The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie stands at the oldest crossing-point of the River Thames at what was for many centuries the only entrance to the City of London situated across the river. A verbal tradition passed on to the Elizabethan historian John Stow suggests that the first Christian establishment was a community of nuns in the 7th century, but the first written reference is the mention of a 'minster' in the Domesday Book of 1086.

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A place of Christian worship for over 1,100 years but only a cathedral since 1905 when the Diocese of Southwark was created.

The present cathedral building was rebuilt in 1834 as a parish church in the Diocese of Rochester.

The cathedral has pleasant quiet gardens around it with plenty of seating, a lovely ornate interior and a good cafe to the rear near the river.

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Check out Southark Cathedral and its friendly cafe for a cup of tea. Afterwards step out into Borough Market a foodie paradise.

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