Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1000 years. Established as a small convent, it grew over the centuries into a priory, which became a parish church and then, in 1905, the Cathedral for the newly created Diocese of Southwark which serves the whole of London south of the river.

The Cathedral’s patchwork architecture bears testament to its past as do the many monuments and memorials inside and outside the church. These are reminders of the rich history of this part of London and our association with such major figures in our creative history, including Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens.

Southwark Cathedral is a place of worship, welcome and friendship, to rejoice in or find rest when you’re weary. We are London’s community Cathedral striving to live the example of Jesus, seeking to be a spiritual home for all and set at the heart of Bankside, buzzing with people and activity, a vibrant cultural and commercial destination.

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A Manifesto For Hope: Ten Principles for Transforming the Lives of Children primary image

A Manifesto For Hope: Ten Principles for Transforming the Lives of Children

Thursday at 19:00

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Ukrainian Pysanky Easter Egg Painting - One Day Course primary image

Ukrainian Pysanky Easter Egg Painting - One Day Course

Saturday at 11:00

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Shakespeare and his Theatrical Contemporaries at St Saviours Church Tour primary image

Shakespeare and his Theatrical Contemporaries at St Saviours Church Tour

Tue, Apr 23, 11:00 AM

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The King's Assassin - A Talk by Benjamin Woolley primary image

The King's Assassin - A Talk by Benjamin Woolley

Thu, Apr 25, 7:00 PM

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Tudor Palaces of London - A Day of Talks primary image

Tudor Palaces of London - A Day of Talks

Sat, Apr 27, 10:00 AM

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River Thames Foreshore Walk primary image

River Thames Foreshore Walk

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Southwark Cathedral Cafe presents Cafe Jazz with Rick Simpson primary image

Southwark Cathedral Cafe presents Cafe Jazz with Rick Simpson

Thu, May 2, 6:00 PM

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The Waiting Game - A Talk by Dr Nicola Clark primary image

The Waiting Game - A Talk by Dr Nicola Clark

Thu, May 2, 7:00 PM

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Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival with Alice Vincent primary image

Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival with Alice Vincent

Thu, May 9, 6:30 PM

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Organ Meditation for Ascension Day primary image

Organ Meditation for Ascension Day

Thu, May 9, 7:00 PM

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The Book-Makers - A Talk by Adam Smyth primary image

The Book-Makers - A Talk by Adam Smyth

Thu, May 16, 6:30 PM

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Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral primary image

Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral

Wed, May 22, 1:30 PM

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A Manifesto For Hope: Ten Principles for Transforming the Lives of Children primary image

A Manifesto For Hope: Ten Principles for Transforming the Lives of Children

Thursday at 19:00

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Ukrainian Pysanky Easter Egg Painting - One Day Course primary image

Ukrainian Pysanky Easter Egg Painting - One Day Course

Saturday at 11:00

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Shakespeare and his Theatrical Contemporaries at St Saviours Church Tour primary image

Shakespeare and his Theatrical Contemporaries at St Saviours Church Tour

Tue, Apr 23, 11:00 AM

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The King's Assassin - A Talk by Benjamin Woolley primary image

The King's Assassin - A Talk by Benjamin Woolley

Thu, Apr 25, 7:00 PM

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Tudor Palaces of London - A Day of Talks primary image

Tudor Palaces of London - A Day of Talks

Sat, Apr 27, 10:00 AM

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River Thames Foreshore Walk primary image

River Thames Foreshore Walk

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Southwark Cathedral Cafe presents Cafe Jazz with Rick Simpson primary image

Southwark Cathedral Cafe presents Cafe Jazz with Rick Simpson

Thu, May 2, 6:00 PM

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The Waiting Game - A Talk by Dr Nicola Clark primary image

The Waiting Game - A Talk by Dr Nicola Clark

Thu, May 2, 7:00 PM

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Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival with Alice Vincent primary image

Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival with Alice Vincent

Thu, May 9, 6:30 PM

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Organ Meditation for Ascension Day primary image

Organ Meditation for Ascension Day

Thu, May 9, 7:00 PM

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The Book-Makers - A Talk by Adam Smyth primary image

The Book-Makers - A Talk by Adam Smyth

Thu, May 16, 6:30 PM

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Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral primary image

Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral

Wed, May 22, 1:30 PM

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Tudor Renaissance: Genius in the Tudor World - A Day of Talks primary image

Tudor Renaissance: Genius in the Tudor World - A Day of Talks

Sat, Apr 6, 10:30 AM

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Mad Woman - An Evening with Bryony Gordon primary image

Mad Woman - An Evening with Bryony Gordon

Thu, Apr 4, 7:00 PM

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Writing on the Wall - A Talk by Dr Madeleine Pelling primary image

Writing on the Wall - A Talk by Dr Madeleine Pelling

Thu, Apr 4, 6:30 PM

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Good Friday Concert | Duruflé Requiem and Motets primary image

Good Friday Concert | Duruflé Requiem and Motets

Fri, Mar 29, 6:30 PM

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Organ Meditation for Holy Week primary image

Organ Meditation for Holy Week

Mon, Mar 25, 1:00 PM

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Lamento | The Merbecke Choir Concert for Lent primary image

Lamento | The Merbecke Choir Concert for Lent

Sat, Mar 23, 7:30 PM

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Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations with Cole Arthur Riley primary image

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations with Cole Arthur Riley

Fri, Mar 22, 7:00 PM

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Tudor England: A History - A Talk by Dr Lucy Wooding primary image

Tudor England: A History - A Talk by Dr Lucy Wooding

Thu, Mar 21, 6:30 PM

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Poetry Unbound - An Evening with Padraig Ó Tuama and the Dean of Southwark primary image

Poetry Unbound - An Evening with Padraig Ó Tuama and the Dean of Southwark

Thu, Mar 14, 7:00 PM

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This Ragged Grace - A Talk by Octavia Bright primary image

This Ragged Grace - A Talk by Octavia Bright

Thu, Mar 7, 6:30 PM

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Magisteria - A Talk by Nicholas Spencer primary image

Magisteria - A Talk by Nicholas Spencer

Thu, Mar 7, 6:30 PM

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Women of Southwark Tour - The Untold Story primary image

Women of Southwark Tour - The Untold Story

Thu, Mar 7, 2:30 PM

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Tudor Renaissance: Genius in the Tudor World - A Day of Talks primary image

Tudor Renaissance: Genius in the Tudor World - A Day of Talks

Sat, Apr 6, 10:30 AM

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Mad Woman - An Evening with Bryony Gordon primary image

Mad Woman - An Evening with Bryony Gordon

Thu, Apr 4, 7:00 PM

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Writing on the Wall - A Talk by Dr Madeleine Pelling primary image

Writing on the Wall - A Talk by Dr Madeleine Pelling

Thu, Apr 4, 6:30 PM

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Good Friday Concert | Duruflé Requiem and Motets primary image

Good Friday Concert | Duruflé Requiem and Motets

Fri, Mar 29, 6:30 PM

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Organ Meditation for Holy Week primary image

Organ Meditation for Holy Week

Mon, Mar 25, 1:00 PM

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Lamento | The Merbecke Choir Concert for Lent primary image

Lamento | The Merbecke Choir Concert for Lent

Sat, Mar 23, 7:30 PM

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Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations with Cole Arthur Riley primary image

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations with Cole Arthur Riley

Fri, Mar 22, 7:00 PM

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Tudor England: A History - A Talk by Dr Lucy Wooding primary image

Tudor England: A History - A Talk by Dr Lucy Wooding

Thu, Mar 21, 6:30 PM

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Poetry Unbound - An Evening with Padraig Ó Tuama and the Dean of Southwark primary image

Poetry Unbound - An Evening with Padraig Ó Tuama and the Dean of Southwark

Thu, Mar 14, 7:00 PM

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This Ragged Grace - A Talk by Octavia Bright primary image

This Ragged Grace - A Talk by Octavia Bright

Thu, Mar 7, 6:30 PM

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Magisteria - A Talk by Nicholas Spencer primary image

Magisteria - A Talk by Nicholas Spencer

Thu, Mar 7, 6:30 PM

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Women of Southwark Tour - The Untold Story primary image

Women of Southwark Tour - The Untold Story

Thu, Mar 7, 2:30 PM

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Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1000 years. Established as a small convent, it grew over the centuries into a priory, which became a parish church and then, in 1905, the Cathedral for the newly created Diocese of Southwark which serves the whole of London south of the river.

