St. Olav's Church and the southern entrance to Rotherhithe Tunnel
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St. Olav's Church and the southern entrance to Rotherhithe Tunnel
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 9 Nov 2011
Because much of the former Surrey Docks had strong trade links to Scandinavia and the Baltic region, Rotherhithe has a Norwegian, a Finnish Image and a Swedish church. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherhithe. There has been a Norwegian church in London since the late 17th century. The current church building (St Olav's, designed by John Love Seaton Dahl), was consecrated in 1927; the foundation stone was laid the previous year by Prince Olav (later King Olav V of Norway). King Haakon VII and the Norwegian government in exile regularly worshipped at the church during World War II, when the church was given the status of a pro-cathedral. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_churches_in_London#Norwegian_Church. Photo also shows the location of Image photographed by Patrick Mackie.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.49933
Longitude
-0.054158