'Sinkhole' appears near London Bridge Station

Mystery surrounds a 'sinkhole' that appeared more than a week ago alongside a construction site just yards from London Bridge Station.

'Sinkhole' appears near London Bridge Station
SE1 took this photo of the hole on Sunday

A hole has opened up in the road surface of Fenning Street, a short thoroughfare just off St Thomas Street immediately south of London Bridge Station.

The hole adjoins the construction site for a new 28-storey office block called EDGE London Bridge.

Local organisation BermondseyStreet.London published the first report on the mysterious hole on Wednesday 15 January, claiming that the void is "estimated 10m (4 storeys) deep".

The SE1 website approached both Southwark Council and EDGE for comment on Monday 20 January but no response has yet been received from either the local authority or the developer.

When SE1's reporter visited the site on Sunday, it had been screened off from obvious public view with fencing panels.

A wider view showing both the construction works for EDGE London Bridge and the proximity of London Bridge Station.
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