Cathedral Street & Winchester Walk, Southwark 1976

A 1970s colour photo of the corner of Winchester Walk and Cathedral Street near Borough Market during the latter half of the 20th century. The scene from 1976 features a soot-stained Victorian brick warehouse building with distinctive arched window frames and a prominent green drainpipe. In the background, narrow alleys are spanned by industrial iron footbridges connecting the upper floors of high-rise warehouses, typical of the dense dockside infrastructure of the area. Two men in period attire—one in a heavy wool overcoat and another in a dark blazer with a patterned scarf—walk past a parked dark blue car. This historic industrial pocket of Southwark, which once served as a vital hub for the storage and distribution of goods from the nearby River Thames, has since undergone significant redevelopment, and the specific buildings seen in this image have been demolished. For more images of the capital, please visit our main London page where photos are organised by decade or area and theme.