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  Southwark Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark.
It was from Southwark Cathedral that Czech Wenceslas Hollar drew the "Long View of London" in 1638, a panorama which has become a definitive impression of 17th century London.
The cathedral is used by London South Bank University for its annual honorary degree ceremony and by King's College London for its medical and dental degree ceremonies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Southwark_Cathedral   (674 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London SE1 : tourist information from TourUK
Southwark was elevated to the status of cathedral in 1905 but, as it still serves as a parish church, the head of its Chapter is a provost and not a dean.
Southwark Cathedral's great glory is its Early English choir, with five bays and a triple arcaded clerestory complemented by the splendid retrochoir which dates from a similar period.
Southwark's treasures include a Jacobean communion table and one of the earliest wooden effigies in England, a figure of a knight dating from the last quarter of the 13th century.
www.touruk.co.uk /london_churches/southwark_church1.htm   (680 words)

  
 Southwark Cyclists - Cycling in Southwark
Southwark is both a village somewhere between the bridge of that name and its Blackfriars counterpart, and a London borough.
Southwark, us locals argue, is the most varied borough in the greatest city in the world.
Nearby is Bermondsey’s Southwark Park, one of the first urban parks in the world and slowly emerging from a promising refit and enlarged lake.
www.southwarkcyclists.org.uk /cyc_southwark.htm   (1240 words)

  
 Southwark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Southwark or The Borough is an area of the London Borough of Southwark situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east south-east of Charing Cross in London, England.
In 1899 Southwark was incorporated along with Newington and Walworth into the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark, and in 1965 this was incorporated with the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell and Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey into the London Borough of Southwark.
Southwark and the Crossbones Graveyard - from Blather.net
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Southwark   (1514 words)

  
 Britannia.com: Hidden London by Jan Collie
Southwark Cathedral is by no means a dusky repository for the dead, though.
Unlikely as it might seem today, Southwark Cathedral stood at the heart of one of the liveliest and most notorious districts of the city.
This was the Southwark to which Shakespeare came with the Globe Theatre and he probably lived close by, in the shadow of the cathedral.
www.britannia.com /hiddenlondon/southwark_cathedral.html   (839 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral - London Attractions - Best London Hotels and London City Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Situated in the heart of a burgeoning business community, Southwark Cathedral's parish is small: only a handful of people are actually resident in the parish which comprises offices, two hospitals, the Cathedral Primary School and the Borough Market.
Nonetheless, the Cathedral is used by many thousands of people each year and is the setting for a wide variety of services and other events.
The Cathedral has a fine peal of bells that are regularly rung by the Southwark Cathedral Society of Bellringers.
www.londonhotels4u.com /SouthwarkCathedral.asp   (401 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral is a parish church which became a cathedral early this century.
Thanks to his vision, a Suffragran Bishop of Southwark was appointed in 1891 and an ancient parish church in Southwark was restored to become a pro-Cathedral in 1897.
In 1905, the Diocese of Southwark was created to include the whole of the county of London south of the Thames and the Parliamentary divisions of East and Mid Surrey.
www.myse1.co.uk /southwark/community-southwarkcathedral.htm   (489 words)

  
 The Mystery Worshipper: Southwark Cathedral, London
Southwark's Gothic magnificence has a poignant quality because many of the original windows, which were destroyed during the blitz, were replaced by more modern ones.
Wondering if I was being wisely cautious or non-welcoming in hesitating to enter a cathedral close which contained a homeless man in a state of undress.
However, cathedrals somehow are not the places I favour for weekly Sunday worship.
ship-of-fools.com /Mystery/2001/356Mystery.html   (818 words)

  
 London/Southwark - Wikitravel
Southwark is an historic part of central London, located immediately opposite the City of London on the River Thames.
In its western portions, traditionally known as "Bankside", Southwark overlaps significantly with the South Bank district that continues westward along the river - a number of attractions could be viewed as belonging to both districts equally.
Southwark Cathedral [1] - The small churchyard on the south side of the Cathedral is a small oasis of peace and is a favourite lunch-time resting place for local office workers and visitors.
wikitravel.org /en/London/Southwark   (494 words)

