Southwark Street

It was driven across a densely occupied part of the parish and crosses older roads and streets which created oddly shaped plots for redevelopment.

Under the street, a tunnel was constructed with side passages to carry utilities such as gas, water, and drainage pipes, together with telegraph wires for communication.

The Hop Exchange, of 1874, is the most notable building at the northern side filling most of the quadrant formed by the street and the railway viaduct.

Under the railway bridge carrying trains to Blackfriars Station from the south some urban art work has been placed on the south-side, whilst on the north-side the word 'Bankside' has been placed in very large lettering occupying most of the wall against the pavement.

Ian Davenports' 2006 painting Poured Lines is displayed under the rail bridge at the western end of Southwark Street.