tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post4683749585684961380..comments2024-03-16T08:31:20.966+00:00Comments on English Buildings: St Mary Aldermary, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-5288034631892492632010-09-27T20:02:30.573+01:002010-09-27T20:02:30.573+01:00Peter: You'd like it, I'm sure.Peter: You'd like it, I'm sure.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-32625071709862680632010-09-27T19:56:35.266+01:002010-09-27T19:56:35.266+01:00Martin: All learners are welcome here. Tracery is ...Martin: All learners are welcome here. Tracery is the architectural term for the stonework in the upper part of a window. Different patterns of stonework were fashionable in different phases of Gothic architecture.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-20813681519094141052010-09-27T15:08:36.028+01:002010-09-27T15:08:36.028+01:00Completely new to me, thankyou.Completely new to me, thankyou.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-87404912302134810412010-09-26T22:53:09.154+01:002010-09-26T22:53:09.154+01:00I'm a learner here. Fan vaulting and flattened...I'm a learner here. Fan vaulting and flattened arches I can recognise,but I need some help with tracery.<br />Apologies for probably not having paid enough attention in the past.<br />What the heck-it's a beautiful building and I shall be seeking it out.martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716015731140290341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-85139626222565485712010-09-26T20:31:02.494+01:002010-09-26T20:31:02.494+01:00Chris: Thanks for your comment. Yes, the fan vault...Chris: Thanks for your comment. Yes, the fan vault is quite different in its details from the 'original' Gothic vaults in places like King's College Chapel and Bath Abbey.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-46816977846354284892010-09-26T15:16:39.917+01:002010-09-26T15:16:39.917+01:00Pevsner says the use of Gothic was because large a...Pevsner says the use of Gothic was because large amounts of the stonework was reused, but the fan vault must be Wren because it is plaster, and it is not a slavish copy of Gothic precedents. Both Wren and Hawksmoor could do Gothic and the skills were still around because the style had only just died out.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-31039158230086954312010-09-23T17:15:27.656+01:002010-09-23T17:15:27.656+01:00Hels: From what I remember, the fan vaulting, etc,...Hels: From what I remember, the fan vaulting, etc, was a departure, but I'll have to do some more reading around to check.<br /><br />Bazza: The out-of-kilter quality is because the chancel is at a slightly odd angle - part of the accommodation to the site that I mention.<br /><br />Vinogirl: Thanks so much.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-4120581607167006602010-09-22T05:57:56.450+01:002010-09-22T05:57:56.450+01:00I'm not sure if it's my imagination but th...I'm not sure if it's my imagination but the building looks slightly out of kilter in your picture. However, it also has a 'new' look to it. I'm not familiar with the outside of this church but the inside is very beautiful.<br />It's constantly a pleasure to see the variety of subjects in your posts Philip.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-89510793734774330912010-09-22T04:11:43.292+01:002010-09-22T04:11:43.292+01:00Your photograph captures the interior of this chur...Your photograph captures the interior of this church perfectly.Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-71795323816501475062010-09-22T01:27:34.117+01:002010-09-22T01:27:34.117+01:00Wouldn't it be interesting to know what St Mar...Wouldn't it be interesting to know what St Mary Aldermary looked like before the Great Fire? <br /><br />If it was already filled with fan vaulting, flattened arches and tracery, then Wren's contribution was less radical. If Wren took the surviving elements of the pre-fire church and changed it utterly, then he really was a very versatile architect.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com