  
 History.UK.com Articles
Southwark Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cathedral Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, stands below road level, right beside London Bridge railway station, surrounded by warehouses, carparks and market stalls and dominated by a railway viaduct.
When Southwark was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1539, the priory church of St Mary Overie became the parish church of St Saviour, Southwark.
Southwark Cathedral's greatest treasure is its Early English choir, with five bays and a triple arcaded clerestory complemented by the splendid retrochoir which dates from a similar period.
www.history.uk.com /articles/index.php?archive=39   (712 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
But it is a pity because as well as possessing a marvellous atmosphere of serenity and calm, the Cathedral building houses the most interesting collection of tombs and epitaphs outside of Westminster Abbey.
The entry with his father's signature is in the Cathedral registry and a copy of it is on display.
The main door of the cathedral is on the flat and all parts are accessible via portable ramps.
www.hiddenlondon.com /southwark_cathedral.htm   (871 words)

  
 The Mystery Worshipper: Southwark Cathedral, London, England
The church: The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour & St Mary Overy, Southwark, London.
The cathedral stewards I met were pretty stroppy and kept up a resolute diatribe along the lines of: "Can't imagine what you people are doing here without tickets, coachloads of you will keep appearing," etc. When requested to indicate whether we miscreants would be allowed in at all, they started up again.
He was the first Roman Catholic religious to preach in Southwark Cathedral since the Reformation and was warmly welcomed as such.
ship-of-fools.com /Mystery/2002/511Mystery.html   (1426 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral - London, England
Southwark Cathedral in London has a long and illustrious history and is well worth a visit.
The nave of Southwark Cathedral is relatively recent; it was begun in 1890 as part of the process of turning the parish church into a cathedral.
Southwark Cathedral's cloister-style courtyard is on the site of the original cloister used when the cathedral was a riverside priory.
www.sacred-destinations.com /england/london-southwark-cathedral.htm   (867 words)

  
 Southwark Credit Union   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He first came to Southwark at the age of 12, when his parents and all the Dickens children except for Charles and his sister Fanny, were imprisoned at Marshalsea Debtors Prison in Borough High Street.
Little of Shakespeare's Southwark remains, though it is believed he worshipped at what is now Southwark Cathedral.
Southwark Cathedral is the oldest Gothic church in London.
www.creditunion.co.uk /lbs.htm   (276 words)

  
 Sermon at Southwark Cathedral
This Cathedral has particular significance for me personally in that here lie the remains of that great scholar-bishop of Ely and then of Winchester, who led the first secretariat of translators of the Authorized Version of scripture commissioned by King James, namely Lancelot Andrewes.
The Gospel for today speaks of the disciples of Jesus caught in a storm that threatened to capsize the boat they were travelling in, and of their turning to Jesus in fear and desperation.
In fact, the part of the Cathedral in which you are sitting at the moment is called the nave - from the Latin word navus, meaning ship, or the French navire.
www.anglican.ca /primate/writing/SermonatSouthwarkCathedral.htm   (2058 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral, London
The nave, added later in the 13th century, was rebuilt in 1469 and after a partial collapse in 1838 was re-erected by Sir Arthur Blomfield in preparation for the church's new role as a cathedral (1905).
The Cathedral is entered by the southwest door.
Also to the left of the altar are the arms of Harvard University, presented to the cathedral by Harvard students; to the right are the arms of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, of which Harvard was a member.
www.planetware.com /london/southwark-cathedral-eng-l-scat.htm   (806 words)

  
 A London Tourist Guide Southwark Cathedral - London Attractions
Southwark Cathedral was built between 1220 and 1420 and lies on the south bank of the Thames.
The Cathedral had many famous patrons including William Shakespeare and John Harvard the founder of the American university.
The Cathedral has under gone major regeneration for the millennium and now has a new exhibition "The Long View of London" which traces the history of Southwark through the centuries and offers unbeatable views of London through 360 degree's.
www.londonvisions.com /nz_southwarkcathedral.htm   (91 words)

