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| A relic from a bygone era. |
On the junction of Union Street and Southwark Bridge Road, there is a cafe bar that resides in a wonderful relic from a bygone era.
The building began life as a tram shelter and stands on a pedestrian island near Flat Iron Square.
It is a single storey building with timber framed doors, a pitched plain clay tile roof with a ventilation lantern. A semicircular window, above the door adds to the charm of this 1930s building.
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| A tram shelter repurposed as a cafe bar. |
Trams once trundled by this building on their way to the northern end of Southwark Bridge and, in the other direction, to the Hop Exchange, close to Borough High Street.
Like much of this area, in and around Southwark, a lot has been lost to redevelopment, so it is nice to see that this almost 100 year old building has been repurposed.
The two London Plane trees offer some shade to patrons who choose to dine outside in the summer months.
I have actually seen this, though can't remember what I was doing there .
ReplyDeleteIt is a wonderful little building that I am glad that they saved. I must pop in the next time I am in that area.
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