Borough of S London, England; population
(1986) 215,000. It is the site of the Globe
Theatre (built on Bankside 1599 by Burbage,
Shakespeare, and others, and burned down
1613); the 12th-century Southwark Cathedral;
the George Inn (last galleried inn in
London); the Imperial War Museum; Dulwich
College and Picture Gallery, and the Horniman
Museum.