Tuesday, September 04, 2012

May 2012: The beautiful altar of the Farm Street Church

 

You can see the full panorama of this church at this link.

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The main altarpiece. This was designed by Pugin. He was a famous English architect and was singlehandedly responsible for the revival of Gothic architecture in the UK. The man has worked in most of the major churches in the country.

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The two sides of the main altar area. Beautiful marble work

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A wedding is planned…

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There are these rows of saints on both sides..

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A very attractive statue of Christ in the middle.

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An extraordinarily beautiful painted statue of the Virgin with a lovely steeple on top.

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The pulpit. Some lovely statues at the bottom.

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Looking back down the church to the Farm Street entrance.

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I go back to exit the church. Lovely…

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The roofs are also of marble cladding!

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Exquisitely carved.

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The iron gate with the sign of the Jesuits on top.

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Hello Mr. Gargoyle.

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A last look back down the aisle

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One can see the supporting walls, this was damaged during the Blitz. A beautiful church indeed.

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