We don't need beavers. They are not native. Braided and wetland river systems developed in Ireland without them. Bankside trees will fall into rivers in their own time. We just need to stop 'cleaning' and dredging rivers that are to be used as natural flood infrastructure.
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
We don't need beavers. They are not native. Braided and wetland river systems developed in Ireland without them. Bankside trees will fall into rivers in their own time. We just need to stop 'cleaning' and dredging rivers that are to be used as natural flood infrastructure.
And having made it to the resort, I’m off for some evening shenanigans via SunLine Route 1 West Valley
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
And having made it to the resort, I’m off for some evening shenanigans via SunLine Route 1 West Valley
Flood alert for high tide this afternoon at Bankside (outside Tate Modern) check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/...
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Flood alert for high tide this afternoon at Bankside (outside Tate Modern) check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/...
Book Cover of the Day:
February 2, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
Landscaping around the NEO buildings next to our London flat is excellent. Given that gardening is inherently fake staging, they do a great job at swapping seasonal plants. Fingers crossed we get the same at Bankside Yards, opposite me and by the same developer. #SE1
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Landscaping around the NEO buildings next to our London flat is excellent. Given that gardening is inherently fake staging, they do a great job at swapping seasonal plants. Fingers crossed we get the same at Bankside Yards, opposite me and by the same developer. #SE1
My photo for today, 31st Jan 2026, Luke Davis, Poet for Hire, on Bankside along the Thames this afternoon.
January 31, 2026 at 10:31 PM
My photo for today, 31st Jan 2026, Luke Davis, Poet for Hire, on Bankside along the Thames this afternoon.
Today saw another in a centuries old tradition of holding the Bankside Frost Fair. In attendance was Mr. Londoner himself, expertly guiding his Southwark-based tour.
#southwarkhistory
#southwarkhistory
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Today saw another in a centuries old tradition of holding the Bankside Frost Fair. In attendance was Mr. Londoner himself, expertly guiding his Southwark-based tour.
#southwarkhistory
#southwarkhistory
It’s a public service. If you leave them for long enough they get reclaimed by nature.
January 31, 2026 at 8:11 AM
It’s a public service. If you leave them for long enough they get reclaimed by nature.
Quiz: Which architect designed Bankside Power Station, now Tate Modern? 🤓
Clue: red telephone box guy 🔎
One of my fave London museums ♥️
Their monthly adult-only Tate Lates is a gem - art, music & atmosphere all rolled into an unforgettable night 🌙🎶🖼️
#museums #Tate #TateModern #TateLates #quiz
Clue: red telephone box guy 🔎
One of my fave London museums ♥️
Their monthly adult-only Tate Lates is a gem - art, music & atmosphere all rolled into an unforgettable night 🌙🎶🖼️
#museums #Tate #TateModern #TateLates #quiz
January 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Quiz: Which architect designed Bankside Power Station, now Tate Modern? 🤓
Clue: red telephone box guy 🔎
One of my fave London museums ♥️
Their monthly adult-only Tate Lates is a gem - art, music & atmosphere all rolled into an unforgettable night 🌙🎶🖼️
#museums #Tate #TateModern #TateLates #quiz
Clue: red telephone box guy 🔎
One of my fave London museums ♥️
Their monthly adult-only Tate Lates is a gem - art, music & atmosphere all rolled into an unforgettable night 🌙🎶🖼️
#museums #Tate #TateModern #TateLates #quiz
On Bankside and it's gone again...
January 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
On Bankside and it's gone again...
If you're in London and looking for a great tasting and very nice Hong Kong noodle place, try Yun Gui Chuan Rice Noodle Bankside.
They're really nice people who all seem to be from there (judging by the language they speak), the food is great and the service too.
They're really nice people who all seem to be from there (judging by the language they speak), the food is great and the service too.
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
If you're in London and looking for a great tasting and very nice Hong Kong noodle place, try Yun Gui Chuan Rice Noodle Bankside.
They're really nice people who all seem to be from there (judging by the language they speak), the food is great and the service too.
They're really nice people who all seem to be from there (judging by the language they speak), the food is great and the service too.
Save the Rose Theatre Campaign and Protest On Site Bankside Southwark London, UK - 11 Jun 1989:
Natasha Richardson, John Alderton, Leslie Grantham, Timothy Dalton, Vanessa Redgrave and Ian Charleson.
Via Shutterstock.
Natasha Richardson, John Alderton, Leslie Grantham, Timothy Dalton, Vanessa Redgrave and Ian Charleson.
Via Shutterstock.
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Save the Rose Theatre Campaign and Protest On Site Bankside Southwark London, UK - 11 Jun 1989:
Natasha Richardson, John Alderton, Leslie Grantham, Timothy Dalton, Vanessa Redgrave and Ian Charleson.
Via Shutterstock.
Natasha Richardson, John Alderton, Leslie Grantham, Timothy Dalton, Vanessa Redgrave and Ian Charleson.
Via Shutterstock.
The new art installation - is it a naked man made of clay from the bankside of the River Am? Is it? Is it? #thearchers
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The new art installation - is it a naked man made of clay from the bankside of the River Am? Is it? Is it? #thearchers
The Frost Fair is returning this Saturday (31/01/26)
Between 1605 and 1814 the Thames froze over 24 times, allowing locals to take to the ice for frost fairs, rich with markets, food and fun!
Now Bankside has reinvented the Frost Fair for the 21st century...
banksidelondon.co.uk/frost-fair-2...
Between 1605 and 1814 the Thames froze over 24 times, allowing locals to take to the ice for frost fairs, rich with markets, food and fun!
Now Bankside has reinvented the Frost Fair for the 21st century...
banksidelondon.co.uk/frost-fair-2...
