The Blue is a central market place in

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, southeast London. The market is open Monday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm and has about 10 stall holders, selling food and clothes. The area has been known locally as The Blue for more than two hundred and thirty years and is probably named after the original Blue Anchor

public house A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...

that gave its name to Blue Anchor Lane. The market has capacity for 24 stalls. Immediately north of Blue Anchor Lane on an arched viaduct are the multiple railway tracks of the

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and

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s. The Blue Anchor Lane joins St. James's Road where the viaduct arches to the immediate north west contain the remnants of the disused

Spa Road railway station Spa Road railway station in Bermondsey, south-east London, was the original terminus of the capital's first railway, the London and Greenwich Railway (L&GR). It was located on and takes its name from Spa Road. It was also the first railway ...

which was the original terminus of London's first railway. In 2005 a Metropolitan Police report described the area as a crime hotspot for "race crime and youth disorder". In October 2014 The Blue became a

Business Improvement District A business improvement district (BID) is a defined area within whichever businesses elect to pay an additional fee (or assessment) in order to fund projects within the district's boundaries. A BID is not a tax, as taxes fund the government. BID f ...

(BID). File:The Blue Anchor, The Blue (Sep 2012).JPG, The Blue Anchor pub built in 1876. The area known as The Blue was probably named after a previous tavern of the same name, probably on this site. File:The Bermondsey Lion in The Blue (Sep 2012) 2.JPG, This representation of

the Bermondsey Lion The Bermondsey Lion is a sculpture in The Blue, Bermondsey Bermondsey ( ) is a district in southeast London, part of the London Borough of Southwark, England, southeast of Charing Cross. To the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the ...

was created by Kevin Boys for Southwark Council. It was unveiled on 16 July 2011. File:The Old Bank, The Blue (Sep 2012).JPG, The Old Bank pub is situated on the corner of the square and Southwark Park Road. The flags represent support for England and

Millwall Football Club Millwall Football Club () is a professional football club in Bermondsey, South East London, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name ...

whose ground

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is close to The Blue. File:PIE 'n' MASH and EELS, The Blue (Sep 2012).JPG, A

Pie and mash Pie and mash is a traditional working-class food, originating in the Docks of London. The dish has been popularised as "a Cockney classic". It typically consists of a minced beef pie, mashed potato, and a parsley sauce known as liquor. Pie, ...

shop on Southwark Park Road in The Blue. Pie, mash and eels is a traditional dish in the East End and South East London.

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