  
 www.organrecitals.com - SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL
Southwark Cathedral is situated on the south-west corner of London Bridge, and is within easy walking distance of major tourist attractions such as the Tate Modern art gallery, the Millennium Bridge, the Globe Theatre, the Clink Prison, the London Dungeon, and the Britain at War Experience.
The cathedral's organ was built by Lewis & Co. of Ferndale Road, Brixton, south London, and completed in 1897.
At Southwark, even when accompanying a large choir at full volume, it is rarely necessary to use anything more than the Great organ's Open Diapason No. 2 - such is the brightness and clarity inherent in its tone - with Swell stops coupled and appropriate Pedal.
www.organrecitals.com /southwark.php   (1661 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral Society of Bellringers: History of the Bells   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
St Saviour’s church was consecrated as Southwark Cathedral in 1905.
Southwark’s was the last of Knight’s tenors to survive.
The massive frame for Southwark’s new bells (still in situ after some 260 years of use) was made by Robert Catlin (1709-51), a lifelong friend of Samuel Knight’s.
www.southwark-bells.org.uk /history.html   (2028 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral stands to the glory of God.
The Cathedral lies on the South Bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge on a site occupied by a Church for over one thousand years.
The Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark.
www.southwark.anglican.org /cathedral   (121 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | Southwark Cathedral celebrates millennium money
Southwark Cathedral is older than its more famous neighbours, Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral but is the least visited of the three.
The Provost of Southwark said he wants to increase the number of visitors: "This is the greatest opportunity for the Cathedral for centuries...
Southwark Cathedral was one of 71 projects from around the UK to receive the last of the grants from the Millennium Commission.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/31169.stm   (222 words)

  
 GO BRITANNIA! Travel Guide: Southwark - Southwark and William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare lived in London at the height of the play houses boom at Bankside, thus he was inevitably drawn towards Southwark.
He wrote the majority of his greatest works whilst resident in Southwark and they were first performed at The Globe.
When Shakespeare was in Southwark the play houses were far from respectable, but gaining in popularity.
www.britannia.com /travel/shakespeare.html   (656 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral - Explore
Southwark Cathedral is situated on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge.
The small churchyard on the south side of the Cathedral is a small oasis of calm and is a favourite lunch-time resting place for local office workers.
A mandatory fee is payable by tour groups who are strongly encouraged to pre-book their visit.
www.southwark.anglican.org /cathedral/tour/explore.htm   (97 words)

  
 Visit Southwark » Education » Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral has an education centre where there are designated education members of staff.
For primary school children there are a variety of workshops that they can get involved in including: clay tile making, sketching in the cathedral, roman mosaic making, illustrated manuscript, and stained glass.
Also at this level there are themed days including The Tudor Experience, and a day in Victorian Southwark.
www.visitsouthwark.com /southwark-cathedral-edu   (102 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral: Tickets for London Attractions: London Pass Attraction Tickets
Southwark Cathedral: Tickets for London Attractions: London Pass Attraction Tickets
South London’s Cathedral lies within historic Bankside and adjacent to London Bridge.
Originally a priory, it is London’s oldest Gothic building, with the main structure built between 1220 and 1420.
www.londonpass.com /attSouthwarkCathedral.asp   (223 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral is a parish church which became a cathedral early in the 20th century.
The cloister style courtyard is on the site of the original cloister in use when Southwark Cathedral was a riverside priory.
Southwark Cathedral prepares for royal visit (15 Nov 2006)
www.london-se1.co.uk /venue/13/southwark-cathedral   (341 words)

  
 Southwark Anglican Cathedral - London City Guide venues & listings
The cathedral's Education Centre exists to help teachers cover the curriculum for Primary and Secondary education in imaginative ways, while playing its part in the Cathedral's outreach and mission and presenting the Cathedral as a place of worship.
The Cathedral does not have either an archivist or an archive department although our Visitors' Officer is willing to receive any enquiries of a more general nature relating to the Cathedral and its history to assist you in your researches.
We would be delighted to receive copies of old guidebooks, articles, photographs and prints relating to the Cathedral although please write giving details of items held before despatching them to us.
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /london/museum/AM38419.html?ixsid=LLUwTyXwU2D   (444 words)

  
 Southwark Cathedral History, pictures,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Walking under London Bridge we enter the precints of Southwark Cathedral....
Southwark had been a flourishing settlement from Roman times and became a religious centre when the Bishop of Winchester set up a college for priests here in 852 (see Winchester Palace, next page)
The Diocese of Southwark was formed in 1905 and St. Saviours and St. Mary Overie became a cathedral - a throne.
www.plus44.com /london44/tour/southw_cath.html   (65 words)

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