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Hay's Galleria, now a retail and eating experience in the shadow of Tower Bridge, is only the latest incarnation of a wharf that has seen a number of different visitors.
Roman remains suggested it was the site of a villa but its recorded history starts with its role as the city residence of the Abbot of Battle.
Rush hour tube travel was suspended for more than 20 minutes this morning after an eastbound train limped into North Greenwich station.
No Jubilee line trains were in operation between London Bridge and Stratford from 9.20am to 9.44am while engineers resolved the problem, and delays are still occurring in both directions.
Commuters will be soon be able to enjoy special deals when they combine river and rail on their way to work.
Thames Clippers managing director Sean Collins told The Wharf that his fast-ferry company was negotiating with rail operators to offer joint ticketing deals within the next few weeks.
Oyster cards will be accepted on Thames Clipper ferries from November.
A new direct service from Canary Wharf to London Bridge has also been unveiled by London Mayor Boris Johnson as part of a package of river transport improvements for the capital.
A THAMES Clippers’ crew has been hailed as heroes after helping save a man from drowning in the river.
The crew of the Hurricane, based at Trinity Buoy Wharf, helped pull the man to safety last Thursday evening after he jumped off London Bridge.
The Hurricane – manned by captain Joe Maw, mate Ben Mann and deckhand Ross Myers – was about to leave London Bridge City Pier at 7pm when a passenger spotted the man in the water. He is believed to be about 35 and of Turkish origin.
The passenger informed the crew and the quick-thinking sailors threw the stranded man a lifebelt while they raised the alarm. A boat from the Metropolitan Police Marine Unit, based at Wapping, and the Tower RNLI lifeboat were quickly on the scene.
