St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe.

Hi Eddie
My memories of St Mary's go back to the late 1940's,the area you refer to  was then as it is now paved. My Mum's ashes are buried in the church garden's, my Mum and Dad were married there our family have long associations with St Mary's. I shall try to find out the answer to your question from other members of my family. I'm fairly certain my Mum told me that she always remembered it like that. She was born in 1908 and lived in Swan Building's just along from St Mary's.

Rod Ebdon

Hi Rod, Thanks for the information, I wonder where the people where buried ?  Iv'e heard of cemeteries being moved to different locations, I wonder if thats what happened ?

Thank's again, Eddie

Hi Eddie

Talking to my cousin John he reminded me that when we where children they had a small playground on the paved area. Just a slide and swing perhaps a roundabout.

Rod

Hi Eddie
Here is a print of St Mary's in 1747. It does show some grave stones in the area we have been discussing. Not solving the problem of what happened to them. S't Mary's at one time would have been in fairly open country, so it would most likely have had quite a large cemetery and grounds, long gone of coarse.
   I hope the image is not to large, not yet worked out how to size them.
 Rod

Hi Rod/Eddie

I found this video on youtube and thought it may be of some interest.
A little piece of History of St Marys Church.
Worth a look (click here)

Bermondseyboy

Hi Bermondseyboy

Thank's very much for the video it was interesting. So much history in our area at my time at school
I don't think they taught us enough of it.

Rod.

Bermondseyboy,

Just tried the link to the video, but it doesn't work now.  An idea which film it was in?

Kathy

Hi Kathy

There does seem to be a problem displaying the video.

The Message you should get is:-
THIS CONTENT CANNOT BE DISPLAYED IN A FRAME
To help protect the security of information you enter into this
website, the publisher of this content does not allow it to be
displayed in a frame.

If you click on Open this content in a new window.
It should work OK!
Try it again and If you still have a problem with it please let me know
Thanks

Steve.

Thanks Bermondseyboy, it works now!  Perhaps it was a blip when I tried it two days ago.

Incidentally, I found an old piccie of St Mary - see the Yesterday and Today forum.

Kathy