A Room With A View
We spend up to 10 hours a day in our ‘room’ and at 8 sq. ft. it could hardly be described as spacious, but at least it does have some great views:
Greenland Dock
Taking its name from when whaling ships were serviced here, this pretty lock connects to the Thames a dock so large that in the 1930’s Cunard’s passenger liners were moored up here. Now one of the better places to live in Rotherhithe.
Cardinal’s Cap
Just across the River Thames from St. Paul’s Cathedral stands this house. Built in the days of Queen Anne it is the last survivor of the elegant houses that fronted this length of riverside. Its cellars are the remains of The Cardinal’s Cap a Tudor Inn. A plaque on its wall states “Here Lived Sir Christopher Wren during the building of St Pauls Cathedral here also, in 1502, Catherine, Infanta of Castille & Aragon, afterwards first Queen of Henry VIII took shelter on her first landing in London”.
According to Gillian Tindall’s excellent book The House by the Thames both are false claims, but hey! What a view.
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As a child I used to live around the corner from from the house on Cardinal Cap Alley and was always fascinated by it.One day years later i was walking past there when i saw a gentleman at the doorway,I stopped and explained my interest to him about the house and he kindly gave me a tour of the place,including the cellar.It made my day.Thanks for a great blog.
Comment by Dean Marshall — 15 November, 2009 #
You were really lucky for that tour of the house.
If you want to know more I can recommend The House by the Thames written about that very house by Gillian Tindall a great read
http://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Thames-People-Lived-There/dp/0701175931
Comment by cabbieblog — 16 November, 2009 #
Cheers.You really are a wealth of knowledge.
Comment by Dean Marshall — 16 November, 2009 #