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St George's Cathedral in Southwark is a very impressive building. It was designed by A.W. Pugin and opened in 1848; it became a cathedral in 1850, when the Catholic Hierarchy was re-established.
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It was gutted by a bomb in the Second World War so what you see today is largely reconstructed.
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There are some very fine side chapels.
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For the full set of photos see here.
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