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#ChristopherWren’s frustration at accommodating a pipe organ within his architectural plan for the new #StPaulsCathedral was evident in his description of it as ‘a confounded box of whistles’. #StMarysChurch in Horsham, accommodates a very special ‘box of whistles’ constructed by #HenryWillis, which incorporates his technical innovations shown at the #GreatExhibition of 1851.
In Source: St Mary's Church
#StBridesChurch, a #Baroque #ArchitecturalGem by #ChristopherWren was built in 1672 after the #GreatFireofLondon. Its elegant symmetry & tiered 69m spire is said to be the design inspiration for the wedding cake. Reconstructed after the WW2 #Blitz, the 7th CE crypt evidences Roman, Saxon & #MiddleAges history, reflecting London’s rich cultural heritage & architectural legacy.
In Source: St Bride’s Church
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#ChristopherWren masterfully mixed the dramatic #Baroque & English restraint at #StPaulsCathedral. Fusing #Corinthian columns & curved porticoes with #Protestant sensibilities, the #PortlandStone facade reflects #RoyalSociety precision. It survived the #Blitz, buried #Nelson & #Churchill, married #CharlesandDiana & Victorian architects named it the finest building in the world.
In Source: St Pauls Cathedral
#ChristsHospitalSchool, founded in 1552 by #EdwardVI, moved to #Horsham from London in 1902. Set around a vast quadrangle the complex of red brick buildings was designed by #AstonWebb & incorporates a gateway from the original school designed by #ChristopherWren. Known as the #BluecoatSchool, after the distinctive original Tudor uniform of a long blue coat & yellow socks.
In Source: Christ's Hospital
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#PaternosterSquare was destroyed during the #Blitz in #WW2 & rebuilt as a pedestrian precinct with offices & shops. Redeveloped in the early 1990s it is now the location of the #LondonStockExchange & offices of investment banks such as #GoldmanSachs & #Nomura. In 2004 #ChristopherWren’s renovated #TempleBar was erected as a grand entrance to the square from #LudgateHill.
In Source: Paternoster Square
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#TempleBar was designed & built in 1671 by Sir #ChristopherWren to replace the dilapidated 14th-century gate that marked the western limits of the City of London where #FleetStreet & #Strand meet. Above the arch, facing the City, were statues of #JamesI & #AnneOfDenmark, while on the west side, facing Westminster, were statues of #CharlesI & #CharlesII.
In Source: Temple Bar
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The #TempleBarMemorial stands in the middle of the road where #Strand becomes #FleetStreet & the #CityOfWestminster meets the #CityOfLondon. It was designed & built by #CityArchitect #HoraceJones in 1880 & was constructed to replace & mark the location where #ChristopherWren’s #Baroque #TempleBar arch, which now forms the entrance to #PaternosterSquare, once stood.
In Source: Temple Bar Memorial
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The western limits of #CityOfLondon were marked with a gate or ‘bar’ close to #TempleChurch of #KnightsTemplar, hence #TempleBar, since 1293 when the boundary was drawn by a chain between two wooden posts. In 1351 a stone gate was erected & refurbished over the years, surviving the 1666 #GreatFireOfLondon before it was demolished & replaced by #ChristopherWren’s Arch in 1672.
In Source: Temple Bar Memorial
London’s famous #StPaulsCathedral sits upon Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the city. The Mother #Church of the Diocese & Seat of the Bishop of London, it was designed in the #Baroque style by #ChristopherWren to replace a Medieval Gothic #Cathedral destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. Its dedication to 'Paul the Apostle' dates back to the 1st church on the site in AD 604.
In Source: St Pauls Cathedral
Highly-respected English #Architect, #Anatomist, #Astronomer, #Goometer, #Mathematician & #Physicist, Sir #ChristopherWren is best known for his architectural work in the English #Baroque style. After the #GreatFireOfLondon in 1666, which destroyed two-thirds of the city, Wren was responsible for rebuilding 52 churches including his masterpiece #StPaulsCathedral: completed 1710
In Source: Sir Christopher Wren
#QueenAnne supported the construction of several important buildings inc. #BlenheimPalace, the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England. The most famous example of #QueenAnneArchitecture in London is the #RoyalHospitalChelsea by Sir #ChristopherWren. Completed in 1692, it is renowned for its redbrick façade, symmetrical composition & restrained ornamentation.
In Source: Queen Anne
#JewelintheStrand Architect #JamesGibbs is one of Britain's most influential architects his work spans the #EnglishBaroque & #GeorgianArchitecture movements. Born into the catholic religion in 1682, Aberdeen, Scotland, he trained in Rome under the #Baroque Master #CarloFontana & upon his return to England, he was heavily influenced by Sir #ChristopherWren #StMaryLeStrand
In Source: The Faithful Architect
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Architect #JamesGibbs took inspiration for the #ChurchExterior from #Michelangelo & the church #SantaMariaDellaPace by #PietrodaCortona. Upon the death of #QueenAnne, #JamesGibbs was controversially forced to add a #Steeple in the style of Sir #ChristopherWren to #StMaryLeStrand in 1717, using stone intended for the construction of a monument to commemorate the late #QueenAnne.
In Source: The Faithful Architect
Open to visitors & prayer #StClementDanesChurch was 1st built a 1000 years ago by #WilliamTheConqueror & again in the Middle Ages. Destroyed by the Great Fire of #London in 1666, the #Church standing today was completed in 1682 by #Architect Sir #ChristopherWren. Gutted during the #Blitz of #WW2 it was restored by the #RAF & re-consecrated in 1958. #StrandAldwych
In Source: St Clement Danes
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