St Mary Aldemary
A weird angle used to capture a weird angle.. the odd angle of the east wall (the far wall in this photo) is apparently because it follows the line of a passageway here prior to 1678. The weird angle chosen by the photographer is because this church is also a very busy cafe and was full of customers. I was lucky to get this shot nearly devoid of them. Taken during a brief stop here during an OpenCity organised walking tour of the churches of Christopher Wren.
"St Mary Aldermary (or St Mary Elder Mary) is an Anglican church located on Bow Lane at the junction with Watling Street, in the City of London within the United Kingdom.[1][2]
Of medieval origin, rebuilding began in 1510 and was not finished until 1632. Severely damaged just 33 years later during the Great Fire of London in 1666, it was rebuilt once more by the office of Sir Christopher Wren. Unlike most of Wren's City churches, St Mary Aldermary was reconstructed in the Gothic Revival style. In 1952 its role was changed from a parish church to that of a guild church, intended to serve commuters and non-resident workers within the City of London. The main church space acts a public cafe during weekday business hours, with religious and meditative sessions held during mornings and evenings."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_Aldermary
See also: livinglondonhistory.com/the-history-of-the-beautiful-st-m...
St Mary Aldemary
A weird angle used to capture a weird angle.. the odd angle of the east wall (the far wall in this photo) is apparently because it follows the line of a passageway here prior to 1678. The weird angle chosen by the photographer is because this church is also a very busy cafe and was full of customers. I was lucky to get this shot nearly devoid of them. Taken during a brief stop here during an OpenCity organised walking tour of the churches of Christopher Wren.
"St Mary Aldermary (or St Mary Elder Mary) is an Anglican church located on Bow Lane at the junction with Watling Street, in the City of London within the United Kingdom.[1][2]
Of medieval origin, rebuilding began in 1510 and was not finished until 1632. Severely damaged just 33 years later during the Great Fire of London in 1666, it was rebuilt once more by the office of Sir Christopher Wren. Unlike most of Wren's City churches, St Mary Aldermary was reconstructed in the Gothic Revival style. In 1952 its role was changed from a parish church to that of a guild church, intended to serve commuters and non-resident workers within the City of London. The main church space acts a public cafe during weekday business hours, with religious and meditative sessions held during mornings and evenings."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_Aldermary
See also: livinglondonhistory.com/the-history-of-the-beautiful-st-m...