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#ArchitecturalMasterpiece & podium of #Royal heritage #WestminsterAbbey preserves a millennium of national identity within its #Gothic stone. From early English lancets to #HenryVIIChapel's elaborate fan vaulting, & #NicholasHawksmoor's 1745 west towers, Britain's most significant #RoyalChurch has staged: 40 coronations, 16 royal weddings, over 3K burials & #PoetsCorner.
In Source: Westminster Abbey
The 13th CE #LadyChapel is in the East of #BristolCathedral. Built of red sandstone in an Early English style it stands out from the rest. Restored in the 19th CE, the #Reredos is 14th CE, but the vaulted #Nave was rebuilt by the #Architect #GeorgeEdmundStreet to follow #Gothic form, that respect the delicate proportions of the early work so it appears to be of the same era.
In Source: Bristol Cathedral
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Look up & consider the mastery of the #PlasterworkCeiling inside #StMaryLeStrand, showcasing intricate craftsmanship typically associated with #Georgian & #Victorian eras. In comparison, a very different #Gothic ceiling is in #WestminsterHall which has a #HammerbeamRoof. An exquisite example of a double hammerbeam roof, 1 of only 4 in the world, can be found in #MiddleTemple.
In Source: Inside #StMaryLeStrand
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A #HouseOfStuart church in #StuartLondon was typically influenced by #Gothic #Architecture the #Renaissance & #Jacobean extravagance. Craftsmen embellished fine woodwork with ornate decorative mouldings to add drama to interiors e.g. #HammerbeamRoof. Yet, the new fashion, initiated by #InigoJones, swept away the picturesque Gothic in favour of a disciplined #Palladian symmetry.
In Source: Royal #HouseofStuart
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