Midwinter At Christ Church, Spitalfields
December 16, 2022
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The shortest day of the year approaches on Wednesday 21st December, when at forty-seven minutes past nine we pass the solstice taking us back towards shorter nights and longer days. At this time when the sun is at its lowest angle, Christ Church Spitalfields can become an intricate light box with powerful rays of light entering almost horizontally from the south and illuminating Nicholas Hawksmoor’s baroque architecture in startling ways. Yesterday’s crystalline sunlight provided the ideal conditions for such phenomena and inspired me to attempt to capture of these fleeting effects of light.
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As always, dear spitalfields life, what a magnificent job. I so love your website and would like to thank you for all the fantastically interesting information you give. I have been a long time subscriber and look forward to your email every day. Thank you again and blessings for the Season. Barbara Barrington
Wonderful stories and photos, a great joy Thank you
Colin Childerley
What a wonderful group of photographs. I have always wanted to see Christ Church Spitalfields as my grandparents were married there in 1898. Thank you so much.