5 Historical Quirks To Spot On... Bankside

An ancient seat, a cannon that nobody sees, and a mis-spelled plaque.

Welcome to another newsletter just for paid subscribers, in which I pick out five of my favourite historical sights in a well-known area. This week, I’m in one of my favourite parts of town, Bankside. And I’m only taking a very specific part of the area for my “5 quirks” — the stretch immediately around Shakespeare’s Globe and Tate Modern. I hope you’ll…