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 ...
The quotation comes from 'Ode Recited at the Harvard Commemoration, July 21, 1865' by James Russell Lowell. Its right-justification and t...
Being just outside the city walls this was considered a suitable spot for executions. Here more than 60 Protestants were burned at the st...
Distinctively, apart from featuring women, the statue portrays a joyous soldier, as opposed to the more usual sombre figure.
Through the gates you can see that most of the names are nicely picked out but that some panels are damaged by what looks like damp (as y...
This cross is "the crucifix in the church enclosure" referenced by the heading on the plaque attached to the church. The stone plinth is ...
