Blackfriars Road
Formerly known as: Great Surrey Street
Blackfriars Road is in the London Borough of Southwark.
What's here
Food & Drink
In the news
- T47 indoor sports venue opens at London Bridge Station
17 Mar 2010 - Artists' studios to open at St George's Circus
16 Mar 2010 - Plans to extend Bankside alcohol saturation zone west of Blackfriars Road
11 Mar 2010 - Have your say on the future of Bankside, Borough and London Bridge
4 Mar 2010 - Councillors send "ugly" Tesco Old Kent Road wind turbine back to drawing board
23 Feb 2010 - UK’s biggest hydrogen fuel cell installed in Blackfriars Road
19 Feb 2010 - Borough High Street's Online Ticket Exchange is wound up in the High Court
11 Feb 2010 - Air ambulance lands in Blackfriars Road after motorcycle accident
9 Feb 2010 - Row over £1 charge for Waterloo East passengers at Southwark Station
22 Jan 2010 - Plan for 20 mph speed limit on residential streets in Borough & Bankside
17 Jan 2010 - Oyster pay as you go: what does it mean for Southwark and Waterloo East passengers?
2 Jan 2010 - Pictures: New Year fireworks at London Eye
1 Jan 2010 - Blackfriars Road drug and alcohol team to be reorganised
9 Dec 2009 - LSBU honours David Lan and Camila Batmanghelidjh
18 Nov 2009 - Duke of York opens TfL control centre at Palestra in Blackfriars Road
12 Nov 2009 - Calls for Bankside licensing saturation zone to be extended west of Blackfriars Road
11 Nov 2009 - Councillors back 'saturation zone' for bar and shop licences in Bankside
9 Oct 2009 - Boris's Hyde Park policy change could scupper SE1 skyscraper plans
8 Oct 2009 - Green light for two new hotels on Blackfriars Road
7 Oct 2009 - Met admits "unlawful arrest" of innocent man at Southwark tube station
25 Sep 2009 - Muck In4Life with Bankside Open Spaces Trust says Government
31 Aug 2009 - Thameslink: two-year Thames Path diversion at Blackfriars draws near
23 Aug 2009 - Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Isabella Street shooting
18 Aug 2009 - Police seek youths on bicycles after Blackfriars Road stabbing
13 Aug 2009 - Teenager seriously injured in Blackfriars Road stabbing
13 Aug 2009 - Police renew appeals as hunt for Southwark gunman continues
6 Aug 2009 - Police seek armed man after shots fired near Southwark Station
5 Aug 2009 - Gun fired at police officers near Blackfriars Road
5 Aug 2009 - EV and neighbours win Southwark In Bloom awards
28 Jul 2009 - Waterloo East new entrance: residents force Network Rail to rethink
15 Jul 2009 - Blackfriars Bridge eastern pavement closed till late 2011
23 Jun 2009 - Deian Hopkin knighted in Queen's birthday honours
13 Jun 2009 - New wildlife garden unveiled at Christ Church Garden
31 May 2009 - Borough school's new garden and eco canopy
20 May 2009 - Andy Burnham and Hazel Blears on South Bank to launch 'World class places' policy
15 May 2009 - Waterloo skyscrapers: "exemplary and inclusive" or "unjustified harm to heritage"?
29 Apr 2009 - Hatfields ballet school plan faces public inquiry in height row
21 Apr 2009 - Borough High Street as seen by William Blake
21 Apr 2009 - Waterloo skyscrapers: public inquiry gets under way
15 Apr 2009 - Blackfriars Road skyscrapers given green light by Hazel Blears
26 Mar 2009 - Saturation policy considered for pubs & bars in Bankside as late-night crime rises
18 Mar 2009 - Greet Street entrance proposed for Waterloo East Station
6 Mar 2009 - Tesco plans wind turbine at Old Kent Road store
8 Feb 2009 - Green light for 137-room apart-hotel in Tower Bridge Road
6 Feb 2009 - SE1 office developments could be hit by Crossrail levy says Southwark
19 Jan 2009 - Further arrest in Blackfriars Road online ticket fraud investigation
16 Jan 2009 - London New Year fireworks could be ticket-only in future
30 Dec 2008 - Art in the Air at the Lord Mayor's Show with In Toto Theatre
10 Nov 2008 - Waterloo's "three sisters" towers: Hazel Blears orders inquiry
23 Oct 2008 - Blue plaque for photographer Bert Hardy unveiled in Webber Street
12 Oct 2008 - Blackfriars skyscraper inquiry closes: "sarcophagus" or "sculptural elegance"?
5 Oct 2008 - Doon Street Tower decision challenged by English Heritage and Westminster
29 Sep 2008 - Free paper recycling for Waterloo businesses
22 Sep 2008 - Blackfriars Road skyscraper inquiry gets under way
11 Sep 2008 - High Court challenge "likely" in Doon Street Tower row
9 Sep 2008 - Nelson Square residents celebrate 50 years
23 Aug 2008 - Blears approves 43-storey tower at Doon Street on South Bank
