Historical Potters Field
The Hide All store in Shad Thames stands a few meters away from Potters Field, an area which has seen major development in the past decade. The area’s history dates all the way back to 100 AD when the River Thames swamped the land. Still part of marshlands and pasture fields in the 12th century, the area now known as Potters Field Park was owned by the Abbey of Bermondsey and later by St. Olaves school (thanks to Henry VII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries).
After many more years of architectural development, the area is unrecognisable from its former life as a swamp and is instead now home to the London Mayor’s office, City Hall. Opened in 2002, the building was designed by Norman Foster and has been nicknamed ‘The Onion’ due to its unique sphere-like shape.
