Steeple and the burnt-out remains of Christ Church, Newgate Street, City of London
Architect/Designer | Wren, Sir Christopher (1632-1723) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1704 |
Image Date | 1940 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Baroque |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP98/78 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Spires ; Belfries, bell towers ; Churches ; Ruins ; Bomb sites |
NOTES: The new church and tower was completed by Wren in 1687 and corresponded to the chancel of the Greyfriars' church destroyed in the Great Fire of London. The steeple was added in 1701. The church was destroyed in the Blitz and not rebuilt. The steeple was conserved in 1960.
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