Comments on: City Of London Churches

By: Matthew aka Gnome

Matthew aka Gnome — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:36:38 +0000

The master at work, again & this time in my home town. Marvelous stuff, many thanks

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 12:46:48 +0000

Beautiful set of church photographs. Thank you.

By: pauline taylor

pauline taylor — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 22:47:34 +0000

Great black and white photography again, and that lovely ‘wedding cake’ spire of St Brides. I love the light, and the atmosphere, and the reflections of St Augustine, Watling Street, truly a photograph to be proud of!

By: Dougie Scott

Dougie Scott — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:18:38 +0000

Yeah. Uplifting scenes and photography. Thanks

By: Annie G

Annie G — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:06:50 +0000

It is all about context for Wren churches, I think. But there are so many streets destroyed by bombs and redevelopment that some churches seem to just float – St James Garlickhythe and St Benet Pauls Wharf to name just two – and seem to have no meaning. They are like little jewel boxes, every one of them. Have you read Wren’s London by Colin Amery? It is a gorgeous book of black and white photos from late 1980s/early 90s. A pure joy – I recommend it for fireside perusal.

By: Jim Schmidt

Jim Schmidt — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:11:49 +0000

Yours has become one of my favorite blogs in the past several months since first seeing it come across a links roundup from either “Strange Company” or “Two Nerdy History Girls”…I enjoy getting to see and learn about sights in the UK that I may never get to see – esp. churches and cemeteries…this post was absolutely one of my favorites so far – I’d like to return the favor: I recently posted about a Christopher Wren church (St Mary Aldermanbury) that was moved brick by brick from London to central Missouri in the US (just thirty minutes from me) – enjoy the link below – and thank you so much for your work and writing

http://civilwarmed.blogspot.com/2016/01/pillars-of-earth-1-st-mary-aldermanbury.html

By: Liz L

Liz L — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:10:14 +0000

Stunning photographs. The light, the angles, the weather and your keen eye have produced works of art. Thank you GA for sharing these pictures.

By: Robert G. Redford

Robert G. Redford — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:33:44 +0000

Fabulous photos, especially in black and white. I’d love to see some of the interiors as well.Great that they have all survived despite terrorism, blitz and worst of all London Property Developers. How are they funded as I guess congregations are getting smaller and not so many residents. Thank you for such a wonderful site which I enjoy every day.

By: Su Mason

Su Mason — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:31:05 +0000

I love the City churches. I was married at St James GarlickHythe by the then vicar of St Lawrence Jewry, a wonderful man called Basil Watson.

By: Helen Breen

Helen Breen — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:39:15 +0000

GA, yet another great piece. Thanks!

Glad you showed St. Bride’s, scene of media mogol Rupert Murdock’s latest nuptials to Gerry Hall.

In a recent trip to London I enjoyed perusing St. Martin’s in Ludgate, not far from St. Paul’s – with their “breadshelves” for the poor and their “swords rest.”

Next time I will have to check out some of the other Wren churches in the City. Black ‘n white photos very effective for this subject…