Tower Bridge to Surrey Quays - stock photo

Pedestrians walk past a line art, people mural outside the entrance to Tower Hill Underground Railway Station. The entrance to Tower Hill station is a few metres from one of the largest remaining segments of the Roman London Wall which once surrounded the historic City of London. Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in south east London built in 1886–1894. The station was built on the site of the former Tower of London tube station that closed in 1884. Tower Bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. From Tower Hill Station crossing over Tower Bridge and turning left into Tooley street one can commence a journey by foot, car or bicycle that takes one directly to Rotherhithe and Surrey Quays. A sight seeing tour from Tower Hill to Surrey Quays reveals a largely residential area of Rotherhithe in south-east London, occupied until 1970 by the Surrey Commercial Docks. After the closure of the Surrey docks, the area remained derelict for over a decade, with much of the warehousing demolished and over 90% of the docks filled in. In 1981, a massive building program took place in the area with many new homes being built, ranging from detached housing to large apartment complexes, such as Baltic Quay. South Dock was converted into a marina - now the largest in London - and a sailing facility (named Surrey Docks Watersports Centre) was constructed on Greenland Dock. The northern part of Canada Water and the infilled Russia Dock became wildlife reserves.