tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post2318875089625253920..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Newell Street, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-30684593629542755722012-03-25T12:03:14.599+01:002012-03-25T12:03:14.599+01:00Good question - which is a way of saying I don'...Good question - which is a way of saying I don't know the answer! The accounts of the church that I've read have not been very clear about the exact date of the ball and whether it was there from the beginning.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-58079083129228958362012-03-25T08:38:51.051+01:002012-03-25T08:38:51.051+01:00That ball on the flagstaff reminds me of a time ba...That ball on the flagstaff reminds me of a time ball. Did Captain Wauchope, who invented the time ball in 1829, get the idea from this church?Peter Marquis-Kylehttp://www.marquis-kyle.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-26756887485741216262012-03-21T12:33:05.199+00:002012-03-21T12:33:05.199+00:00Peter: Yes, there's strong connection with the...Peter: Yes, there's strong connection with the Navy and I read somewhere that this is the only church permitted to fly (or "wear", as they say) the White Ensign. No flag was up when I was there, though.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-20574620070571058792012-03-21T11:14:10.345+00:002012-03-21T11:14:10.345+00:00Going home in the 80s I would often make a detour ...Going home in the 80s I would often make a detour to see St.Annes. This church was also used for the baptisms of babies born at sea.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-57164633389088606082012-03-21T10:08:57.232+00:002012-03-21T10:08:57.232+00:00Bazza: Thank you. Yes, there's something very ...Bazza: Thank you. Yes, there's something very individual about Hawksmoor. It's interesting how one's impressions of a place or a building are influenced in retrospect by photography. When I visited this church, the main body of the building was in such deep shade that it was very difficult to photograph, so I concentrated on this view of the tower. No it;s the tower that I remember best.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-25169500898435693462012-03-21T10:00:57.076+00:002012-03-21T10:00:57.076+00:00For half-a-second I thought the picture was Christ...For half-a-second I thought the picture <i>was</i> Christ Church in Spitalfields. Hawksmoor is definitely my favour London architect and his churches are as easily recognised as a Van Gogh painting. There is something really pleasing and satisfying about your photograph.<br /><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Click here for Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-44228649335088741142012-03-20T17:52:06.068+00:002012-03-20T17:52:06.068+00:00Pigtown Design: Yes! Christ Church Spitalfields is...Pigtown Design: Yes! Christ Church Spitalfields is by Hawksmoor.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-103488732691648942012-03-20T17:46:48.413+00:002012-03-20T17:46:48.413+00:00i got called out the other day for saying that spi...i got called out the other day for saying that spitalfields was a hawksmoor church. it is, isn't it?Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-54146012026952375232012-03-20T17:44:41.492+00:002012-03-20T17:44:41.492+00:00Thanks, Anon. I'd not seen that post.Thanks, Anon. I'd not seen that post.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-10096163555007672542012-03-20T17:38:09.996+00:002012-03-20T17:38:09.996+00:00It took me a few moments to realise why your photo...It took me a few moments to realise why your photo was so familiar and then realised that IanVisits was there last year - http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2011/05/24/hms-ark-royals-battle-ensign-not-on-display-in-docklands/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-33293911959461887052012-03-20T17:27:06.968+00:002012-03-20T17:27:06.968+00:00Miss Rayne: Thank you for your comment. For some r...Miss Rayne: Thank you for your comment. For some reason I received it six times; that's once for each of Hawksmoor's London churches - spooky! These stupendous buildings do indeed stop one in their tracks.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-79353007430469877602012-03-20T17:25:46.802+00:002012-03-20T17:25:46.802+00:00Hels: I think the surrounding buildings were quite...Hels: I think the surrounding buildings were quite low in the early Georgian period.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-22905739573471344102012-03-20T17:04:29.450+00:002012-03-20T17:04:29.450+00:00I really love the Hawksmoor churches, they stop me...I really love the Hawksmoor churches, they stop me in my tracks whenever i walk by (very rarely these days)Miss Raynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188242351879989242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-38734225583983062392012-03-20T16:21:06.084+00:002012-03-20T16:21:06.084+00:00Love it. What a great idea - a flagpole that acted...Love it. What a great idea - a flagpole that acted as a sea mark for shipping. I also like the idea that seamen were aided by the high clock.<br /><br />But with buildings in front of the church, these elements might have been difficult to see. Were there any buildings at the end of this little side street, back in George I's time?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com