Comments on: Midwinter Light At Christ Church https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Derek Cox OBE https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1259462 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:36:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1259462 Wonderful pictures.

For many years the Church was in a state of considerable disrepair.
In the Crypt there was a Project for recovering homeless alcoholics

I fondly remember the indefatigable Rev Eddie Stride who did much to re-establish the Church which is now, in my opinion, a kind of splendid museum and venue for large events, and the Crypt is a venue for various community activities.

The current state of the Church gardens is a disgrace.

I was secretary of the independent Christchurch Gardens Adventure Playground/Youth and Community Center from 1971 to 2009 where Peter Tabi, the Youth Worker, did sterling and dedicated work with local young people. Peter also used volunteers from the Crypt Project to keep the gardens in fine condition around a children’s playground and in the last ten years I supervised weekend activities including a Bangladeshi Women’s Gardening Group, and two children’s groups mainly from the Bangladeshi and Somali communities.

]]> By: Helen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1247418 Tue, 25 Dec 2018 15:27:23 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1247418 That’s beautiful – thank you

]]> By: Jeanette https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1246960 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 07:45:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1246960 Hawksmoor’s magnificent building complimented by the most beautifully sensitive photos.
Uplifting meld of expression. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

]]> By: Debra Matheney https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1246804 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 23:01:25 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1246804 Lovely. Thanks for sharing these.

]]> By: Lloyd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1246787 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 20:20:31 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1246787 Lovely – many thanks and happy holidays.

]]> By: Dorothy Twining Globus https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1246785 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 20:00:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1246785 You succeeded most admirably in capturing this beautiful winter light!
Each day I look forward to getting your post.
Happy Christmas

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1246771 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:55:21 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1246771 *** MERRY CHRISTMAS! ***
*** FROHE WEIHNACHTEN! ***
*** JOYEUX NOËL! ***

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Anne Myserian https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1246759 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:21:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1246759 What a beautiful church, beautiful light…

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1246757 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:19:29 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1246757 Holiday greetings from Boston,

GA, what a wonderful way to celebrate the winter solstice capturing the light inside magnificent Christ Church in Spitalsfield. I have only seen it from the outside, serving as a sentinel for the whole neighborhood. The interior is breathtaking, particularly those Corinthian (?) columns. You captured very interesting angles …

]]> By: Jennifer Newbold https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/21/midwinter-light-at-christ-church-x/#comment-1246754 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:40:40 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=171269#comment-1246754 Magnificent!

Thank you for sharing your vision with us. There is majesty and splendor in even the shortest day.

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