2011
TQ3774 : Obelisk in St Mary's churchyard
taken 15 years ago, near to Lewisham, England
Obelisk in St Mary's churchyard
At first sight this looked like a derelict industrial chimney, but that seems unlikely in a churchyard. It is more likely to have been an obelisk-type memorial that has lost its (probably pyramidal) top and the stone tablets in the recesses bearing inscriptions.
St Mary the Virgin, Lewisham
An Anglican parish church on Lewisham High Street, about 1/2 mile south of the present town centre. The site is an ancient one but only the base of the tower (c.1500) remains of earlier buildings. The present building is Georgian in style, dating from 1774-7 and was designed by George Gibson. The chancel is 1882 by Blomfield. The Vicar of Lewisham remains the Patron of other parishes in the area that were taken out of the ancient parish of Lewisham.
The church is listed grade II* (list entry number 1193297).
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- Grid Square
- TQ3774, 357 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Stephen Craven (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 13 October, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 15 October, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 3793 7480 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:27.3231N 0:0.9719W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 3793 7480
- View Direction
- Southwest (about 225 degrees)
