View of Borough High Street, Southwark, looking north from St George the Martyr Church. On the right, St George the Martyr Church, built in 1734-6 by John Price, and restored in 1951-2 by T. F. Ford. The entrance porch is supported on ionic columns. It is Grade II* listed, number 1378366. Outside, a policeman is walking away from the camera, and a man in a motorbike and sidecar combination is heading south. On the side of a building is a sign for MOON PETROL STATION. In the centre, Westminster Bank; a four-storey rectangular building with attics, and ornate decoration around the attic window. Built in 1862-63 by Frederic Chancellor for the London and County Bank in an Italian Palazzo style, it is Grade II listed, number 1378346. This was built on the site of an old prison (or compter) and court house that itself had been built on the site of the twelfth-century St Margaret's church. Behind this, the tower of Southwark Cathedral is visible, formerly the Medieval Augustinian priory of St Mary Overie, and an Anglican cathedral since 1905. The twelfth-century church was damaged by fire in 1212 and rebuilt from 1220. The choir ceiling and tower pinnacles were built by George Gwilt Jnr. in 1818-27. It is Grade I listed, number 1378460. Traffic in the street includes motor vehicles and horse-drawn carts. Much of the area around St George the Martyr Church was damaged by bombing in World War II, and has been redeveloped.
