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Commonly known as "the church in the graveyard" - St Stephen's and the graveyard that surrounds it is an oasis in one of the most densely populated areas of Sydney.
Camperdown Cemetery was founded in 1848 and consecrated in 1849. It was founded as an Anglican General Cemetery, accepting the dead of all denominations, but burying them with the rites of the Church of England. Previous cemeteries in Sydney were the so-called Old Burial Ground of 1792, in George Street on the site of the Sydney Town Hall, and the New Burial Ground (1819–68) in Devonshire Street on the site of Central Railway Station, Sydney.
The cemetery was proposed by a group of Sydney businessmen who formed the Church of England Cemetery Trust and in 1848 purchased 13 acres (53,000 m2) of land "beyond the boundary stone" of Sydney, from Maurice Charles O'Connell, grandson of Governor Bligh. The land was part of a grant made to Governor Bligh and named "Camperdown" by him in commemoration of the Battle of Camperdown in which he had taken part. The land passed to his daughter Mary, who married Bligh's Aide de Camp, Major Putland, and following his death, Sir Maurice O'Connell. The cemetery was consecrated by Bishop William Grant Broughton on 16 January 1849.
In 1871, the small Church of St Stephen's Newtown, built by Edmund Blacket in 1844, could no longer contain the congregation. A site was needed for a larger church. By an act of parliament, the Church of England was permitted to build a church within the existent cemetery and Edmund Blacket was again the architect. The resulting St Stephen's Church, which held its first service in 1874, is a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture, and contributes greatly to the heritage significance of the site as a whole.
Moscow, Russia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vysokopetrovsky_Monastery
Old Russian paint weathers to a muted watercolor appearance, as apparent in this straight photo.
A frame chapel with touches of googie. This one is located at the Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, CA at Bolsa and Beach.
Exterior of church of St Michael and All Angels, Croston. There has been a church in the village since 1075, but the current building, church tower and clock are all more modern restorations.
The October Devotion of the Society of Mary started with a Solemn Pontifical Mass in St Agnes and St Pancras Church, Toxteth Park, celebrated by Bishop Ladds, and sung to Mozart's Spatzenmesse. After lunch, a decade of the rosary was said, led by the parish priest of St Clare's, Father Prescott. We then processed with a statue of Our Lady through the streets to St Clare's, for a sermon by Father Beresford Skelton. After processing back to St Agnes, we had Exposition & Benediction, followed by tea and cake. Heaven on earth!
Images of The Parish and Priory Church of St. Mary - Totnes. 16 August 2014.
Camera: Canon Power Shot A4000IS.
LDS (Mormon) Temple in Provo Utah. This building was built in the early 1970's and deviated markedly from the more traditional gothic look of most LDS Temples built prior to that time. The look has a Googie feel to it which was a bit contaversial at the time.
Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast
This apse view has the martial look of the much older "warrior churches."
Village Tarkhovo is the oldest settlement of Orthodox Christians in the Moscow Oblast.
The first wooden church and the village were burned by Polish-Lithuanian troops during the Time of Troubles (1608-1612). The present brick Ascension Church was built in 1805.
During the Great Patriotic War, the German army held Russian prisoners of war in the church.
The church was closed and repurposed in 1959. The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1993. Restoration started in 1993.
Village Podzhigorodovo, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
The church was built in 1778-1783 by two brothers Yurevyh, local noblemen who had a large manor here. It's believed that the architect was the famous Russian architect Vasily Bazhenov. Unusual two-story church with the winter church on the first floor and the summer church on the second floor. The exterior was plastered and whitewashed in 1906.
The last owner of the Podzhigorodovo manor was nobleman Vladimir Sokolov. He was a revolutionary and his party nickname was Volsky. Vladimir Lenin visited Sokolov before the 1917 revolution. There's a photo of Lenin playing chess with Sokolov in his Podzhigorodovo manor house.
Olga remembers climbing the bell tower as a child. The church was used then to store chemical fertilizer. She still recalls the smell of the fertilizer and the treacherous circular staircase.
The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1992. Services are presently held in the first floor winter church. The second floor summer church has not been restored. Like many rural churches in Russia, the Church of Archangel Michael is undergoing slow restoration and still dominates the surrounding landscape.
The church of St Michael, Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire. Dating back to the eleventh century and possibly to Saxon times, the church was substantially rebuilt in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The bell tower is thought to be no earlier than the mid fourteenth century - 16 October 2011
Mormon Church built in a style first seen in the early 1960's and popular through the late 1980's. This one is located on 400 East at about 500 South.
