Lorrimore Square

Lorrimore Square

Lorrimore Square is a square in Southwark, south London, England.

A 1681 map of Walworth made for Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral shows a common called "Lattam-more" (or Lower Moor), which is now the location for Lorrimore Square [http://www.southlondonguide.co.uk/walworth/history.htm] .

St Paul's Church [http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/183h.htm] is located in the centre of the square. Lorrimore Square was hit by incendiary bombs during World War II in 1940 and the original church burned down leaving only the steeple [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LONDON/2005-08/1125310153] . The current church was built in 1959–60, designed by the architectural practice Woodroffe Buchanan & Carter, and is Grade II listed [http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/183h_a.htm] . The Lorrimore Drop-in Centre [http://www.lorrimore.org.uk/contact/] is in the same building as the church on the ground floor. The church and church hall are (unusually) on the first floor.

The church and centre are housed in a reinforced concrete building, with a steep folded plate timber roof, which is covered in green copper. The external walls are brick, reclaimed stone from the original church, and artificial blocks, some with stained glass.

The square's postcode is SE17. The nearest tube station is Kennington to the northwest.

The eastern side of Lorrimore Square falls within a [http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1062 Conservation Area] , specifically the [http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourServices/planningandbuildingcontrol/designconservationarchaeology/conservationareas.html Sutherland Square Conservation Area] . Southwark Council, the local council, regulates any planning and development that can take place in this area.

External links

* [http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets/lorrimore_square_0e3.html LondonTown.com information]
* [http://www.lorrimore.org.uk/ The Lorrimore website]


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