The first mention of Lambeth was the death of King Harthacanute, the last Viking king of England, at a wedding feast on the site in 1042 AD. The church was built later by Countess Goda, sister of Edward the Confessor, in 1062. It was then an important Minster. The oldest surviving part of the church is the Tower of 1374-7 and four mediaeval corbels. The body of the church was demolished and rebuilt by Philip Charles Hardwick in 1851-52. The church and the graveyard contain many interesting monuments and memorials.
The history and memory of cultivated landscapes
Sunday, February 17, 2008
St. Fiacre
The first mention of Lambeth was the death of King Harthacanute, the last Viking king of England, at a wedding feast on the site in 1042 AD. The church was built later by Countess Goda, sister of Edward the Confessor, in 1062. It was then an important Minster. The oldest surviving part of the church is the Tower of 1374-7 and four mediaeval corbels. The body of the church was demolished and rebuilt by Philip Charles Hardwick in 1851-52. The church and the graveyard contain many interesting monuments and memorials.
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