20 Aug 2008 - Russians buy in to Beetham's Blackfriars skyscraper scheme
8 Jun 2008 - Blackfriars Road skyscraper inquiries to be combined
29 May 2008 - Blears orders public inquiry into skyscrapers at 20 Blackfriars Road
7 May 2008 - Mary Wollstonecraft painting at National Portrait Gallery
18 Apr 2008 - Blue plaques for Bert Hardy and John Harvard
13 Apr 2008 - Wind turbines on Blackfriars Road telephone exchange
9 Apr 2008 - Beetham's 51-storey Blackfriars tower goes to public inquiry
13 Mar 2008 - Waterloo Quarter BID expands into Southwark
22 Feb 2008 - Dockhead Post Office to close
19 Feb 2008 - Help to breathe new life into Christ Church Garden
18 Feb 2008 - Go-ahead for twin towers in Blackfriars Road
23 Jan 2008 - Wind turbines return to Palestra
17 Jan 2008 - Latest Beetham Tower plans get green light from Southwark
19 Dec 2007 - Good Egg Award for Ken Livingstone
17 Dec 2007 - Waterloo BID plans Southwark expansion
11 Dec 2007 - Olympic job opportunities for Southwark residents
10 Dec 2007 - Memorial service for 'Paddy' Hughes
3 Dec 2007 - Plaque commemorates history of old Blackfriars station
22 Nov 2007 - Southwark Court Leet at Christ Church
15 Nov 2007 - Blackfriars boxing heritage lives on at CityBoxer
14 Nov 2007 - Local hotels showcased in architecture exhibition
16 Oct 2007 - Taxi drivers stage noisy protest outside Palestra
10 Oct 2007 - John Harvard, Henry Cooper and Bert Hardy compete for blue plaques
3 Oct 2007 - Waterloo chaos as station sealed off; man arrested
2 Oct 2007 - Local jobs for local people on the South Bank
22 Sep 2007 - Beetham to cut Blackfriars tower height again
12 Sep 2007 - The Palestra wind turbine mystery
30 Aug 2007 - Beetham Tower wins go-ahead from Southwark
25 Jul 2007 - 20 Blackfriars Road sold by Land Securities
11 Jul 2007 - Shad Thames may have restriction on bars and restaurants
22 Jun 2007 - Mayor secures extra housing cash from Blackfriars Road developers
18 Jun 2007 - Ken Livingstone at launch of South Bank manifesto for action
21 May 2007 - Borough Post Office controversy reaches the Commons
19 May 2007 - Young Vic and Palestra win architecture awards
18 May 2007 - Save Borough Post Office say Lib Dems
14 May 2007 - End of an era as £50 million regeneration funding expires
2 Apr 2007 - Go-ahead for 15-storey Blackfriars development
29 Mar 2007 - 42-storey Blackfriars Road tower plans go on display
1 Mar 2007 - Neighbours oppose 3am opening at Southwark restaurant
23 Feb 2007 - Beetham's 51-storey Blackfriars tower gets CABE backing
8 Feb 2007 - Night shelter project launched by local churches
5 Feb 2007 - Palestra wind turbines disappear
30 Jan 2007 - Bankside Urban Park architects selected
16 Nov 2006
On the forum
- What's happening to the building at 1 Valentine Place?
- Helium Balloon/Card Shop
- Supermarket
- Great Dover Street
- Never-ending 'streetworks'
- Parking enforcement
- Arrows, arrows, everywhere!
- Snow patrol
- C10 bus
- Blackfriars Rd, The Ring and the death of Al Bowlly
- Platform tickets Waterloo East/Southwark Station
- Large room needed for new W.I. meeting
- Halls for hire
- 35mm photo processing and printing - any recommendations please
- The Britannia
- 78 bus
- Pics of Tooley Street/TBR/Old Jamaica Road
- Police on Borough High Street Last Night
- Pub reviews
- What was going on this afternoon?
- Ideas for a restaurant with a private room
- General Plumber needed
- Christmas party planning in SE1!
- Cafe Pronto -Blackfriars- excellent place
- police with machine guns were just running up and down union st
- Good bars in SE1 open later than midnight
- Cafe/restaurant premises
- Lower Marsh
- Broken traffic lights
- Dogwalkers
- Who is demolishing the building on Webber Street?
- Waterloo East - new entrance
- Cycling - Tower Bridge Road
- Blackfriars Road skyscrapers
- Empty space corner of St George's Circus
- Noise problem from mental neighbour?
- Birthday lunch
- Amateur Orchestra
- Cheap alterations, trouser hemming
- Southwark Council to refuse licenses
- Blackfriars Road local social history in the Daily Mail
- Pub for New Years Eve
- Free or cheap parking in SE1 - needed for one day 30 Dec
- At home masseur(se)
- Planning applications for new housing around Elephant
- Peabody Buildings Roupell/Duchy Street
- Looking for Christmas party venue for 100-150
- 43-46 Blackfriars Road - 75-metre hotel and office building
- Best Place for a guinness?
