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Not just a #HarryPotter #FilmLocation, #Glenfinnan is where #CharlesEdwardStuart aka #BonniePrinceCharlie hoisted the rebel flag & started the #JacobiteRebellion in 1745. After weeks of lobbying the Clans to join him, he raised his ad hoc Standard with only 200 men at #LochShiel. The Rebellion failed, but left a mark in the #HiddenHistory around us.
In Source: Glenfinnan Monument
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1802, a stone urn atop #StMaryLeStrand fell, killing 3 men & injuring others. To watch the Heralds March & announce the #TreatyOfAmiens a man leant on the urn & caused it to accidentally fall. In fact, the fault was put in motion 100 yrs before when #JamesGibbs workmen mounted the urn on a wooden spike that rotted over time, instead of iron. #HiddenHistory #PeopleOfTheStrand
In Source: Inside #StMaryLeStrand
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Inspired by #JamesGibbs personal observations of #RomanArchitecture, Italy & elements of #LondonArchitecture, #StMaryLeStrand was constructed from #PortlandStone & consecrated in 1724 by Bishop #EdmundGibson. The #JewelintheStrand was the 1st church to be built under a Commission for 50 new churches - when only 12 were actually completed - at a cost of £16000. #HiddenHistory
In Source: Inside #StMaryLeStrand
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Surviving plans by #RJWithers show how the #BaroqueInterior of #StMaryLeStrand was radically changed in 1871 to enhance the #Chancel area & reconstruct the interior. Following in the #OxfordMovement High-Church tradition the #Tractarians wanted to restore catholic tradition within the Anglican Church, to emphasise the taking of the sacrament. #HiddenHistory
In Source: Oxford Movement
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Apart from the theological & liturgical reform, the #OxfordMovement made significant changes to the arrangement & decoration of the #BaroqueInterior inside #StMaryLeStrand which included: an extended & raised #Chancel; new choir stalls; a screen to the #Apse; new #BoxPew ends that were moved to create side aisles; & black terracotta tiles to replace the floor. #HiddenHistory
In Source: Oxford Movement
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The #OxfordMovement promoted the study of #ChurchMusic & a revival of ancient music, in an attempt to make it devotional. In 1862, a new organ by Messrs Hunter & Webb was set up in #StMaryLeStrand, with a pulpit that sat alongside a new sturdy altar rail. Today, the church is praised for its sensory experience & it invites you to celebrate music together #HiddenHistory
In Source: Oxford Movement
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1670, taxes on coal entering #StuartLondon were used to fund the reconstruction of #StPaulsCathedral after its destruction in the #GreatFireOfLondon. #QueenAnne reinstated this tax to finance the construction of new churches, inc. #StMaryLeStrand. The tax on coal was rated at 3 shillings per chaldron & was as unfavourable as tax on bread. #HiddenHistory
In Source: Queen Anne
Imagine a colourful #Maypole 30m tall in front of #StMaryLeStrand. Dressed in flowers it was erected for the #PeopleOfTheStrand to celebrate Spring on #MayDay. But angered Puritans called it a Pagan ritual that threatened the morality of common people. They pulled the Maypole down in 1644, after which, all Maypoles were banned until the #EnglishCivilWar ended #HiddenHistory
In Source: Glorious Maypole
Unlock the #HiddenHistory of #StMaryLeStrand & discover a layer of digital content about the church floating inside. Stories of Kings & Queens, the religious & political forces that shaped this place & culture, along with those who lived & walked here, are written into the building & its surrounding area. Powered by #hexology, experience an immersive world in our collection:
In Source: St Mary Le Strand
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What do the crusades, Jacobites, #KnightsTemplar & #StMaryLeStrand architect #JamesGibbs have in common? Discover a #HiddenHistory of #Jacobite Symbolism & the cryptic coded meaning of: the #GoldenTriangle, a #WhiteRose in a #PlasterworkCeiling; #Carvings of Starbursts in the #Apse; the Prince behind the #GoldenFlyingBird & a #ParodyPainting for #StClementDanes church.
In Source: Jacobite Symbolism
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The #HiddenHistory of #StMaryleStrand includes its decoration which began after the #JacobiteRebellion failed. #JamesGibbs and his patron #JohnErskine worked in secret to code #Jacobite cryptic symbolism into the church to promote the cause without revealing its political meaning.
In Source: Jacobite Symbolism
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