Nicholas Hawksmoor

[colonel]

I've recently become a fan of the 1700s architect Nicholas Hawksmoor....ok, perhaps not your usual BGAFD hobby, but this is not your usual architect.

For starters, here is his St.George's Bloomsbury. Not your average church either.

[BeestonBoy]

Hey C!!

A fantastic building by a truely great architect.

How ever....

I personaly believe St Anne's Limehouse to be the finest of "the six churches"

Have you visited the six? I have always wanted to but never had the time.

Enjoy your new interest chap

BB

[colonel]

Christ Church, Spitalfields, is another spectacular church of his- I remember viewing it from the Liverpool Street viaduct on many occasions many years ago.

[BeestonBoy]

And before Ace beats me to it.... !wink!

The Church in "The long Good Friday" is St George in the East ,in Wapping. Also one of "The six"

[colonel]

Another spectacular church- a strong resemblance to All Souls College, Oxford- another Hawksmoor building.

[nikonman]

Could you list the " six churches" please?.
All i know of Hawksmoor is that he designed the two West towers for Westminster Abbey and was architect to Beverley Minster.

We certainty get some strange subjects on this forum, which is great to see.

[BeestonBoy]

Hey NM

The six churches are:

St Anne's Limehouse

St George's Church, Bloomsbury

St Alfege's Church, Greenwich

St George in the East, Wapping

Christ Church, Spitalfields

St Mary Woolnoth

Cheers

BB