- The best restaurant in SE1
- Please tell me SE1 is a good place to live!
- Birthday Venue
- Best pubs in SE1
- Looking for an outdoor "function room"...
- Yummy Yummy
- Wind turbines on Colombo House - Blackfriars Road telephone exchange
- School Buddies
- Iyengar yoga
- Music classes for babies and toddlers in SE1
- Good and bad customer service in SE1
- Shad Thames - Is it really that nice?
- Info on The Cut needed
- Mayoral Election.
- Christmas Meal
- Does anyone else live near Hill House, Blackfriars Rd.?
- Guerilla Gardening in SE1
- Where to buy kitchen appliances around SE1?
- Oakmayne Plaza
- Local venue to hire for a party
- Fitness Classes
- Air Ambulance on Webber St.
- Bermondsey Street Thames Water works
- Suggestions For Places To Take 70 People on a Saturday
- Sirens
- Beer gardens
- SE1 Celebs
- SE1's nicest squares
- Free WiFi access?
- London Skyline - Evening Standard
- Palestra, Blackfriars Road
- Civil partnership party venues
- Strata - Castle House development - aka Multiplex Tower
- Tall buildings
- Southwark / Elephant & Castle supermarkets?
- Alcohol Help SE1
- Hairline By Charlie
- Salsa lessons
- Poor TV reception
- I can't find Spiderman
- The most-read local news stories of 2006
- Living near Blackfriars Road
- Cycling - South Bank
- New Urban Park for Bankside/E&C
- Watering Holes
- Blackfriars road incident
- Good venue to hire?
- Hit and run at St. George's Circus
- Gambia St query
- 240 Blackfriars Road (opposite Christ Church)
- Shard of Glass Breaking Ground Soon
- Street Drinkers
- Best restaurants in SE1
- Stopping the cyclists at More London
- 37 degrees gym
- Allotments
- 20 Blackfriars Road
- Crossbones Graveyard
- Celeb sightings in SE1
- Improving Borough High Street
- How pompous are you?
- St George's Circus - did you notice this?
- Cycle lane removed on Blackfriars Road
- SE 1........Used To Be Brilliant....
- Good Coffee in SE1
- Nelson Square photos
- Potters Fields
- New Thames Vista
- Hairdresser?
- Pub Quizzes - reviews/details
- London Bridge Tower
- Changing Pub Names
- WiFi
- Old Blackfriars Station in SE1
- Chris Martin
- Congestion Charge increase
- Does anyone know of a tennis coach?
- Bars and Restaurants in SE1
- Laughing Gravy
- The Priory in SE1?
- Good Thai Food
- Palestra: opposite Southwark station
- London Road/Borough Road terraces & LSBU development
- Big crane!
- Photographic Printer
- Quiet venue for food and cards Sun evening
- Bar location for a short film?
- Looking for a Pub Quiz
- London Road derelict buildings
- Congratulations to TfL
- Darkrooms
- Birds
- Waterloo Community Regeneration Trust
- Speed and Blackfriars Rd
- Decent place in SE1 for work Christmas lunch
- Skyscraper next to Christ Church
- Inside information nedeed
- Good pubs?
- re:A 70-storey tower block is planned for Blackfriars Road. At 738 feet tall what do u say?
- The New Kent Road has moved...
- St Mary Magdalene Park Police Line
- How useless are Southwark?
- where are the loudest foxes in se1 ?
- Sampson House
- Wanted: long memories and local historians
- SE1 postal service campaign
- Borough Road tower block
- Virtual Communities - Real Photographs
- Blackfriars Community Action Group
- Derek Jarman & leylandii
- Recycling
- Waterloo house featured on Channel 4 'Grand Designs'
- Any good cafés?
- Parking Nazis
- New to SE1
- Southwark station art
- New Development: Wootton Street SE1
- useless postal service
- Can anyone recommend...
- The psychological importance of curb-stones
- peabody square
- Anyone for tennis?
- NEW ACTION GROUP
- Pavement Parking
- Bar recommendation
- 5-a-side footie
- Barclays Bank
- Urban foxes
- refuse collection
- AVOID THE ANCHOR !!!
- Southpoint now called Palestra (aka Orbit House)
- Topnotch health club
- Property around Waterloo
- Learn to live without a car
- County Hall Owners...
- What bugs you in Bankside?
- Where to hold a party?
- GP wanted alive and sympathetic
- Regulars - and lurkers - what do you think?
- Tabard Street Development
- History of Peabody Buildings in SE1, especially my estate in Southwark Street.
- Where is the best place to eat?
- Xmas Day Lunch
- Dentists
- Pubs in Gabriels Wharf
- Laughing Gravy
- New Blackfriars Rd restaurant
- Where do I live?