modern bankside

when was OXO towers opened?

1928

what was OXO towers

originally constructed as a power station to supply electricity to the Royal Mail post office. subsequently acquired by the Liebig Extract of Meat Company in the 1920s, manufacturers of Oxo beef stock cubes. It is now a set of design, arts and crafts shops on the ground and first floors with two galleries. It's use completely changed, shows the change from industrial area to a place of entertainment

southwark cathedral

originally St Mary Overie, Changed names and religious affiliation (from Catholic to Protestant). Building remains almost same

changes in housing

There is a lot of continuity, from housing for the people of Southwark. However the prices have changed a lot over the time period from being council housing to million pound houses

borough market

The first pieces of information we have about bankside originates in 1270. Used as the hub for buying food instead of setting up on the waterside itself. Today it is still the centre of southwark's food markets. The uses of borough market haven't changed over the years, lots of continuity.

Bankside power station

1934 - Bankside power station became controlled by the Central electricity board
1981 - Banksides power station closed due to overseas oil prices being cheaper. There is huge change from the uses of the building. From an industrial power house to a modern day art gallery. Industry to entertainment

what happened to St mary overy dock

1980s - St Mary Overy dock was closed due to the rise of containerisation.

what happened during WWII to bankside

- Airaids began on the 7th September 1940 on bankside
- 1,651 bombs were dropped on bankside over the course of the war.
- The Blitz resulted in 65,000 deaths

what was the deep

"The Deep" was an underground shelter beneath the borough market which provided emergency shelter to over 14,000 people after opening in 1940.

what changed with housing from industrial to modern

- quality of rented housing increased - most had electricity and were less crowded
- 1919 legislation passed ensuring the local council took responsibility for providing housing with financial support from the government

what happened to housing in in the 1990s

1990s - Lots of affordable housing was created
There is a lot of continuity, from housing for the people of Southwark. However the prices have changed a lot over the time period from being council housing to million pound houses

regeneration of bankside

Tourism was essential to bankside inorder to ensure the regeneration project would continue to be a success for many years. Millennium bridge and London eye also contributed to the regeneration. Urban regeneration allowed housing infrastructure to be brought up to date and modernised for the new London market.