Mariners Chapel
The south aisle houses the Mariners Chapel. This small chapel now provides a focus in an aisle now used for exhibitions, discussions and parish hospitality.
The wooden screen commemorates the links that the church has with the Port of London Authority. The windows of the south aisle contain the coats of arms of shipping companies associated with the church.
The models of ships in this aisle have been presented to the church over the years as a token of thanksgiving.
In a wooden case on the south wall is a memorial book, the gift of the British Maritime Charitable Foundation, which lists the names of those who have died at sea and have no known grave.
The wood of the crucifix, the central focus of a chapel used frequently by those linked to shipping and sea trade throughout the world, comes from the Cutty Sark and the ivory corpus (figure) is said to come from the Captain's cabin of the flagship of the Spanish Armada.
The Sussex iron sword rest was made to support the Sword of the State of the City of London on a visit of the Lord Mayor. The ship model is a Norwegian brigantine, the Leon.
Through the new door in the south wall you can enter the Queen Mother Centre.
