There is also a Murdoch House in Rotherhithe, London.

Peckham Library, designed by Will Alsop won the Stirling Prize for modern architecture ; another architecturally innovative library is under construction at Canada Water in Rotherhithe.

The well in the centre of the shield is a ' canting ' reference to Camberwell and the cinquefoils represent the Dulwich area of Camberwell, while the ship on the top left refers to the maritime history of Bermondsey and was part of the Rotherhithe insignia.

It is on the northern bank of the River Thames opposite Rotherhithe and between Ratcliff to the west and Millwall to the east.

Rotherhithe () is a residential district in southeast London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark.

Following the arrival of the Jubilee line in 1999 ( giving quick connections to the West End and to Canary Wharf ) and the London Overground in 2010 ( providing a quick route to the City of London ), the rest of Rotherhithe is now a rapidly gentrifying residential and commuter area, with current regeneration progressing most quickly around Canada Water, where a new town centre with restaurant and retail units as well as new residential developments is emerging around the existing freshwater lake and transport hub.

Although the docks were closed and largely filled in during the 1980s, and have now been replaced by modern housing and commercial facilities, Rotherhithe is still given a large part of its character by its former maritime heritage.

The largest surviving dock on the south bank, Greenland Dock, is the focal point for the southern part of the district, while there are many preserved wharves along the riverside at the north end of Rotherhithe.

St. Mary's Church is at the centre of the old town of Rotherhithe village, which contains various historic buildings including the Brunel Engine House at the south end of the Thames Tunnel.

Rotherhithe is the traditional home of the football team, Fisher F. C., although the team currently ground-share with Dulwich Hamlet.

The most popular team in Rotherhithe is Millwall Football Club located nearby in the boundaries of the London Borough of Lewisham.

Originally established as seafarers ' missions, Rotherhithe is home to a Norwegian, a Finnish and a Swedish church.

The Finnish Church and the Norwegian Church are both located in Albion Street ; they were built in 1958 and 1927 respectively ( Rotherhithe Library is located between them ).

The Mayflower sailed from near a public house called the Shippe in Rotherhithe Street, which was substantially rebuilt in the 18th century and is now named the Mayflower.

Rotherhithe is part of the SE16 postcode district.

Electorally, the western half is Rotherhithe ward and the eastern half Surrey Docks ward.

As much of Rotherhithe was covered by the now-defunct Surrey Commercial Docks, the district is sometimes referred to as Surrey Docks or ( since the late 1980s ) Surrey Quays, though the latter name tends to be used more for the southern half of the peninsula.

Nearby is the north end of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, and the western end of the Limehouse Link tunnel.

The Thames Tunnel is an underwater tunnel, built beneath the River Thames in London, United Kingdom, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping.

Nearby in Rotherhithe, the original Brunel Engine House is open to visitors as the Brunel Museum.

* The Brunel Museum – Based in Rotherhithe, London the museum is housed in the building that contained the pumps to keep the Thames Tunnel dry

The Rotherhithe Tunnel is a road tunnel crossing beneath the River Thames in East London.

Pedestrian ( and cycle ) access is still permitted in the Rotherhithe bore, however, the distances involved for pedestrians increased significantly when the spiral staircases closed because rather than just crossing the river, a pedestrian has to follow the carriageway ramp all the way back to the surface.

In 1865 the SER joined a consortium of six railways to form the East London Railway, which used the existing Thames Tunnel to connect Wapping on the north bank of the Thames with Rotherhithe on the south.

It connected Wapping on the north bank of the Thames with Rotherhithe on the south bank.

It connects the Ratcliff district of Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets north of the river to Rotherhithe in the London Borough of Southwark south of the river.

Rotherhithe station is almost adjacent to the southern tunnel entrance, whilst Wapping station is the closest station on the north side to the tunnel entrance in Limehouse.

File: Rotherhithe station look north. jpg | Platform level, looking north

The Highway runs along the line of the Rotherhithe Tunnel for a short distance ; the northern portal of that tunnel lies just north of the Link tunnel entrance.

** Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier, the official name of a pier on the south bank of the River Thames in Rotherhithe, London

The first step was the construction of a large shaft on the south bank at Rotherhithe, 150 feet ( 46 m ) back from the river bank.

Rotherhithe railway station is a railway station on the southern bank of the river Thames at Rotherhithe, London, England.

Squeezed between the high walls of the docks and warehouses, the district became isolated from the rest of London, although some relief was provided by Brunel's Thames Tunnel to Rotherhithe.

In 1825 Marc Isambard Brunel began work on the Thames Tunnel, intended to link Rotherhithe with Wapping.

In the late 18th century an ambitious scheme was proposed by Willey Reveley to straighten the Thames between Wapping and Woolwich Reach by cutting a new channel across the Rotherhithe, Isle of Dogs and Greenwich peninsulas.

The tunnelling shield, built at Henry Maudslay's Lambeth works and assembled in the Rotherhithe shaft, was the key to Brunel's construction of the Thames Tunnel.

Designed by Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, the Engineer to the London County Council, the tunnel's construction was authorised by the Thames Tunnel ( Rotherhithe and Ratcliff ) Act of 1900 despite considerable opposition from local residents, nearly 3, 000 of whom were displaced by the tunnel works.

The Rotherhithe Tunnel consists of a single bore, 4, 860 feet ( 1, 481 m ) long, carrying a two-lane carriageway 48 feet ( 14. 5 m ) below the high-water level of the Thames, with a maximum depth of 75 feet ( 23 m ) below the surface.

Access to London from the A2 across Thames was improved with the completion of Tower Bridge ( 1894 ), Blackwall Tunnel ( 1897 ) and the Rotherhithe Tunnel ( 1908 ).

The Thames Tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping was constructed between 1825 and 1843.

* Renforth Pump House ( Rotherhithe, Canada Water ) ( opened in 1904 ), using the defunct Tower Subway to carry pipes under the Thames

The HMS Queen ( 1839 ) | Queen Heeling ( sailing ) | heeled over on the River Thames | Thames Intertidal zone | foreshore off Rotherhithe.

They were authorised to build a canal from Rotherhithe, on the River Thames, to Mitcham in what was then Surrey, with branches to any places within of the main line.