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151: 403: 704: 167: 690: 42: 174: 376:. The design of that building is not known, but in 1680 the church was demolished and rebuilt, retaining the fifteenth century late medieval tower with a gothic window and arches. This rebuilding was completed in about 1690, and was followed by the addition of a north gallery in 1705 and a south gallery in 1794. The south gallery retains its complete original 384:
in 1830. He remodelled the tower and west end in an unacademic Gothic style and restored the medieval west window. The changes also involved removing the portico and school which extended into Bermondsey Street. The interior was redecorated in the
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style in 1852 and is described in a document which can be dated to 1865–1879 by reference to the then rector. In 1883 the chancel was lengthened and a new stained glass window was installed, as well as other "beautification". Surviving the
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Visible in the church are two fine carved stone capitals of medieval date, which were discovered locally in the early 20th century and passed to the church for safe-keeping. They are almost certainly parts of the structure of
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covering the area, published in 1912. The church is now the oldest building in the locality, and the medieval arches are still visible inside the tower behind the organ (not normally accessible to the public).
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The churchyard was closed for burials in 1854, in common with other London churchyards, being overcrowded and a thus health hazard. It contains a number of listed monuments, mostly tombs, notably that of the
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An inventory of the church ornaments and vestments was made in 1553, including "a painted cloth to hang before the Rood in Lent." A record was made of items sold during the
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has three qualifying clerks from the three merged parishes, but none have been appointed by the incumbent for many years. It is the guild church of the
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but those in the north gallery have had their gates removed. Further alterations were made under the supervision of the architect
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A church of this dedication is first recorded on this site in 1290, serving lay workers at
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in 1851; three years later, that company re-used the earlier instrument at the
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Its parish extends as far as the Thames (including the south tower of
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Church in Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark, England
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Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Southwark
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in 1882. All the older church registers are held by the
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The original organ was installed in 1751 and replaced by
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The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Bermondsey
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St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey is located in London Borough of Southwark
51°29′54″N 0°04′52″W / 51.4984°N 0.0810°W / 51.4984; -0.0810
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TQ333795
Bermondsey
London Borough of Southwark
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Church of England
http://www.stmarysbermondsey.org.uk/
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Anglican
St Mary Magdalen
Bermondsey
London Borough of Southwark
Grade II* listed
Tower Bridge

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