POOL OF LONDON

Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Southwark

Cathedral Southwark

For over 1,000 years Christians have worshipped here:

AD 606 - a convent
AD 1106 - a priory
AD 1540 - a parish church
AD 1905 - a cathedral

The oldest gothic church building in London.
Gower, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Massinger, Fletcher, Alleyn, Jonson, Harvard, Bishop Andrewes and Dickens are among those associated with this church.

One of the signs in the Pool of London area (part of the tidal area of the Thames starting from London Bridge and extending to Limehouse)

The Anglican cathedral, built in 1220 (before that, there was a monastery, and a church that burned down) became a cathedral in 1905 when the ecclesiastical district (diocese) of Southwark was formed
It is the first Gothic style church built in London.
Among those who came to the church were famous people like Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and many others

The church was photographed that day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image
And also two days later Click for a larger image