Church of St Mary Magdalene
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, BERMONDSEY STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1376567
- Date first listed:
- 06-Dec-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, BERMONDSEY STREET
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2001-05-27
- Reference:
- IOE01/03760/02
- Rights:
- © Mr David March. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1376567
- Date first listed:
- 06-Dec-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, BERMONDSEY STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, BERMONDSEY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Southwark (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 33311 79459
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3379 BERMONDSEY STREET 636-1/5/46 (East side) 06/12/49 Church of St Mary Magdalene
GV II*
Church. 1675-9, incorporating C15 tower, remodelled C19. By Charles Stanton. Lower stages of west tower C15 (now obscured), upper part of tower rebuilt and front remodelled 1830, George Porter; chancel lengthened, 1883. MATERIALS: stucco with slate roof. PLAN: nave with aisles of differing widths (semicircular gable extension to south aisle), tower over western entrance. Chancel an extension of nave, vestry an extension of north aisle. EXTERIOR: west front: remodelled in playful Gothick style with crenellated parapets to 1st stage of tower and side aisle lean-to roofs. Tower has pinnacles and upper stage with tiny lantern surmounting 4 gables. Tudor arches to doors to nave and aisles, pointed arches to traceried windows above, all with hood moulds. INTERIOR: retains late C17 character: closed narthex at west end with stairs leading to galleries. 4-bay, groin-vaulted nave with crossing in 2nd bay from west. Shallow vaults north and south of crossing, suggesting transepts, the southern one extended south of south aisle wall. Flat aisle ceilings. Chancel of 2 bays with coffered barrel vault. Arcade of giant Tuscan columns supporting entablature. Gallery around 3 sides on slender wooden composite columns, panelled and with carved cornice having angel heads over columns. South gallery (added in 1794) set further back into aisle with area below now screened off to create separate room. Round-arched windows with leaded lights, that to south transept very large with Gothick tracery. FITTINGS: organ in west gallery, case of 1750. Carved reredos with angel heads and garlands (reassembled). 2 brass candelabra dated 1699 and 1703 in nave. Large window in east wall of chancel with stained glass of 1883. MONUMENTS: large monument, 1681 to William Casteil: black and white marble on heavy scrolled brackets, with columns, broken pediment and cresting; and another large monument to the Browning family, 1758. The medieval parish church of Bermondsey, it forms a group with No.191 (qv). (The Buildings of England: Cherry B: London 2: South: 1983-: 599-600).
Listing NGR: TQ3331179459
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470571
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cherry, B, Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: London 2: South, (1983), 599-600
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 05:58:00.
Download a full scale map (PDF)© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.
End of official list entry