London’s Pocket Parks: The Tannery, SE1

A new pocket park has appeared in Bermondsey recently, hidden within a housing estate that’s also open to the public, most of the time.A former industrial estate – once home to the tannery trade, which flourished in Bermondsey in the 19th century, as well as a factory where Crosse & Blackwell manufactured pickle for over 60 years — has recently been redeveloped into housing, using a mix of modern and restored older buildings.
At the heart are two public facilities, a pocket