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Southwark Cathedral or '''The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie''', Southwark , London , lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge . It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese Of Southwark . The main Railway line from London Bridge Station to Cannon Street Station passes uncomfortably close to the cathedral, blocking the view from the south side. Borough Market and the Hall of the Worshipful Company Of Glaziers And Painters Of Glass by the river are in the immediate vicinity. HISTORY The main structure of the church was built between 1220 and 1420 . It was designated as a cathedral in 1905 when the Church Of England Diocese Of Southwark was created. Its first and longest serving organist was Dr E T Cook who would broadcast daily on the BBC radio during the 1920s and 30s . In 2002 , Southwark Cathedral's Millennium buildings received an award for being one of the best new buildings of the year. OTHER INFORMATION The cathedral is used by London South Bank University for its annual Honorary Degree ceremony and by King's College London for its medical and dental degree ceremonies. The Cathedral contains a large stained glass window dedicated to William Shakespeare, depicting scenes from all of the plays he wrote. At the base of the window is a statue of a reclining William Shakespeare holding a quill. Shakespeare buried his brother, Edmund, here in 1607. It was from Southwark Cathedral that Czech Wenceslas Hollar drew the "Long View of London" in 1638, a panorama which as become our definitive impression of 17th century London. There is another cathedral in Southwark — the Roman Catholic St George's Cathedral Southwark . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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