Comments on: More Spires Of City Churches

By: Carolyn Hooper

Carolyn Hooper — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 07:13:16 +0000

Thank-you, gentle author, for this wonderful journey around this part of London. I particularly love the merchants’ houses built 320 years ago. How magnificent that they sit there with a bicycle on their steps.

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By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:18:42 +0000

Some nice photos of the interiors of the houses in Laurence Pountney Hill can be found at https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/
just search for ‘Pountney’

By: Sonia Murray

Sonia Murray — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:52:58 +0000

Love the photo of St Michael Paternoster Royal reflected in the beautiful old window. Brilliant! As always, thank you, G.A.!

By: Harriet Williamson

Harriet Williamson — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:56:59 +0000

Thank you very much for the beautiful b/w photos of spires!

By: Jennifer Newbold

Jennifer Newbold — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:44:40 +0000

It must be that you look so much like an anarchist, G.A.! *wink*

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate these photographs. Too often in the City you can’t stand still to look up, or someone will barrel into you while looking down at their phone! Now I can revel in their glory at my desk, with my cup of coffee, in peace, because you have done all the work.

Thank you.

By: Christine Swan

Christine Swan — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:55:33 +0000

Photographs that remind me of “home”. Churches suit the contrast of black and white photography. I was christened in St Giles Cripplegate which I always find very difficult to locate even though I have visited several times. A helpful member of staff from the Barbican Centre directed me and said: ” It’s very famous you know.” I need to visit some of the churches shown here as I have links with others. What is it about over-zealous people who assume there are always rules being broken? “What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.” Apparently, that’s obstructing the footpath!

By: Paul Loften

Paul Loften — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:21:35 +0000

Thank you for these magnificent photos . The work you put into them is greatly appreciated . It must get tiresome having to deal with security people trying to prove their jobsworth and repeatedly having to explain to them what you are doing . It doesn’t make it any easier that you would not have any official press documentation to flash in their faces . I know on my former job I had an official ID and it made life a bit easier if I had to hang around and look suspicious. Little would they know when they spoke to you , that they had just questioned a national treasure who was safeguarding their job from greedy developers . “ You are aware this is the City of London? “ Indeed .

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:54:03 +0000

I admire your tenacity. Lovely photographs.

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:43:17 +0000

Goodness, the innocent pleasure of taking photographs of architecture is questioned these days! Whenever I visit London, particularly the City, my camera is always busy. Some lovely photographs there and may these wonderful churches continue to stand tall for years to come. I particularly like the spire of St. Mary le Bow church.