{"id":33745,"date":"2026-05-24T10:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/eventbrite-event\/walking-tour-borough-and-bankside-from-bard-to-brothels-8\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T10:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:23:30","slug":"walking-tour-borough-and-bankside-from-bard-to-brothels-8","status":"publish","type":"eventbrite_events","link":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/eventbrite-event\/walking-tour-borough-and-bankside-from-bard-to-brothels-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Tour &#8211; Borough and Bankside \u2013 From Bard to Brothels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Borough and Bankside has an incredible, and at times shocking, history shaped by<br \/>\nits\u2019 proximity to both the City of London and London Bridge<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\">\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 10px;font-size: 15px;line-height: 22px;font-weight: 400;text-align: left\">\n<p>Borough and Bankside has an incredible, and at times shocking, history shaped by its\u2019 proximity to both the City of London and London Bridge \u2013 London\u2019s only bridge across the Thames for over 1700 years.<\/p>\n<p>Borough is as old as Londinium itself, the Roman settlement that is the origins for the City of London, which over millenia has evolved into the London we know today.<\/p>\n<p>Bankside had its\u2019 own jurisdiction for over 750 years, which nurtured William Shakespeare &amp; the origins of modern-day London theatre, whilst also making it London\u2019s main centre for brothels, taverns, and bear baiting over a number of centuries.<\/p>\n<p>The walk starts on the steps of George the Martyr Church, diagonally opposite Borough Underground Station, and should take 2 hours, though please allow up to 2 hours 15 minutes. 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