St Paul’s Cathedral loses its bells
Earlier this week, the bells of St Pauls’ were removed from the Cathedral, and sent back to their makers for repairs.
Churches
See the views from the top of a church clock tower
Access to the tower was via a very low corridor which cuts through the stone work of the tower, then it’s all the way up on increasingly steep ladders.
Three churches near Biggleswade
If you’re the sort of person to go to Biggleswade for a day — such as to visit a 300 year old folly –maybe take in three very old, and very different types of church while you are there.
Tickets Alert: Chance to climb a church tower
A nearly 150 year old church in South London is opening its tower for one day to let the public climb up and see the views from the top.
Westminster Abbey gets a new tower
Slightly hidden away, Westminster Abbey has gained a striking new bronze tower that sits well against its ancient stones.
London’s Pocket Parks – St Mary Aldermanbury, EC2
This pocket park covers the remains of St Mary Aldermanbury, a church that was destroyed during WW2, and rebuilt — in the USA.
London’s Pocket Parks – St Mary Staining, EC2
This small pocket park can be found slightly hidden away in a corner of a side street near the Guildhall and owes its current existence to the Great Fire of London.
Where the London Underground gets fresh air through an old graveyard
A small side street near Cannon Street railway station marks the site of a ancient graveyard, and today, a ventilation shaft for the London Underground.
The church still recovering from WW2 damage
In leafy Clerkenwell is a mighty church that externally looks as polite as a Clerkenwell church should look, but inside is still showing the massive scars left by WW2.
Of College Chapels and Steam Trains
Deep within the heart of King’s College on the Strand can be found a most marvelous chapel and a dinky steam train.
My scariest ever church tower climb
There’s a very significant church in docklands that allowed people to climb up to see the clock mechanism at the weekend. The scariest church tower climb I have ever done.
Two Windsor churches to visit
Windsor contains a church that despite walking past hundreds of times in my youth, I was never able to go inside — until today.
Visit the ruins of London’s Lesnes Abbey
Sitting not far from central London can be found the ruins of a large Abbey, which if it were almost anywhere else would be a major tourist attraction.
A church with a routemaster bus stained glass window
On site of an ancient church stands its modern successor, and a most curious set of modern stained glass windows.
Take a tour of St Paul Cathedral’s hidden Triforum
If you were to walk up the spiral staircase to St Paul Cathedral’s famous whispering gallery, you might notice locked doors leading to hidden places, and behind one of them lurks a marvel.
Your chance to photograph Southwark Cathedral in candlelight
Southwark Cathedral is planning a special night where the interior will be lit by candles, just for photographers.
Inside the restored Middlesex Hospital chapel
Until fairly recently, there was a large plot of empty land in central London, sealed off, and incongruously, a small church sat alone in the wasteland.
London’s last surviving Catholic Embassy Chapel of Penal Times
Located on a side street near Soho can be found a modest looking building with a history seeped in riot, anti-catholic executions, and war.
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