david.humphrey
Old and new
St Andrew Undershaft church, built 1532, survived both the 1666 Great Fire and also the 1940 blitz. The name derives from the shaft of the Maypole that was set up each year opposite the church; the maypole was destriyed by a mob in 1547 as a "pagan idol". In the background is 30 St Mary Axe, aka "The Gherkin" Foster and Partners, 2004, a key feature of which is the internal spiralling lightwells.
Old and new
St Andrew Undershaft church, built 1532, survived both the 1666 Great Fire and also the 1940 blitz. The name derives from the shaft of the Maypole that was set up each year opposite the church; the maypole was destriyed by a mob in 1547 as a "pagan idol". In the background is 30 St Mary Axe, aka "The Gherkin" Foster and Partners, 2004, a key feature of which is the internal spiralling lightwells.