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St Thomas More Catholic Church is a
Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
church in Lordship Lane,
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, London. It was designed by Joseph Goldie in 1929 and restored in 1953 after war damage. A lady chapel was built in 1970. The stained glass is by Patrick Pye. The statue of the Madonna and Child in the Lady Chapel is by
Freda Skinner Freda Nellie Skinner (31 January 1911 – 19 July 1993) was a British sculptor and woodcarver who was head of sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art from 1945 to 1971. Skinner was born in Warlingham, Surrey, where her father, Norman, had a farm; ...
. The reredos and altar of the church are from the former chapel of the Jesuit college in Hales Place, near
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. File:Dulwich, St Thomas More Church, Apparition of St Columba by Patrick Pye.jpg, Apparition of St Columba by Patrick Pye File:Dulwich, St Thomas More Church, Caen stone reredos.jpg, Caen stone reredos File:Dulwich, St Thomas More Church, Chancel.jpg, Chancel File:Dulwich, St Thomas More Church, The Lady Chapel.jpg, The Lady Chapel


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20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom Churches bombed by the Luftwaffe in London
Saint Thomas More Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VI ...
Edward Goldie church buildings Roman Catholic churches in the London Borough of Southwark Roman Catholic churches completed in 1929 {{London-RC-church-stub