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Follow The Bard

It’s been the wrong side of the river for centuries as far as the nobs are concerned, but Southwark is where Shakespeare lived. His Globe Theatre, rebuilt in 1996, stages his plays in as authentic a setting as modern fire laws allow. One of his hangouts, the George Inn, still stands. More on his life here is at the Southwark site.

(Photo: Carol Kopp)