The Victorian churches of Belfast are not that well known, but I spotted this one on flickr taken by John D McDonald. He says "This church on the Holywood Road in East Belfast was designed by the Victorian Architect William Butterfield and regarded by Sir John Betjeman as "Butterfield at his best". CS Lewis was baptised here by his grandfather, who was the first Rector."
What a stunning tower and an excellent photo.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
City of London, St. Andrew Undershaft
St Andrew's was one of the few churches that survived the Great Fire of London in 1666. The more usual view of the church includes "The Gherkin", but I spotted this recent addition to flickr by Robert Scarth.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
St Peter's Cathedral, Belleville, Illinois
Further pictures of this cathedral available on the "Rome of the West" Blog
Saint Peter Cathedral, in Belleville, Illinois, USA
Saint Peter Cathedral, in Belleville, Illinois, USA - nave.jpg
Originally uploaded by msabeln
This view looks into the older nave and aisles (1866, rebuilt on a grander scale after a fire in 1912) from the choir which was completed in 1966. The cathedral is said to have been modelled on Exeter cathedral in Devon, SW England.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
New Orleans - St Stephens Church
The archdiocese of New Orleans is planning a series of church closures across the city in the post-Katrina era which has seen the population of the city fall by 110,000 to just over 380,000 souls.
It seems this large church of St Stephen is not on the hit-list, so this astonishing interior will remain.
It seems this large church of St Stephen is not on the hit-list, so this astonishing interior will remain.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Saturday, March 01, 2008
St. Bartholomew's Vicarage - Dalston Lane, London
This picture made me look twice! What an astonishing building, once attached to the church proper. Now I am itching to find a picture of the church that has gone to leave behind this oddity of a building, five storeys high and looking like it was built of architectural remnants.
Friday, February 15, 2008
St. Mary's Church, East Morden, Dorset
This is a more conventional view of the interior, and makes the picture below seem all the more extraordinary. Pevsner lists the church as just Morden
St. Mary's Church, East Morden, Dorset
I found this picture of East Marden church in Dorset today and was struck by the unusual angle and lines which this picture has. This is looking straight onto the south arcade and south aisle. It also accentuates the victorian tiled floor and the odd rhythm of five arches and three clerestory windows above.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Asylum Chapel, Cane Hill
Part of a series of pics on flickr of London's Cane Hill Hospital which is at Coulsdon, and built for Surrey County Council 1880-83. Most of the old buildings are now abandoned and derelict, including this chapel which is a surprisingly large and spacious structure with an east apse.
Toronto, St Michael's Cathedral
The catholic cathedral dating from 1845 is decorated for Christmas. A handsome building inside.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Christchurch Cathedral, NZ - Scott abroad!
The Anglican cathedral of ChristChurch in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand was built in the second half of the 19th century. It is located in the centre of the city, surrounded by the plaza of Cathedral Square. It is the cathedral seat of the Bishop of Christchurch.
The cornerstone was laid on 16 December 1864, but financial problems in the fledgling city saw its completion delayed between 1865 and 1873. The nave and tower were consecrated by 1881, though the entire building was not finished until 1904.
The cathedral was originally designed by British architect Sir George Gilbert Scott with the New Zealand architect Benjamin Mountfort as supervisory architect on the site. Initial plans called for wooden construction, but plans were changed with the discovery of a source of good quality masonry stone locally. Banks Peninsula totara and matai timber was used for the roof supports.
The cathedral spire reaches to 63 metres above Cathedral Square. Public access to the spire provides for a good viewpoint over the centre of the city. The spire has three times been damaged by earthquakes. After the third of these, in 1901, the stone construction was replaced with a more resilient surface of weathered copper sheeting.
The cathedral underwent major renovations during 2006-2007 including the removal and replacement of the original slate roof tiles.
The cornerstone was laid on 16 December 1864, but financial problems in the fledgling city saw its completion delayed between 1865 and 1873. The nave and tower were consecrated by 1881, though the entire building was not finished until 1904.
The cathedral was originally designed by British architect Sir George Gilbert Scott with the New Zealand architect Benjamin Mountfort as supervisory architect on the site. Initial plans called for wooden construction, but plans were changed with the discovery of a source of good quality masonry stone locally. Banks Peninsula totara and matai timber was used for the roof supports.
The cathedral spire reaches to 63 metres above Cathedral Square. Public access to the spire provides for a good viewpoint over the centre of the city. The spire has three times been damaged by earthquakes. After the third of these, in 1901, the stone construction was replaced with a more resilient surface of weathered copper sheeting.
The cathedral underwent major renovations during 2006-2007 including the removal and replacement of the original slate roof tiles.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington DC's premier Catholic church has a very unusual eclectic combination of styles and features. We can see French Romanesque, Gothic rose windows, an almost minaret-like campanile (like the ancient mosques of Morocco) and a Byzantine dome. It was begun in 1920.
Catedral Presbiteriana do Rio de Janeiro
A variation of South American Gothic, in Brazil. It has a feel of St Patrick in New York, although not as exuberant, and probably due more to the proximity of the high-rise neighbours and colour of the stone.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
St Mark, Dalston, London
A remarkable church by Chester Cheston 1862-66, with a Butterfieldian SW tower to an alternative design by E L Blackburne begun in 1877. The very wide interior has iron columns and coloured brickwork.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
A church moved piece by piece
Formerly St Peter at Arches in the centre of Lincoln, rebuilt 1933-36 as St Giles on a new city estate some two miles away. For more details click on the picture to go to Lincolnian's page on flickr
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Moncton Catholic Cathedral in Canada
Dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, this unusual looking cathedral was designed by architect Louis-Napoléon Audet, of Sherbrooke (Quebec). It was begun in 1939 and completed in 1955.
Monday, December 10, 2007
St John's, Charlton, Ludwell, Wiltshire, England
An unusual church to add to the collection. 1839 by William Walker, it is in the south-west of the county near Donhead St Mary.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Astonishing Methodist Church near Bude in Cornwall
Flexbury Park Methodist Church
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This is rather an unusual building, twin towers flank the facade and are jauntily set at an angle. Between the towers and below the main facade wall seems to be a vestibul or walkway that appears curved.
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