The House by the Thames


The House by the Thames

The historic house, oldest on Bankside, and alleged conenctions!

Location: 49 Bankside, Cardinal's Wharf, Southwark, London

Description: This house is the oldest remaining on Bankside, and the subject of a book by Gillian Tindall. It's had a plaque for a long time now proclaiming that Sir Christopher Wren lived in while building St Pauls.

The house was built about 1710, the year St Paul's was completed, making it unlikely Wren, the cathedral's architect, stayed on the site to watch his masterpiece take shape directly across the river.


The deception may have saved the house from destruction

The plaque probably originally stood on a now-destroyed building a few houses down the river, Tindall speculates, and was put up by Malcolm Munthe, who owned the house in 1945.

The plaque's dodgy information states:

Here lived Sir Christopher Wren during the building of St Paul's cathedral, proclaims an ornate ceramic plaque on the house on the south bank of the river Thames.

Here also, in 1502, Catherine Infanta of Castile and Aragon, afterwards first queen of Henry VIII, took shelter on her first landing in London, it adds proudly.

Tours: The Doctor Whoish tour of London

Themes: LiteraryLiterary Theme  ArchitectureArchitecture Theme  RoyaltyRoyalty Theme
The House by the Thames

The historic house, oldest on Bankside, and alleged conenctions!

Ranking This Month: 271/3048

Pages Hit This Month: 74


Your Comments:

Name:
Email:
Your email will ONLY be used once, to confirm the publication of your comments. We value your contribution and privacy.

Anti-spam Security: Please enter this code:


Other places nearby:


Well Read in the North», 2.4km

Poet's Corner», 1.4km

Home of Sherlock Holmes», 2.8km

A.C. Doyle The Eye Specialist», 2.4km

Samuel Beckett lived here», 3.9km

The Turks Head Literary Club», 1.4km

Da Vinci Code: Opus Dei», 3.9km

George Bernard Shaw lived here», 2.0km

PG Wodehouse lived here», 2.5km

Senate House», 9.7km

Location Pinpointed:


Open Street Maps», Google Maps»