St George's Cathedral, Southwark
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denomination =Roman Catholic
diocese =Archdiocese of Southwark
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architect =Augustus Pugin
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dedicated_date = 1848
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address =Lambeth Road ,Southwark ,London
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website =St George's Cathedral, Southwark, is a
Roman Catholic cathedral in theArchdiocese of Southwark , southLondon .The cathedral is the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Province of Southwark which covers the Archdiocese of Southwark (all of London south of the
River Thames includingKent and northSurrey ) and theDiocese s of Arundel and Brighton, Portsmouth, and Plymouth.The original cathedral was opened in
1848 . It was designed byAugustus Pugin , famous for his work withCharles Barry on the design of the rebuiltHouses of Parliament . Pugin was the first person to be married in the cathedral on 10 August 1848 to his third wife Jane. The cathedral was badly bombed duringWorld War II and the rebuilt cathedral was opened in1958 .The cathedral has a fine established choral tradition, with a Cathedral Choir of boys and men which sings at the 11.30am Solemn Mass every Sunday and on major Feast Days, with a repertoire that encompasses Tudor Polyphony, Gregorian Chant, Baroque, and contemporary composers such as
Arvo Part ,John Tavener ,William Mathias , and James MacMillan. The choir has also broadcast on Radio 4 andBBC 1 television in the UK and onBBC Prime around the world. The Girls' Choir sings at the 10am Mass on Sundays.The cathedral is situated opposite the
Imperial War Museum onLambeth Road inLondon SE1 (on the corner withSt George's Road ). InWestminster Bridge Road , close by to the north, isSt George's Cathedral Roman Catholic Primary School .Each summer, the cathedral is used by
London South Bank University for itsgraduation ceremonies.External links
* [http://www.southwark-rc-cathedral.org.uk/ Cathedral website]
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