildings constructed of wood, and narrow roads. However, on the evening of September 2 this played a large part in a disastrous occurrence that would change London forever. In 1666 Thomas Farrinor, a baker, unsuccessfully extinguished his oven causing the Great fire of London to burn from September 2 to September 6, leaving thousands of London’s citizens homeless and churchless. On the dry summer night of September 2, 1666
The Southwark Cathedral is the oldest cathedral church building in London with evidence showing that there might have been a church on the site since AD 606. It lies on the south bank of the river Thames close to London Bridge and it acquired the status of cathedral in the year 1905 after it became the seat of the Anglican Bishop of the new diocese of Southwark (Sacred destinations, 1995-2011). The millennium commission partly funded a project on the cathedral renovations which was given the name;
most famous plays and it's greatly known for its architecture and history. First off, the Globe Theater was located in Southwark, London. It was next to the Bear Garden, which was a facility for bear-baiting. In the text of The History of Globe Theater it stated, “In Christmas 1598 the company sought a drastic solution: they released a plot near the rose, a rival theater in Southwark, demolished the theater and carried its timbers across the river”(History of the Globe). James Burbage was the man who
making the East End a densely populated area full of different nationalities and cultures. London Docklands is the name of a riverbank and old port in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. Located in East and South East London, part of the Southwark Borough of Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Newham and Greenwich,
was built in Bankside in Southwark, London. The construction started in 1597 and ended in 1598. The structure of the Globe was composed of an open arena design therefore inclement weather made it difficult or not possible to put on shows. The shape of the old Globe was octagonal/circular made up of timber, nails, stones, plaster, and thatched roofing. Open area... ... middle of paper ... ...-the-globe>. Cooper, Tarnya, ed. (2006). "A view from St Mary Overy, Southwark, looking towards Westminster
The Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre in London , where William Shakespeare's most famous plays premiered; Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, and Twelfth Night, was built in 1599 in Southwark on the south bank of London’s River Thames by Richard Burbage. It was co-owned by Shakespeare, with a share of 12.5%. The Globe was a large, open-aired, three-tiered theater made out of timber taken from the Theatre-– a former theatre owned by Richard Burbage’s father. The Globe Theatre burned to the ground
and a trumpeter would announce the day's performances. III. The Audience and the Actors During Shakespeare's era, the Globe Theatre was not in the formal jurisdiction of London per se, but was located on the south side of the Thames River in the Southwark district. Along with its predecessors and rivals, the Globe Theatre was part of what might b... ... middle of paper ... ...ggeration in the Globe's outdoor setting, Burbage was best known for his naturalistic style of acting, his subtler performances
It is not surprising that Shakespeare wrote a play based on the events of the Trojan War. The myth had incredible staying power in and of itself during the early modern period, not only in a literary way, but also culturally, as the monarchy of England and the heritage of the city of London were intrinsically linked to the Troy legend. Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his Historia Regum Brittanniae (c. 1136), begins his history of Britain with Aeneas, one of the most enduring figures of the Greek myth in
The Squire in The Caterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer In the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales, the narrator, Geoffrey Chaucer, meets twenty nine pilgrims at the Southwark at the Tabard Inn. They are all going to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Sir Thomas Becket. Chaucer decides to tag along, taking some time to describe each pilgrim. The author uses many metaphors, personal histories, and examples of how they would act in certain situations to fully describe the characters
During the 17050s through 1850s the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and spread through Europe and other parts of the world. The positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution are living conditions and public health, work conditions, and workhouse children. The issues are based on the Industrial Revolution, living conditions and public health is poor, children have to work in order to survive. The causes of the Industrial Revolution are wealth, population, technology, education
significance of the Globe theatre is that play rights change how they portrayed the stories to the audience. The Globe Theatres were popular in Shakespearian time and Shakespeare’s plays still occur there every day. The Globe theatre was built in 1599 in Southwark, London. The theatre is a 20 sided circle and 3 stories tall building. The theatre was built out of frame, plaster, bricks, and thatching. The theatre also can hold thousands of people at one time. Many of Shakespeare’s plays are preformed there
2 Willow Road, Ian Fleming. Yet, unlike Willow Road, Metro Central Heights gave Goldfinger great prominence and praise. Completed in 1963, the structure is now a group of residential buildings in Southwark. south-east London. Originally, when Goldfinger was given the job to create a structure in Southwark, the purpose of the building was not yet known but was ideally to become a multi-story office complex. Goldfinger described his design in three main components, “the permanent structure; the much
It is not known exactly when Shakespeare began writing, but contemporary allusions and records of performances show that several of his plays were on the London stage by 1592.[30] By then, he was sufficiently well known in London to be attacked in print by the playwright Robert Greene in his Groats-Worth of Wit: ...there is an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his Tiger's heart wrapped in a Player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of
secondary traumatic stress through a love story which follows the ‘euphoria and distress of two people dealing with their own and each other’s mental health’ (Southwark Playhouse, 2023). It is set during a recording session, with each track transporting us back to a memory of the character of song-writer Ria’s life. Watching MSC at Southwark Playhouse in 2023 was my inspiration as I was moved by it’s realistic portrayal and striking likeness to my life experiences and valued the representation
The scold’s bridal is a symbol that the society of the 17th century, particularly in London, is dominated and ruled by men who are able to submit women. “Between 1560 and 1640 […] records disclose an intense preoccupation with women who are a visible threat to the patriarchal system. Woman scolding and brawling with their neighbours, single woman refusing to enter service, wives dominating or even beating their husbands; all seem to occur more frequently in this period” . Natalie Davis said even
William Shakespeare was considered one of the greatest playwrights the world has ever known. Did events in his childhood lead to this? Did his education play a role in his success? William Shakespeare was a very influential person of the 1600's and 1700's, who also had a great impact on our literary world. Shakespeare's actual birth date is unknown, but records of his baptism on 26, April 1564 leads most historians to believe his actual birth date was two or three days prior to his baptism. Shakespeare
Many areas in London have been and some are still going through regeneration plans and revitalise1 - a plan to renovate the Southwark area - is one of the most controversial plan. Regeneration is conducted purely to 'tackle social, economic, physical and environmental issues' in which the previous establishments or market had failed to develop (Socialwelfare.bl.uk, 2014). Usually, regeneration is a longstanding process, in which its goal regarding the community could be described as to improve the
gy-bills-soar [Accessed 08 December 2013]. The Guardian Blog, 2013. Patrick Butler's cuts blog. [Online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/society/patrick-butler-cuts-blog/2013/feb/19/universal-credit-direct-payments-tenants-face-arrears-southwark [Accessed 01 12 2013]. The Guardian, 2013. Training people to use universal credit 'could cost hundreds of millions'. [Online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/21/universal-credit-benefit-training-cost-millions Welshman,