Erection date: 28/2/1883
St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey. This churchyard was conveyed to the Vestry of Bermondsey, May 17th 1882, and was opened to the public February 28th 1883.
G. D. Lawrence, MA - Rector
G. J. Grace, P. Bonny - Churchwardens
SE1, Tower Bridge Road, St Mary Magdalen garden
14 April 2012 this garden reopened after 6 months of restoration. The church's website gives some of the history of the church.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bermondsey garden
Churchyard closed for burials and given to the Vestry of Bermondsey on 17 May...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bermondsey garden
The Vestry of Bermondsey was incorporated in 1855. In 1889 it became part of ...
Possibly the granite trough added to the foot is intended to hold wreaths etc. The only name out of sequence is T. Warman, which is at t...
The inscription is in excellent condition which makes us think it has recently been remade.
Unveiled by Will Thorne MP, as part of the week-long celebrations of the jubilee of the incorporation of the Borough of West Ham.
The first quote comes from the ancient Greek writer Hermes Trismegistus; the second from Ecclesiastes 44:7. This monument is a good exam...
It's certainly a vent shaft for the car park beneath, but this column, or rather the flaming urn, is apparently also a memorial, accordin...
Sculptor and illustrator. Born Bloomsbury. Executed a large number of public statues and funerary works, and worked closely with George Gilbert Scott on the Albert Memorial. Died at home 52 Circus ...
Poet. Born at Field Place, near Horsham in Sussex. Had a habit of eloping with and then marrying 16 or 17 year olds: first Harriet Westbrook. When she, pregnant, drowned herself in the Serpentine P...
The middle of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.
Musician and conductor. Born in London. Was initially an organist, at St. James' Church, Piccadilly. Married the heiress Gloria Vanderbilt (amongst others), had an affair with Greta Garbo. ...
Founded as the Enfield Preservation Society, and renamed The Enfield Society in 2007.
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