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view of church exterior in context

Scene Description: The tower of old St. Thomas', redundant since 1899, houses now the Old Operating Theatre Museum of London

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INFORMATION

FontID: 20436SOU
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Thomas the Apostle [redundant; now a commercial building]
Church Patron Saints: St. Thomas the Apostle [formerly St. Thomas of Canterbury]
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: Located on St. Thomas' Street, London Borough of Southwark
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Southwark
Historical Region: Hundred of Brixton -- formerly in Surrey
Century and Period: 16th century(mid?), Late Gothic
Church Notes: present church early-18thC; redundant 1899 when the parish merged with St Saviour's; commercial use since -- the garret of the church houses the Old Operating Theatre Museum
The Victoria County History (Surrey, vol. 4, 1912) notes; "The small parish of ST. THOMAS APOSTLE was formed out of the precinct and possessions of the hospital of St. Thomas of Canterbury which once were in St. Olave's parish. [...] A tablet in the church ascribed its foundation to Edward VI in 1552, [...] and absence of references to the parish in all but one of the earlier records supports this statement [...] the invocation of the church being changed from St. Thomas the Martyr to St. Thomas the Apostle [...] The church was rebuilt in 1702 [...] here are twelve books of registers: (1) to (5) baptisms and burials 1614 to 1688, 1691 to 1730 [etc.]" no font mentoned in the VCH entry.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.50508, 0.08852
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 30′ 18.29″ N, 0° 5′ 18.67″ E
UTM: 31U 297948 5710014