Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rotherhithe
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rotherhithe
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 27 Aug 2005
Taken from the church yard. Church built in 1715, paid for by the seamen and watermen of the parish, to replace a crumbling mediaeval church. The Mayflower sailed from Rotherhithe in 1620, and the Master, Captain Jones, is buried in the churchyard.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.500975
Longitude
-0.053555