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The City Churches Of Sir Christopher Wren
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Author : Paul Jeffery
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
Release Date : 2007-06-15
The City Churches Of Sir Christopher Wren written by Paul Jeffery and has been published by Bloomsbury Continuum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-15 with Architecture categories.
The Great Fire of 1666 devastated the centre of London, with a loss of old St Paul's and eighty-six parish churches. Sir Christopher Wren, working with Commissioners appointed by Parliament, was responsible for rebuilding the cathedral and fifty-one of the parish churches, although the immediate need to start rebuilding made his design for an overall replanning of the City impossible. The work was funded by a tax on coals brought into the City of London. Much has been written about Wren's rebuilding of St Paul's, while the other fifty-ne parish chirches he was appointed to reconstruct are generally overlooked. This is the first modern book to examine them as a whole. Paul Jeffery describes how and when the churches were built, exploring the respective contributions of Wren and of his two principal assistants, Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor. The result of their work was a unique set of contemporary churches. While not all are of the standard of Wren's masterpieces, such as St Stephen Walbrook and St Bride's, none is without architectural merit and interest. The second part of the book is a gazetteer of all the churches, including those that no longer exist. The book is heavily illustrated and provides a visual strong record of all the churches. Since they were built the Wren churches have suffered steady losses. St Christopher-le-Stocks was demolished in 1782 to make way for the Bank of England. Others, such as St Dionis Backchurch and St Antholin Budge Row, were lost to Victorian parish rationalisation. Many were destroyed or badly damaged in the Second World War. Only twenty-three of the original fifty-one remain. These are now under threat again, with the Templeman Report's proposal that only four of the existing churches (none by Wren) should be retained as parish churches. They provide a test case of conservation, sitting as they do in the middle of the City of London. The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren presents a clear case both for their importance and for their preservation.
Wren S City Of London Churches
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Author : John Christopher
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2012-02-15
Wren S City Of London Churches written by John Christopher and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-15 with Architecture categories.
A short history of the 51 Wren-designed churches in the city of London.
The Attribute Of Eternal
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-01-01
The Attribute Of Eternal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Church buildings categories.
Sir Christopher Wren
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Author : Bryan D. G. Little
language : en
Publisher: London : Hale
Release Date : 1975
Sir Christopher Wren written by Bryan D. G. Little and has been published by London : Hale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Architecture categories.
Christopher Wren 1632 1723
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Author : Sir Christopher Wren
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Christopher Wren 1632 1723 written by Sir Christopher Wren and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Architects categories.
Sir Christopher Wren
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Author : Paul Rabbitts
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-02-21
Sir Christopher Wren written by Paul Rabbitts and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-21 with History categories.
Sir Christopher Wren (1632–1723) is now mostly remembered as a genius of architecture – but he was also an accomplished polymath, who only came to architecture quite late in life. Most famous as the mastermind behind the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral and more than fifty parish churches after the Great Fire of London, among his countless other projects Wren also designed the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich, and much of Hampton Court Palace. Replete with colourful images of his buildings, this concise biography tells the story of a man whose creations are still popular tourist attractions to this day, but also casts light on Wren's credentials as an intellectual and a founding member of the Royal Society.
The Architecture Of Sir Christopher Wren
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Author : Viktor Fürst
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
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Christopher Wren And St Paul S Cathedral
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Author : Ronald D. Gray
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 1982
Christopher Wren And St Paul S Cathedral written by Ronald D. Gray and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An account of the construction of St. Paul's Cathedral in London by Christopher Wren after old St. Paul's was destroyed by fire in 1666. Also discusses other Wren churches and buildings and the relation of Wren's style to his historical period.
Wren S City Churches Classic Reprint
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Author : Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-21
Wren S City Churches Classic Reprint written by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-21 with Architecture categories.
Excerpt from Wren's City Churches Life of Sir C. Wren, by Lucy Phillimore. Sir C. Wren and his Times, also Life and Works of Sir C. Wren, by J. Elmes. Works of Sir C. Wren. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Christopher Wren
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Author : Kerry Downes
language : en
Publisher: London : Allen Lane
Release Date : 1971
Christopher Wren written by Kerry Downes and has been published by London : Allen Lane this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Architecture categories.
Definitive, concise, and very interesting...From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.