Comments on: Nicholas Hawksmoor’s Churches

By: Pamela Traves

Pamela Traves — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 03:40:47 +0000

Gorgeous Historic Churches!! Thank You So Much.??????

By: Margaret Mcdermott

Margaret Mcdermott — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:19:08 +0000

I did that pilgrimage ten years ago visiting from Nottingham.The one near you was completely deserted which added to the general spooky feeling of his churches.I visited the pub opposite and the landlady told me there were often flickering lights in the church yard.He was a most curious character.

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:26:38 +0000

An excellent piece of writing. The genius of Hawksmoor was his vision of a different kind of Church architecture. Combining seemingly disparate styles into his designs his work is unique and powerful. St Mary Woolnoth is a masterpiece. Squeezed into a tiny site, this is a building with immense strength and a powerful presence. Hawksmoor also designed parts of St Luke’s, Old Street, notably the magnificent tower.

By: andrew ashdown

andrew ashdown — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:48:27 +0000

‘These are churches designed to make you feel small when you go in and big when you come out’ – excellent description

Unfortunately not all easy to get in: St George Bloomsbury seems permanently locked; St Alphege we were laughed at by a gang of thuggish volunteers for being too late (a similar experience also at Inwood’s St Pancras New and at St Bart the Not so Great)

By: Neil B

Neil B — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:26:06 +0000

Fascinating to learn the history of these churches. Love the shot of Christ Church, with that extraordinary portico! Keep it up gentle author very nearly half way on your journey.

By: Emma Tarran

Emma Tarran — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 07:46:37 +0000

This is so timely! I just read Peter Ackroyd’s novel Hawksmoor, and found surprisingly few good pictures of the churches. Here they all are in one place. Thanks!