2009
TQ3479 : Site of Christ Church, Jamaica Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16
taken 15 years ago, near to Stepney, Tower Hamlets, England

Site of Christ Church, Jamaica Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16
The church stood at this site, junction with Cathay Street, having been built in 1839 and demolished in 1979. Outside the church and only a yard from the footpath in Jamaica Road, was the sarcophagus of Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm GCB (1784-1875). He held a continuous commission in the army for 81 years and his awards were buried with him. On 05-03-1980 his awards, that included his Waterloo medal and Field Marshall's baton (inscribed by Queen Victoria) were sold at Sothebys for £26,000-00 and shipped to the USA. His second wife, Elizabeth, who died 30-11-1877 was buried with him. [Also see TQ3578 : Jura House, Plough Way, Rotherhithe, London SE16].