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 lists(totalling 248 names) are all in alphabetical sequence except for the last 21 in the Army list. We note this because it indicate...
The 113 names are grouped by the location/date of the bomb: 88 people ("also 9 persons unidentified" at Coronation Avenue on 13 October 1...
The monument was designed by Hubert C. Corlette and the figure sculpted by Frederick W. Pomeroy. Unveiled by Princess Louise at Kensingto...
"... and of whom those whose names ..." - we just don't write English like that any more, thank heavens.
The Cynthia Jarrett memorial is beneath the ground floor windows on the far right of the photograph. The Bernie Grant plaque is to the ...
Novella by H.G. Wells. The unnamed hero of the book travels on the eponymous machine to the year 802,701. Initially he finds the world has become an idyllic place populated by a childlike race call...
The language on the panels becomes increasingly convoluted and some of the abbreviations and Latin require clarification. Panel 1 - We b...
Jenny Agutter who played Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury in the 1970 film of The Railway Children, took part in the unveiling of the plaque.
Actor. Born Edith Mary Evans at 12 Ebury Square. In a stage and screen career spanning sixty-six years, she appeared in many memorable productions. Her most famous role was probably that of Lady Br...
