Author: John ChristopherPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445611090
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
A short history of the 51 Wren-designed churches in the city of London.
Wren's City of London Churches
Author: John ChristopherPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445611090
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
A short history of the 51 Wren-designed churches in the city of London.
The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren
Author: Paul JefferyPublisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The Great Fire of 1666 devastated the centre of London, with a loss of old St Paul's and eighty-six parish churches. Sir Christopher Wren, working with Commissioners appointed by Parliament, was responsible for rebuilding the cathedral and fifty-one of the parish churches, although the immediate need to start rebuilding made his design for an overall replanning of the City impossible. The work was funded by a tax on coals brought into the City of London. Much has been written about Wren's rebuilding of St Paul's, while the other fifty-ne parish chirches he was appointed to reconstruct are generally overlooked. This is the first modern book to examine them as a whole. Paul Jeffery describes how and when the churches were built, exploring the respective contributions of Wren and of his two principal assistants, Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor. The result of their work was a unique set of contemporary churches. While not all are of the standard of Wren's masterpieces, such as St Stephen Walbrook and St Bride's, none is without architectural merit and interest. The second part of the book is a gazetteer of all the churches, including those that no longer exist. The book is heavily illustrated and provides a visual strong record of all the churches. Since they were built the Wren churches have suffered steady losses. St Christopher-le-Stocks was demolished in 1782 to make way for the Bank of England. Others, such as St Dionis Backchurch and St Antholin Budge Row, were lost to Victorian parish rationalisation. Many were destroyed or badly damaged in the Second World War. Only twenty-three of the original fifty-one remain. These are now under threat again, with the Templeman Report's proposal that only four of the existing churches (none by Wren) should be retained as parish churches. They provide a test case of conservation, sitting as they do in the middle of the City of London. The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren presents a clear case both for their importance and for their preservation.
The City of London Churches
Author: John BetjemanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
WREN'S CITY CHURCHES
Author: ARTHUR HEYGATE. MACKMURDOPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033898482
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wren's City Churches
Author: A H (Arthur Heygate) 18 MackmurdoPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781013639159
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
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The City of London Churches
Author: Publisher: Protico
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"This book presents a comprehensive new photographic survey of the churches, the first undertaken since the 1920s. Nowhere else has such a full pictorial record of this outstanding group of buildings been published. It covers the 39 Anglican parish churches and the seven other buildings for worship that lie within the Square Mile. The photographer presents the buildings inside and out, showing their principal glories, as well as drawing attention to little-known corners"--Jacket.
The Churches of the City of London
Author: Herbert ReynoldsPublisher: London : John Lane
ISBN:
Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Wren's City Churches
Author: Arthur Heygate MackmurdoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anglican church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Wren's City Churches (Classic Reprint)
Author: Arthur Heygate MackmurdoPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528000222
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Excerpt from Wren's City Churches Life of Sir C. Wren, by Lucy Phillimore. Sir C. Wren and his Times, also Life and Works of Sir C. Wren, by J. Elmes. Works of Sir C. Wren. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: George Godwin