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Southwark Cathedral
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Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies near the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Southwark. It has been a place of Christian worship for more than 1,000 years, but the church was only raised to cathedral status with the creation of the diocese of Southwark in 1905.
Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral
Detail on the south porch
Detail on the south porch
The nave of Southwark Cathedral
The nave of Southwark Cathedral
The 15th-century church monument to the poet John Gower. Unusually, the original polychrome painting of it has been kept renewed.
The 15th-century church monument to the poet John Gower. Unusually, the original polychrome painting of it has been kept renewed.
Southwark
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Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed due to its position at the southern end of the early versions of London Bridge, for centuries the only dry crossing on the river. Around 43 AD, engineers of the Roman Empire found the geographic features of the south bank here suitable for the placement and construction of the first bridge.
Southwark Cathedral, also called St Saviour's, for centuries known as St Mary's Overy, or Overie (short for "over-the-river")
Southwark Cathedral, also called St Saviour's, for centuries known as St Mary's Overy, or Overie (short for "over-the-river")
London in 120 AD, showing the original high-tide waterline around Southwark, to the left (south)
London in 120 AD, showing the original high-tide waterline around Southwark, to the left (south)
Museum of London, inscription on a stele that mentions 'Londoners' for the first time
Museum of London, inscription on a stele that mentions 'Londoners' for the first time
St Olaf House, Southwark. Olaf, (or Olave), helped the English retake London Bridge, and with it London, from his fellow Norsemen.
St Olaf House, Southwark. Olaf, (or Olave), helped the English retake London Bridge, and with it London, from his fellow Norsemen.