Your Bike in front of a Church

[Grant Fondo]

Saint Georges in the East London.

From the back - too cramped to get a good shot of the front.

Hawksmoor.

Hit by a firebomb in WW11 and burned out (God's way of telling us we were on the wrong side?) - sat as a shell for a quarter of a century and then a very nice (to me) modern church created inside - very airy.

Nice green around it in a very ungreen area - few folk relaxing in the lockdown sunshine in odd spots - properly self isolating. Worth checking out - very close to the Cable Street mural.

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Lovely! One of Hawsmoor's best. The 60s church inside is a bit weird, i used to visit regularly when i worked on the redevelopment of the Old Mint up the road. A jewel in the middle of all the crud buildings in Wapping.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Church of St Catherine, The Leigh, Gloucestershire.
This is the last of the churches in the seven towers benefice which I've been riding to recently. The other 6 can be seen in my past pics here, the church at Deerhurst is not one of the group.
See http://seventowers.org.uk/ for those interested.
@Grant Fondo this another grade one listed church and has its own brown sign, if you ever do get to Deerhurst which you've put on your 'to see' list you could do this one at the same time, in fact you could do all the churches I've posted here, they are all within a fairly short distance of each other.
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I certainly will. Big fan of Gloucester Cathedral as well, not visited for 15 years and due a revisit soon. So many great buildings, so little time

 

[Grant Fondo]

Lovely! One of Hawsmoor's best. The 60s church inside is a bit weird, i used to visit regularly when i worked on the redevelopment of the Old Mint up the road. A jewel in the middle of all the crud buildings in Wapping.

Worth a look at the tower its so good

 

[Grant Fondo]

As we are on the subject, and apologies no bike in the foreground! One of the best I have visited, Eliel Saarinen church in Indiana, 1942 so only handful of churches built around this time. Not everyones cup of tea but a real masterpiece, so tranquil inside.

 

[Blue Hills]

As we are on the subject, and apologies no bike in the foreground! One of the best I have visited, Eliel Saarinen church in Indiana, 1942 so only handful of churches built around this time. Not everyones cup of tea but a real masterpiece, so tranquil inside.
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Interesting, so you are forgiven the lack of a bike.
Would never have guessed that was in the states.
European architect?

 

[Blue Hills]

Worth a look at the tower its so good
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In that spot in the green, just to the left, there were two folks having a social natter, one on a seat/bench, while keeping their distance.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Interesting, so you are forgiven the lack of a bike.
Would never have guessed that was in the states.
European architect?

Yes Finish. Born way back in 1873, his son Eero was the more famous of the two, he designed another church down the road but his old man's is the better of the two in my humble opinion

 

[Grant Fondo]

Boo taking a welcome rest outside Chester cathedral today - wow it was so quiet

Same spot pre lockdown

 

[Duc gas]

Same spot pre lockdown
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What a coincidence! Love to stop off in Chester, especially by the river 👍

 

[Grant Fondo]

What a coincidence! Love to stop off in Chester, especially by the river 👍

Aye, nice when the suns out. I live walking distance to the cathedral but not been in town for a month

 

[Levo-Lon]

Marholm Church
Forgot to put bike in pic

 

[EltonFrog]

A couple of odd looking churches today.

Charney Basset

West Hannay

 

[Grant Fondo]

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West Hannay

West Hannay is a nice church, earliest parts 1150, you can't beat a bit of Norman

 

[briantrumpet]

MBIFO Brampford Speke today. All churches are locked, but I'm having some fun whilst taking exercise ride breathers, by taking photos of church exteriors. This one has a splendid tower.

 

[EltonFrog]

West Hannay is a nice church, earliest parts 1150, you can't beat a bit of Norman

I dare’nt go in one, feckin place’ll collapse around my feet.