Bermondsey Street
Bermondsey Street is a long thoroughfare starting at
Tooley Street in the north, running beneath all the tracks of London
Bridge Station, then largely south-easterly turning southerly by St
Mary Magdalen churchyard to the south, close to Tower Bridge Road. And,
yes, there really is (in 2024) a place of refreshment at no. 161 called
'F*ckoffee' – sadly, for reasons of good taste we are unable to show
this piece of lettering.
London Bridge Station
David Gaylard writes: 'I had lunch at the Woolpack pub
here and had a walk before. I hadn't noticed how ornate the arches were
on the London Bridge station side. You can see where one has been
carefully repaired and the modern stonemason has added a snake's
head on top.
All
images courtesy David Gaylard
Below: the capital of this pilaster appears as a sepulchral winged
wraith...
St Mary Magdalen Church
David continues: 'Finally, a carved sign on the church
of St Mary. I love
how the time has been added - you can imagine the conversation with the
man...'
'NOTICE
ON WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
BAPTISMS AND CHURCHINGS ARE
SOLEMNIZED AT 12 O'CLOCK PRECISELY
AND ATTENDANCE GIVEN IN THE VESTRY
– AT HALF PAST 11 O'CLOCK –
FOR SEARCHING AND GRANTING
CERTIFICATES AND SIGNING SUCH
PAPERS AS REQUIRE
THE MINISTERS SIGNATURE.
MARRIAGE LICENSES MAY BE OBTAINED
ON APPLICATION AT THE RECTORY
ADJOINING THE CHURCH OR AT THE
PARISH CLERKS.'
For further examples see our London
Galleries
page.