January 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The Frost Fair is returning this Saturday (31/01/26)
Between 1605 and 1814 the Thames froze over 24 times, allowing locals to take to the ice for frost fairs, rich with markets, food and fun!
Now Bankside has reinvented the Frost Fair for the 21st century...
banksidelondon.co.uk/frost-fair-2...
Between 1605 and 1814 the Thames froze over 24 times, allowing locals to take to the ice for frost fairs, rich with markets, food and fun!
Now Bankside has reinvented the Frost Fair for the 21st century...
banksidelondon.co.uk/frost-fair-2...
#Shakespeare’sGlobe has announced its summer season for 2026, promising a programme packed with “world-class artists, lesser-known classics, and much-loved plays” across its two venues on London’s Bankside.
🔗 www.westendtheatre.com/333409/news/...
#LondonTheatre #WestEndTheatre
🔗 www.westendtheatre.com/333409/news/...
#LondonTheatre #WestEndTheatre
Shakespeare’s Globe announces vibrant summer 2026 season of classics and new work | West End Theatre
Michelle Terry unveils a summer season inspired by chaos.
www.westendtheatre.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
#Shakespeare’sGlobe has announced its summer season for 2026, promising a programme packed with “world-class artists, lesser-known classics, and much-loved plays” across its two venues on London’s Bankside.
🔗 www.westendtheatre.com/333409/news/...
#LondonTheatre #WestEndTheatre
🔗 www.westendtheatre.com/333409/news/...
#LondonTheatre #WestEndTheatre
#OnThisDay in London's immoral history: notorious Bankside brothel, 'Holland’s Leaguer’, resists siege by constables, 1632.
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Today in London’s immoral history: ‘Holland’s Leaguer’, notorious Bankside brothel, resists siege by constables, 1632.
Holland’s Leaguer was a notorious 17th-century brothel which stood, near London’s playhouses, on the south bank of the River Thames. It was run by a famous prostitute named Elizabeth Holland, and i…
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January 26, 2026 at 8:28 AM
#OnThisDay in London's immoral history: notorious Bankside brothel, 'Holland’s Leaguer’, resists siege by constables, 1632.
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They do — although I started to get annoyed with how quickly they got from place to place. Like, you were just in Greenwich at the Cutty Sark, and now you’re in Trafalgar Square on the way to Regent’s Park? And now you’re back on Bankside and you’re going to Wembley via Oxford Circus tube?
January 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
They do — although I started to get annoyed with how quickly they got from place to place. Like, you were just in Greenwich at the Cutty Sark, and now you’re in Trafalgar Square on the way to Regent’s Park? And now you’re back on Bankside and you’re going to Wembley via Oxford Circus tube?
I spent two decades working about a mile away from Bankside. It's a part of town I know well. That's probably why. The irony is that the seediness and criminality of the area was that it was legally semi-autonomous because it was under the governance of the church! Southwark Cathedral is next door!
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I spent two decades working about a mile away from Bankside. It's a part of town I know well. That's probably why. The irony is that the seediness and criminality of the area was that it was legally semi-autonomous because it was under the governance of the church! Southwark Cathedral is next door!
Filoxenia feasting at The Real Greek #Bankside - Aubergine Soulvaki, Chips, Rice, Dolmades, Hummus and Warm Greek Flatbread #veganuary #veganfood #vegansky #plantbased #veganlondon #londonvegan
January 18, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Filoxenia feasting at The Real Greek #Bankside - Aubergine Soulvaki, Chips, Rice, Dolmades, Hummus and Warm Greek Flatbread #veganuary #veganfood #vegansky #plantbased #veganlondon #londonvegan
This yellow brain fungus by the bankside of the River Devon this morning was a real eye-catcher. Also known as witches’ butter, according to folklore, if it appeared on the gate or door of a house it meant that a witch had cast a spell on the family living there
January 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
This yellow brain fungus by the bankside of the River Devon this morning was a real eye-catcher. Also known as witches’ butter, according to folklore, if it appeared on the gate or door of a house it meant that a witch had cast a spell on the family living there
Today’s #patchbirding walk rained off. Yesterday was not much better with poor light, but the Hothfield Flood Storage Reservoir lived up to its name & held 2 female Tufted Ducks amongst the many Mallards, Coots & Moorhens. The River Stour was flooding, the bankside trees held a flock of Linnets(c50)
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Today’s #patchbirding walk rained off. Yesterday was not much better with poor light, but the Hothfield Flood Storage Reservoir lived up to its name & held 2 female Tufted Ducks amongst the many Mallards, Coots & Moorhens. The River Stour was flooding, the bankside trees held a flock of Linnets(c50)
Enjoyed the playbill in Hamnet, showing actual cast names, except for The Ghost being taken by "The Play(wright, presumably...)". Pity that level of attention to detail wasn't paid to the subtitles, with an unnecessary "Mommy" and equally irksome "theater". *harrumphs*
January 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Enjoyed the playbill in Hamnet, showing actual cast names, except for The Ghost being taken by "The Play(wright, presumably...)". Pity that level of attention to detail wasn't paid to the subtitles, with an unnecessary "Mommy" and equally irksome "theater". *harrumphs*
I live between the Rivers Itchen & Test, but I'll pick the Test as it's the one I fell in on 29 Dec 2016, at Mottisfont Abbey, right in front of the children's playground so with a big audience for the time of year. At the visitor centre they said I'm the only adult known to have done this.
January 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I live between the Rivers Itchen & Test, but I'll pick the Test as it's the one I fell in on 29 Dec 2016, at Mottisfont Abbey, right in front of the children's playground so with a big audience for the time of year. At the visitor centre they said I'm the only adult known to have done this.