5/5 Christopher F. 4 years ago on Google • 129 reviews
Lovely
historic
church
and
cemetery,parts
of
this
church
used
wood
from
the
Fighting
Temeraire,one
of
Nelson's
flagships.This
ship
was
broken
up
at
the
end
of
it's
life
at
a
local
yard
which
was
located
now
where
The
Old
Salt
Quay
pub
is.
The
church
is
well
worth
looking
up
and
visiting
also
because
of
the
connections
with
the
Mayflower
and
the
Pilgrim
Father's.(Give
this
a
Google
search
for
details).
Also
a
bit
of
history
that
is
infamous
is
that
the
body
of
Jack"The
Hat"Mcvitie
was
left
wrapped
in
eiderdown
up
against
the
gates
of
the
church
in
the
60s.He
was
an
associate
of
the
Krays.Jack
was
murdered
by
one
of
the
Krays
and
his
body
was
taken
by
car
through
the
Rotherhithe
Tunnel
and
left
by
the
church
as
a
"message"to
the
Richardson's
of
South
London,they
were
the
enemies
of
the
Krays
south
of
the
river.
If
you
visit
the
church
also
try
The
Mayflower
pub
which
is
really
nice
or
The
Angel
pub
on
a
nice
day
which
is
located
right
next
to
the
ruins
of
Edward
3rds
Manor
House.The
Angel
is
about
a
5
min
walk
from
the
church
travelling
westwards
along
the
river
path
via
the
warehouses
which
are
now
upmarket
apartments.The
Angel
pub
has
good
rustic
food
and
a
small
balcony
overlooking
the
river
with
a
view
of
Tower
Bridge
to
the
left
about
a
mile
in
the
distance.
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