Ground was broken for the Loa Tabernacle (Wayne Stake Tabernacle) in late fall 1906. A team of horses was used because the ground was already frozen at the time. The Corner Stone was laid on November 23, 1906 and the building was compleated and dedicated by October 1909.
This triad of windows shows Jesus knocking, the Ascension, and the Good Shepherd.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Kingston, N.Y.
Aug. 12, 2011
Designed by local architects Lang & Raugland, the Urban Refuge Church (1958) on Chicago Avenue at 55th Street in south Minneapolis features interesting mid-century brickwork and bold geometric shapes.
Village Nikolskoye, Klin Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Saint Nikolas Church was built by Alexey Danilovich Tatishchev (1697-1760) over the period 1738-1758. The church was closed and repurposed in 1937. The bell tower was demolished sometime in the 1950s in order to provide construction bricks for the nearby farm. The church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1995. Restoration began in 1995. Church Services are currently held in a small, heated chapel inside the church.
It is interesting to note that village Nikolskoye was the birthplace of the XVII c. Russian church architect Jacob Bukhvostov.
Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, Houston
2222 Elgin Ave, Third Ward, Houston, Texas, US
1941, completed
Abandonded church for an African-American Christian Scientist congregation across the street from Emancipation Park. As of summer 2014, shows signs of renovations and repairs underway.
A segment of the stained glass window on Jesus' Crucifixion shows Mary, Mother of Jesus, and the other women.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Kingston, N.Y.
Aug. 12, 2011
Commonly known as "the church in the graveyard" - St Stephen's and the graveyard that surrounds it is an oasis in one of the most densely populated areas of Sydney.
Camperdown Cemetery was founded in 1848 and consecrated in 1849. It was founded as an Anglican General Cemetery, accepting the dead of all denominations, but burying them with the rites of the Church of England. Previous cemeteries in Sydney were the so-called Old Burial Ground of 1792, in George Street on the site of the Sydney Town Hall, and the New Burial Ground (1819–68) in Devonshire Street on the site of Central Railway Station, Sydney.
The cemetery was proposed by a group of Sydney businessmen who formed the Church of England Cemetery Trust and in 1848 purchased 13 acres (53,000 m2) of land "beyond the boundary stone" of Sydney, from Maurice Charles O'Connell, grandson of Governor Bligh. The land was part of a grant made to Governor Bligh and named "Camperdown" by him in commemoration of the Battle of Camperdown in which he had taken part. The land passed to his daughter Mary, who married Bligh's Aide de Camp, Major Putland, and following his death, Sir Maurice O'Connell. The cemetery was consecrated by Bishop William Grant Broughton on 16 January 1849.
In 1871, the small Church of St Stephen's Newtown, built by Edmund Blacket in 1844, could no longer contain the congregation. A site was needed for a larger church. By an act of parliament, the Church of England was permitted to build a church within the existent cemetery and Edmund Blacket was again the architect. The resulting St Stephen's Church, which held its first service in 1874, is a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture, and contributes greatly to the heritage significance of the site as a whole.
St Mary South Dalton is a church worth going many miles to see - and its 208 ft spire ought to be photographed against a brilliant blue sky rather than disappearing into light East Yorkshire February mist! The church was paid for by Lord Hotham, and cost him £25,000 in 1861 (a London church of similar size could be built for £8,000!). It was designed by John Loughbourough Pearson (who also designed Scorborough for Lord Hotham's Land Agent, James Hall - see this stream for photos).This cost was partly due to the high quality of materials, but mainly due to the intricate carving in wood and stone (see subsequent posts for evidence of this). The fittings were equally fine. The 1861 census reveals that there were 32 stonemasons and craftsmen lodging in the village - presumably employees of George Myers of Hull who was the builder - he was Pugin's builder. The church has a nave, chancel and two transepts. In the Hotham Chapel is a fine monument to Sir John Hotham (d1689) with underneath the reclining figure of Sir John a skeleton to remind viewers of the transitory nature of life. The figure is supported by four figures representing the cardinal virtues. One of the glories of the church is the stained glass - and especially the east and west windows by Clayton & Bell, the east window showing the Last Judgement (1861) - one of their masterpieces.
St Mary's Church, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, 22 July 2012. While the main body of the church dates from around the beginning of the thirteenth century, the tower was built in just six weeks in 1822.