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Nicholas Hawksmoor
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:39 pm
by 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.
Re: Nicholas Hawksmoor
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:58 pm
by 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
Re: Nicholas Hawksmoor
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:02 pm
by 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.
Re: Nicholas Hawksmoor
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:09 pm
by 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"
Re: Nicholas Hawksmoor
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:12 pm
by colonel
Another spectacular church- a strong resemblance to All Souls College, Oxford- another Hawksmoor building.
Re: Nicholas Hawksmoor
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:33 am
by 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.
Re: Nicholas Hawksmoor
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:28 pm
by 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