The Cathedral’s patchwork architecture bears testament to its past as do the many monuments and memorials inside and outside the church. These are reminders of the rich history of this part of London and our association with such major figures in our creative history, including Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens.

Southwark Cathedral is a place of worship, welcome and friendship, to rejoice in or find rest when you’re weary. We are London’s community Cathedral striving to live the example of Jesus, seeking to be a spiritual home for all and set at the heart of Bankside, buzzing with people and activity, a vibrant cultural and commercial destination.

Events

A Manifesto For Hope: Ten Principles for Transforming the Lives of Children primary image

A Manifesto For Hope: Ten Principles for Transforming the Lives of Children

Thursday at 19:00

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Ukrainian Pysanky Easter Egg Painting - One Day Course primary image

Ukrainian Pysanky Easter Egg Painting - One Day Course

Saturday at 11:00

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Shakespeare and his Theatrical Contemporaries at St Saviours Church Tour primary image

Shakespeare and his Theatrical Contemporaries at St Saviours Church Tour

Tue, Apr 23, 11:00 AM

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The King's Assassin - A Talk by Benjamin Woolley primary image

The King's Assassin - A Talk by Benjamin Woolley

Thu, Apr 25, 7:00 PM

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Tudor Palaces of London - A Day of Talks primary image

Tudor Palaces of London - A Day of Talks

Sat, Apr 27, 10:00 AM

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River Thames Foreshore Walk primary image

River Thames Foreshore Walk

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Southwark Cathedral Cafe presents Cafe Jazz with Rick Simpson primary image

Southwark Cathedral Cafe presents Cafe Jazz with Rick Simpson

Thu, May 2, 6:00 PM

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The Waiting Game - A Talk by Dr Nicola Clark primary image

The Waiting Game - A Talk by Dr Nicola Clark

Thu, May 2, 7:00 PM

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Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival with Alice Vincent primary image

Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival with Alice Vincent

Thu, May 9, 6:30 PM

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Organ Meditation for Ascension Day primary image

Organ Meditation for Ascension Day

Thu, May 9, 7:00 PM

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The Book-Makers - A Talk by Adam Smyth primary image

The Book-Makers - A Talk by Adam Smyth

Thu, May 16, 6:30 PM

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Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral primary image

Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral

Wed, May 22, 1:30 PM

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A Manifesto For Hope: Ten Principles for Transforming the Lives of Children primary image

A Manifesto For Hope: Ten Principles for Transforming the Lives of Children

Thursday at 19:00

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Ukrainian Pysanky Easter Egg Painting - One Day Course primary image

Ukrainian Pysanky Easter Egg Painting - One Day Course

Saturday at 11:00

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Shakespeare and his Theatrical Contemporaries at St Saviours Church Tour primary image

Shakespeare and his Theatrical Contemporaries at St Saviours Church Tour

Tue, Apr 23, 11:00 AM

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The King's Assassin - A Talk by Benjamin Woolley primary image

The King's Assassin - A Talk by Benjamin Woolley

Thu, Apr 25, 7:00 PM

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Tudor Palaces of London - A Day of Talks primary image

Tudor Palaces of London - A Day of Talks

Sat, Apr 27, 10:00 AM

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River Thames Foreshore Walk primary image

River Thames Foreshore Walk

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Southwark Cathedral Cafe presents Cafe Jazz with Rick Simpson primary image

Southwark Cathedral Cafe presents Cafe Jazz with Rick Simpson

Thu, May 2, 6:00 PM

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The Waiting Game - A Talk by Dr Nicola Clark primary image

The Waiting Game - A Talk by Dr Nicola Clark

Thu, May 2, 7:00 PM

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Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival with Alice Vincent primary image

Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival with Alice Vincent

Thu, May 9, 6:30 PM

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Organ Meditation for Ascension Day primary image

Organ Meditation for Ascension Day

Thu, May 9, 7:00 PM

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The Book-Makers - A Talk by Adam Smyth primary image

The Book-Makers - A Talk by Adam Smyth

Thu, May 16, 6:30 PM

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Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral primary image

Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral

Wed, May 22, 1:30 PM

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Tudor Renaissance: Genius in the Tudor World - A Day of Talks primary image

Tudor Renaissance: Genius in the Tudor World - A Day of Talks

Sat, Apr 6, 10:30 AM

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Mad Woman - An Evening with Bryony Gordon primary image

Mad Woman - An Evening with Bryony Gordon

Thu, Apr 4, 7:00 PM

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Writing on the Wall - A Talk by Dr Madeleine Pelling primary image

Writing on the Wall - A Talk by Dr Madeleine Pelling

Thu, Apr 4, 6:30 PM

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Good Friday Concert | Duruflé Requiem and Motets primary image

Good Friday Concert | Duruflé Requiem and Motets

Fri, Mar 29, 6:30 PM

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Organ Meditation for Holy Week primary image

Organ Meditation for Holy Week

Mon, Mar 25, 1:00 PM

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Lamento | The Merbecke Choir Concert for Lent primary image

Lamento | The Merbecke Choir Concert for Lent

Sat, Mar 23, 7:30 PM

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Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations with Cole Arthur Riley primary image

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations with Cole Arthur Riley

Fri, Mar 22, 7:00 PM

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Tudor England: A History - A Talk by Dr Lucy Wooding primary image

Tudor England: A History - A Talk by Dr Lucy Wooding

Thu, Mar 21, 6:30 PM

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Poetry Unbound - An Evening with Padraig Ó Tuama and the Dean of Southwark primary image

Poetry Unbound - An Evening with Padraig Ó Tuama and the Dean of Southwark

Thu, Mar 14, 7:00 PM

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This Ragged Grace - A Talk by Octavia Bright primary image

This Ragged Grace - A Talk by Octavia Bright

Thu, Mar 7, 6:30 PM

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Magisteria - A Talk by Nicholas Spencer primary image

Magisteria - A Talk by Nicholas Spencer

Thu, Mar 7, 6:30 PM

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Women of Southwark Tour - The Untold Story primary image

Women of Southwark Tour - The Untold Story

Thu, Mar 7, 2:30 PM

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Tudor Renaissance: Genius in the Tudor World - A Day of Talks primary image

Tudor Renaissance: Genius in the Tudor World - A Day of Talks

Sat, Apr 6, 10:30 AM

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Mad Woman - An Evening with Bryony Gordon primary image

Mad Woman - An Evening with Bryony Gordon

Thu, Apr 4, 7:00 PM

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Writing on the Wall - A Talk by Dr Madeleine Pelling primary image

Writing on the Wall - A Talk by Dr Madeleine Pelling

Thu, Apr 4, 6:30 PM

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Good Friday Concert | Duruflé Requiem and Motets primary image

Good Friday Concert | Duruflé Requiem and Motets

Fri, Mar 29, 6:30 PM

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Organ Meditation for Holy Week primary image

Organ Meditation for Holy Week

Mon, Mar 25, 1:00 PM

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Lamento | The Merbecke Choir Concert for Lent primary image

Lamento | The Merbecke Choir Concert for Lent

Sat, Mar 23, 7:30 PM

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Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations with Cole Arthur Riley primary image

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations with Cole Arthur Riley

Fri, Mar 22, 7:00 PM

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Tudor England: A History - A Talk by Dr Lucy Wooding primary image

Tudor England: A History - A Talk by Dr Lucy Wooding

Thu, Mar 21, 6:30 PM

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Poetry Unbound - An Evening with Padraig Ó Tuama and the Dean of Southwark primary image

Poetry Unbound - An Evening with Padraig Ó Tuama and the Dean of Southwark

Thu, Mar 14, 7:00 PM

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This Ragged Grace - A Talk by Octavia Bright primary image

This Ragged Grace - A Talk by Octavia Bright

Thu, Mar 7, 6:30 PM

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Magisteria - A Talk by Nicholas Spencer primary image

Magisteria - A Talk by Nicholas Spencer

Thu, Mar 7, 6:30 PM

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Women of Southwark Tour - The Untold Story primary image

Women of Southwark Tour - The Untold Story

Thu, Mar 7, 2:30 PM

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