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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Jacob’s Island

  

Jacob’s Island Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Jacob’s Island

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Jacob’s Island history

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The origin of the name is not clear, but one possibility is that it derives from a vernacular term for frogs. One possibility is that the name derives from the term for frog.

Slum

Bermondsey was historically a rural parish on the outskirts of London until the 17th century when the area began to be developed as a wealthy suburb following the Great Fire of London . By the 19th century, the once affluent parts of the area had experienced a serious decline and became the site of notorious slums .

Clearance and redevelopment

In the early 1850s Jacob’s Island was gradually cleared as part of a slum clearance . The tidal ditches that formed the eastern and southern boundaries were filled . In 1861, the slum was partly destroyed by a fire, and the area later redeveloped as warehouses .

You can visit Jacob’s Island places with Walkfo Jacob’s Island to hear history at Jacob’s Island’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Jacob’s Island has 1943 places to visit in our interactive Jacob’s Island map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Jacob’s Island, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Jacob’s Island places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Jacob’s Island & the surrounding areas.

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1943 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Jacob’s Island tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Jacob’s Island

  

Best Jacob’s Island places to visit

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Jacob’s Island has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Jacob’s Island’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Jacob’s Island’s information audio spots:

Mandela Way T-34 Tank The Mandela Way T-34 Tank, nicknamed Stompie, is a decommissioned Soviet-built tank . It is now permanently located on the corner of Mandela Way and Page’s Walk in Bermondsey, London .

Miloco Studios Miloco Studios are a group of recording studios based in London, England . Miloco studios are based in the city of London and London .

Bermondsey Square Bermondsey Square is on Tower Bridge Road in south London . It was the site of the 11th century Bermondsey Abbey . The earliest medieval remains found are a Norman church from around 1080 .

Burgess Park Burgess Park is a public park situated in Walworth the London Borough of Southwark . At 56 hectares (140 acres), it is one of the largest parks in South London .

St John Horsleydown St John Horsleydown was built for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor and John James in 1726–1733 . It was noted for its distinctive spire in the form of a tapering column .

Southwark Park Southwark Park is located in Rotherhithe, in central South East London . It first opened in 1869 by the Metropolitan Board of Works as one of its first parks . It takes its name from being in what was the old Parliamentary constituency of Southwark .

Potters Fields Park Potters Fields Park is a small public park situated in the London Borough of Southwark . The park is located south-west of Tower Bridge and south-east of City Hall, London .

King’s Stairs Gardens King’s Stairs Gardens is a riverside park in Bermondsey, London . It is bordered to the north by the River Thames and to the south by Jamaica Road (A200)

More London More London is a development on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately south-west of Tower Bridge . It is owned by the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund, which owns More London . The development is part of an area known as London Bridge City .

John Smith House (Southwark) John Smith House is the former Labour Party headquarters in south London . The party first occupied the building in 1980, vacating its former headquarters at Transport House .

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