Rotherhithe, London, England
Rotherhithe is a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames in east London in the London Borough of Southwark. It has been a port since the 12th century or earlier, and a shipyard since Elizabethan times. It was the site from which the Pilgrim Fathers set off on their journey to Virginia aboard the Mayflower in 1620; the ship's captain, Christopher Jones, lived in Rotherhithe and was buried there in 1622.
Because much of Rotherhithe was covered by the now-defunct Surrey Commercial Docks, the southern end of the district is often referred to as Surrey Docks or Surrey Quays. In the past it has also been known as the cognate Redriff. It is part of the SE16 postal district.
Rotherhithe is joined to the north bank of the Thames by three tunnels. The Thames Tunnel to Wapping, was the first underwater tunnel in the world. It was built by the Brunels as a pedestrian tunnel and is now occupied by a railway (the East London Line). The later Rotherhithe Tunnel (opened 1908) carries a road to Limehouse. The Jubilee Line extension (opened 1999) has a railway tunnel to Canary Wharf in the Isle of Dogs.
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Referenced By
Bermondsey | Bermondsey, London, England | Deptford | Deptford, London, England | Isle of Dogs | Isle of Dogs, London, England | Wapping | Wapping, London, England
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