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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
#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
‘Father’ #HenryWillis was the foremost organ builder of the Victorian era, renowned for the longevity, versatility, and tonal beauty of his instruments. He built the organs of #StPaulsCathedral, #RoyalAlbertHall, #AlexandraPalace, and many major cathedrals. Throughout his long career, Willis personally supervised the construction and tonal finishing of his instruments.
In Source: Wills & Sons, Factory
#PaternosterSquare is so named because it was here, in medieval times, the #Paternoster or Lord’s Prayer was recited by #StPaulsCathedral clergy as they processed the precincts. #AveMariaLane & #AmenCorner are similarly named. Originally at the centre of London’s publishing industry the square became the site of #NewgateMeatMarket until the market moved to #Smithfield in 1889.
In Source: Paternoster Square
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In 2001 the #CityOfLondon Corporation along with a number of #CityLivery Companies raised the money to buy Wren’s #TempleBar back, then restore and rebuild it as an entrance to the redeveloped #PaternosterSquare beside #StPaulsCathedral in 2004. Today the room at the top of the gate is the City’s smallest livery hall, headquarters of the #WorshipfulCompanyOfCharteredArchitects
In Source: Temple Bar
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When #QueenElizabethI went to #StPaulsCathedral to give thanks for defeating the #SpanishArmada in 1588 she waited at #TempleBar for the #LordMayorOfLondon to welcome her into the City. He offered her his #SwordOfState as a sign of fealty, the sword was carried at the head of the procession to show that the Monarch was under his protection; a tradition maintained ever since.
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
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
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