Saint Mary Aldermary
Wren, Christopher
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Alternative Title
St. Mary Aldermary
Date
2013-01-22Description
View looking down the nave on axis with the entry; There has been a church on this site for over 900 years and its name is usually taken to mean that it is the oldest of the City churches dedicated to the Virgin Mary. St. Mary Aldermary was greatly damaged in London's Great Fire of 1666 although parts of its walls and tower survived. It was mostly rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in a Gothic style. According to Pevsner, it is "the chief surviving monument of the 17th century Gothic revival in the City and -- with Warwick -- the most important late 17th century Gothic church in England." The latest interior restoration was finished in April 2005, with special attention paid to the plaster ceilings and the memorials on the north wall. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/13/2009)
Type of Work
churchSubject
architectural exteriors, Great Fire, London, England, 1666, Seventeenth century, Gothic Revival
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