The Diocese of Southwark was founded in 1850, being elevated to become an archdiocese in 1965. It encompasses the areas of the London Boroughs south of the River Thames, the whole county of Kent and the Medway unitary authority.The cathedral is in Southwark, London, and is dedicated to St George. 207 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2009).
A post-war church brick church, in its character bearing some resemblance to the Art Deco churches of Cachemaille-Day... Read More
In the city of St Thomas Becket’s martyrdom, and in the shadow of Canterbury Cathedral. The church was built on the... Read More
A plain church building to an interwar design by W.C. Mangan. The building has an Italianate character, typical of... Read More
A 1970s church built on the site of a 1930s temporary church. The design was apparently provided by the parish priest.... Read More
A small, plain Romanesque revival church by F.W. Tasker, very similar to his slightly earlier church of St Gertrude at... Read More
A neo-Romanesque church of 1905-1906 by the French architect Eugéne- Jacques Gervais, built for an Assumptionist... Read More
A plain, yet powerful design of 1862-63 by Henry Clutton, Catholic convert architect of the Gothic Revival, extended in... Read More
Built in 1788 as a Methodist chapel, where John Wesley preached on several occasions, the building was sold in 1892 to... Read More
A small, functional chapel, built in 1949 as a dual-purpose church and parish hall, with a sanctuary capable of being... Read More
The older part of St Christopher’s is a former school chapel of the 1860s, designed by a well-respected firm of... Read More
A modest but internally attractive post-Vatican II centrally-planned church, built by Lanner of Wakefield to one of... Read More
A small church of 1853-54 by the Puginian architect William Wardell, notable above all for its associations with the... Read More
