Editing Bermondsey (section)

===20th century===
[[File:Courage Brewery, Horseleydown - geograph.org.uk - 1411712.jpg|thumbnail|Butler's Wharf and [[Anchor Brewhouse|Courage Brewery]], 1971]]
To the east of Tower Bridge, Bermondsey's {{convert|3+1/2|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} of riverside were lined with warehouses and wharves, of which the best known is [[Butler's Wharf]]. They suffered severe damage in [[World War II]] bombing and became redundant in the 1960s following the collapse of the river trade. After standing derelict for some years, many of the wharves were redeveloped under the aegis of the [[London Docklands Development Corporation]] during the 1980s. They have now been converted into a mixture of residential and commercial accommodations and have become some of the most upmarket and expensive properties in London. In 1997, US President [[Bill Clinton]] and Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] visited the area to dine at the Le Pont de la Tour restaurant at Butler's Wharf.

At the same time more everyday housing was constructed in the areas north of the Old Kent Road, including several council estates.

[[File:Bermondsey fashion museum 1.jpg|thumb|left|Bermondsey Fashion and Textiles Museum (March 2007)]]
Bermondsey was served by London's first railway, from [[Spa Road railway station]], as part of the London Bridge to Greenwich line, and the junction of lines from Croydon and Kent at [[South Bermondsey railway station|South Bermondsey]]. However, reorganisation of lines and temporary closure of stations left Bermondsey's transport links with the rest of London poorer in the late Twentieth Century. This was improved in 2000 with the opening of [[Bermondsey tube station|Bermondsey Underground station]] on the [[London Underground]]'s [[Jubilee Line Extension]] and the East London Line extension as part of the [[London Overground]].

[[The Blue]] serves as the central market place for Bermondsey as a whole.

[[Wee Willie Harris]], known as "Britain's wild man of [[Rock and roll|rock 'n' roll]]", came from Bermondsey<ref name=rockabilly>[http://www.rockabillyeurope.com/artists/weewillieharris.htm Wee Willie Harris, Rockin' At The Two I's]</ref> and had worked as a pudding mixer at [[Peek Freans]].<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">{{cite book
| first= John
| last= Tobler
| year= 1992
| title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Reed International Books Ltd 
| location= London
| page= 49
| id= CN 5585}}</ref> He is usually credited as the first [[British rock and roll]] player.<ref name=Unterberger>R. Unterberger, [{{AllMusic|class=explore|id=essay/|pure_url=yes}} "British Rock & Roll Before the Beatles"], AllMusic retrieved 24 July 1209.</ref>