Phoenix from the Flames, Wren and Hawksmoor City Churches - Rose Balston, Art History UK - Art History Abroad - Art History Abroad
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RH - Summer '09
Phoenix from the Flames, Wren and Hawksmoor City Churches
The devastation of the Great Fire in 1666 was unprecedented. The opportunities however, were infinite. This day will be spent enjoying the wonderful city churches of Wren and Hawksmoor. With a pizzazz that virtually eclipses Charles II's swashbuckling court, Christopher Wren, architect, astronomer and genius, set about to rebuild the city. His protégée Nicholas Hawksmoor takes up this mantel and carries the English Baroque into its fullest form.
Throughout the day we will visit St Mary le Bow, St Mary Aldermary and St Stephen's Walbrook (Wren); St Mary's Woolnoth and Christ Church Spitalfieldsd (Hawksmoor). For those who can stay we will finish our church crawl with some more spiritual nourishment inside St Paul's for Evensong at 5pm. The interior of Wren's masterpiece is glorious and the cathedral choir is deemed one the best in Britain.
- Meet where: Outside St Mary le Bow
- Meet when: 10.30 or 11am
- Fee: £76 per person including all church contributions and 2 x taxi
- Suggested lunch venue: Simpson's Tavern, Cornhill. Please talk to Rose for other options.
- Days available: Monday to Friday
- Rose carries public liability insurance
