The Lost Industry of Southwark

Lost Industry of Southwark

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HISTORY

	Southwark's Industrial Heritage
Maps	Major Innovations and Leading Industries Hospitals - 2nd Oldest Hospital in London - 800 years of the health industry (Florence Nightngale School for Nurses set up in St Thomas St; Evelina Children's Hospital - first children's hospital in London) Printing - Coverdale Bible - first official bible in English Theatre - world renown centre of Renaissance Theatre Tunneling - World's First Tunnel by Marc and Isambard Brunel Metropolitan Trains - London Bridge Station first Train Terminus in London Mass Production - Boulton and Watts pioneering factory at Albion Mills World's 'Largest' Factories - Christies Hat Factory Barclays Brewery Bevington's Leather Works Pioneering Testing and Experimenting Works of David Kirkaldy Engineering - John Rennie's Engineering Works - one of Britain's leading engineers, reponsible for London, Southwark and Waterloo Bridges. Docks - Howland Dock - first purpose built dock in London Refrigeration - Hay's Galleria one of the first refigerated warehouses in Britain		Maps
	Manufacturing and Heavy Industry Glass Blowing, Bottle Making, Stained Glass Ship building, repair, breaking and fitting Import, Export, Warehousing, Storage, Docking Engineering Boiler Making Cotton Milling Iron Founding, Metal & WireWorking Gun Manufactory Gas Works India Rubber Works Oilcake Manufacture Screen and Blind Making Medical Instruments Manufacture Clock Makers Brick Works Lime Kilns Timber Yards & Saw Mills Cocoa Nut Fibre Works Glue Making White Lead and Colour Colour & Varnish Making Rope Making Paper Manufacture If you have information on any of these industries please please email and let us know:	Food Processing Biscuit Making Brewing & Distilling Malting Vinegar Hops Custard Dog Food & Biscuits Jam Pickles etc Clothing Industry Leather making (tanning and Curriery) Hat Making Flag Making Fur and Sealskin Wool Service Industries Publishing Sculpture Banking Finance and Accountancy Religion Prisons (5 in the 19th Century) Hospitals (3 in the 19th Century) Theatre (5 in the 16th Century) Stabling Licensing Trade & Catering
Maps	Links List of workers and artisans in Bermondsey Street Occupations in Wallace Alley Street Occupations in Mint Street Medieval Occupations in Southwark Documents on various industries Links to other web sites and books to read. Click here for Southwark Industry Historical Survey Email		Maps
	Page updated 7 july 2006

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To find out more on Southwark visit the SOUTHWARK LOCAL STUDIES LIBRARY
& buy the excellent book by Leonard Riley entitled 'Southwark - an illustrated guide.'

Southwark's Industrial Heritage

Major Innovations and Leading Industries

Hospitals - 2nd Oldest Hospital in London - 800 years of the health industry (Florence Nightngale School for Nurses set up in St Thomas St; Evelina Children's Hospital - first children's hospital in London)

Printing - Coverdale Bible - first official bible in English

Theatre - world renown centre of Renaissance Theatre

Tunneling - World's First Tunnel by Marc and Isambard Brunel

Metropolitan Trains - London Bridge Station first Train Terminus in London

Mass Production - Boulton and Watts pioneering factory at Albion Mills

World's 'Largest' Factories - Christies Hat Factory Barclays Brewery Bevington's Leather Works

Pioneering Testing and Experimenting Works of David Kirkaldy

Engineering - John Rennie's Engineering Works - one of Britain's leading engineers, reponsible for London, Southwark and Waterloo Bridges.

Docks - Howland Dock - first purpose built dock in London

Refrigeration - Hay's Galleria one of the first refigerated warehouses in Britain

Manufacturing and Heavy Industry

Food Processing

Clothing Industry

Service Industries

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