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{{Infobox Location
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Southwark (TBOSJ).jpg|21st century
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|type = [[District]]
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|location = [[London Borough of Southwark]]
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|first mention = Camera Obscura (novel)
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|first = A Groatsworth of Wit (comic story)
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|appearances = [[Southwark - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
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{{First pic|Globe Theatre from street (TSC).jpg|The [[Globe Theatre]] in Southwark ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')}}
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'''Southwark''' was a district in the [[London]] [[London Borough of Southwark|borough of the same name]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') It was located on the bank of the [[River Thames]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
'''Southwark''' was a town in [[London]] on the south bank of the [[Thames]]. By the [[20th century]] it was a London borough. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'')
 
   
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== Geography ==
 
Southwark was located opposite the [[City of London]] on the southern bank of the [[River Thames]]. Nearby districts included [[Bermondsey]] to the east. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')
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Southwark was the location of several London landmarks including the [[Globe Theatre]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') [[Southwark Cathedral]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') [[the Shard]] and [[HMS Belfast]].<ref>By combining the London street map seen in ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'', and the various birds-eye view shots of the same area shown throughout the episode, with the map of London boroughs seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'', these locations are definitively shown to be located in Southwark.</ref>
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A number of bridges extended across the Thames between Southwark and the City of London, including [[Southwark Bridge]] and [[London Bridge]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')
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[[Elephant and Castle]] was a "starfish of roads" which lay alongside a railway. The railway crossed [[Borough Road]], [[Webber Street]] and [[Union Street]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'')
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== History ==
 
The Doctor had once gone carousing with [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] in [[the Tabard]] in [[14th century]] Southwark over mugs of [[ale]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'')
 
The Doctor had once gone carousing with [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] in [[the Tabard]] in [[14th century]] Southwark over mugs of [[ale]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'')
   
The [[Globe Theatre]] was built in Southwark. In [[1599]], the only performance of ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'' temporarily brought the [[Carrionite]]s to [[Earth]] with the power of words, but [[William Shakespeare]], aided by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]], devised his own words to send them back. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'')
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The [[Globe Theatre]] was built in Southwark. In [[1599]], the only performance of ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'' temporarily brought the [[Carrionite]]s to [[Earth]] with the power of words, but [[William Shakespeare]], aided by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]], devised his own words to send them back. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
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[[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] visited Southwark in the [[1890s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'')
   
 
[[Richard Lazarus]] was from Southwark. During the [[London Blitz]], he hid in the crypts of the [[Southwark Cathedral]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
 
[[Richard Lazarus]] was from Southwark. During the [[London Blitz]], he hid in the crypts of the [[Southwark Cathedral]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
   
 
In [[2008]], Richard Lazarus presented his rejuvenation device in Southwark. It mutated him into a monster which killed several people. he again hid in the cathedral's crypts as he had done during the Blitz. Martha Jones and the Tenth Doctor found him and he chased Martha up the bell tower. The Doctor used the cathedral's [[Organ (music)|organ]] to distract him and he fell to his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
On [[7 November]] [[1987]], [[Peter Tyler]] died in a car accident outside [[St Christopher's Parish Church]] on the day of the [[wedding]] of [[Stuart Hoskins]] and [[Sarah Clark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'')
 
   
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=== Alternate timeline ===
In [[2008]], Richard Lazarus presented his rejuvenation device in Southwark. It mutated him into a monster which killed several people. he again hid in the cathedral's crypts as he had done during the Blitz. [[Martha Jones]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] found him and he chased Martha up the bell tower. The Doctor used the cathedral's [[Organ (music)|organ]] to distract him and he fell to his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
 
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In an alternate [[2006]], [[Abigail Ali]] flew over London, observing the rubble that was formerly Southwark from her aircraft. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]'')
   
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== Footnotes ==
In [[2008]] [[Coldfire Construction]] put up a new technology block in one of the schools in Southwark. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'')
 
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== Behind the scenes ==
 
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According to [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] information in the ''[[DWBIT Daleks vs Cybermen Special]]'', in [[2007]], Southwark was at the forefront in the brief [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] between the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] and [[Dalek]]s. Many casualties and much damage occurred across the streets of Southwark. V. J. Ellison commented on the battle at a later date.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 27 February 2024

You may be looking for the London Borough of Southwark.
Southwark

Southwark was a district in the London borough of the same name. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen, The Lie of the Land) It was located on the bank of the River Thames. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)

Geography[]

Southwark was located opposite the City of London on the southern bank of the River Thames. Nearby districts included Bermondsey to the east. (TV: The Lie of the Land)

Southwark was the location of several London landmarks including the Globe Theatre, (TV: The Shakespeare Code) Southwark Cathedral, (TV: The Lazarus Experiment) the Shard and HMS Belfast.[1]

A number of bridges extended across the Thames between Southwark and the City of London, including Southwark Bridge and London Bridge. (TV: The Lie of the Land)

Elephant and Castle was a "starfish of roads" which lay alongside a railway. The railway crossed Borough Road, Webber Street and Union Street. (PROSE: The Time Travellers)

History[]

The Doctor had once gone carousing with Geoffrey Chaucer in the Tabard in 14th century Southwark over mugs of ale. (PROSE: Synthespians™)

The Globe Theatre was built in Southwark. In 1599, the only performance of Love's Labour's Won temporarily brought the Carrionites to Earth with the power of words, but William Shakespeare, aided by the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones, devised his own words to send them back. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)

Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot visited Southwark in the 1890s. (AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers)

Richard Lazarus was from Southwark. During the London Blitz, he hid in the crypts of the Southwark Cathedral. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)

In 2008, Richard Lazarus presented his rejuvenation device in Southwark. It mutated him into a monster which killed several people. he again hid in the cathedral's crypts as he had done during the Blitz. Martha Jones and the Tenth Doctor found him and he chased Martha up the bell tower. The Doctor used the cathedral's organ to distract him and he fell to his death. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)

Alternate timeline[]

In an alternate 2006, Abigail Ali flew over London, observing the rubble that was formerly Southwark from her aircraft. (PROSE: The Time Travellers)

Footnotes[]

  1. By combining the London street map seen in The Lie of the Land, and the various birds-eye view shots of the same area shown throughout the episode, with the map of London boroughs seen in TV: Revenge of the Slitheen, these locations are definitively shown to be located in Southwark.