Plaque

Bermondsey Abbey - Bermondsey Square

Erection date: 11/9/2010

Inscription

Bermondsey Abbey, founded as a Priory of the Order of Cluny, stood here, 1082 - 1538.
London Borough of Southwark - voted by the people 

Site: Bermondsey Abbey & Frederick Holmes VC (2 memorials)

SE1, 3 Bermondsey Square

Photos from the other side of the street were made impossible by the bright sunshine. The Abbey plaque is trying to hide behind one of the olive trees. Holmes' pavement plaque is about 3 flags away from the traffic cone.

This is the low number end of Abbey Street so the plaque is close to Holmes's birth place, number 23.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bermondsey Abbey - Bermondsey Square

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Order of Cluny

A Benedictine order of monks, founded in the Burgundian area of France, by Du...

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Bermondsey Abbey

Benedictine Priory of St Saviour at Bermondsey occupied ground between presen...

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Bermondsey Abbey - Bermondsey Square

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Southwark Council

The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...

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Frederick Holmes VC

Frederick Holmes VC

{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Lance Corporal Frederick Holmes, ...

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