Glasgow Cathedral is the oldest cathedral on mainland Scotland, the present building being consecrated in 1197. It’s a large impressive stone building with very high ceilings next to the Necropolis.
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Glasgow Cathedral
Categories: Glasgow, Scotland
Tags: architecture, cathedral, church, photo post, stained glass, stained glass window, stonework
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Glasgow Necropolis
It should be obvious by now that I enjoy exploring a good cemetery and Glasgow’s Necropolis is one of the best. Established in 1832 it’s located on a hill next to Glasgow Cathedral (featuring in a future post) that, like Highgate in London, was inspired by Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Categories: Glasgow, Scotland
Tags: architecture, cemetery, Glasgow, history, mausoleum, necropolis, Scotland, statue
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Brompton Cemetery, London
After my very successful tour of Highgate Cemetery I decided that I would like to cross off all the so-called “Magnificent Seven” cemeteries in London, starting with Brompton. Opened in 1840 over 200,000 people are buried here and it is the only cemetery in the country managed by the Royal Parks on behalf of the nation. At over 40 acres it was specifically designed to resemble the layout of an open air cathedral and has some stunningly impressive architecture as well as being the final resting place of a large amount of interesting and notable people.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, cemetery, emmeline pankhurst, magnificent seven cemeteries, photo post, squirrel
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Sandys Row Synagogue, London
I visited Sandys Row Synagogue in Spitalfields as part of Open House London and was impressed both by the warm welcome and the interior which is much more beautiful than its exterior would suggest. The building started out as L’Eglise de L’Artillerie (the Artillery Church) in 1766 being consecrated as a synagogue in 1876 for the Dutch Ashkenazi Jews, economic migrants who had begun moving to the area in the 1840s.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, history, Jewish history, Open House London, photo post, Sandys Row Synagogue, Synagogue
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Masonic Temple, Andaz Hotel, Liverpool Street, London
The Masonic Temple inside the Andaz Hotel on Liverpool Street was the only place during Open House London where I was required to queue to get in. When the hotel was sold for refurbishment it was so run down that the previous owners had no idea that this Grade II listed marble temple built in 1912 was boarded up behind a fake wall.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, masonic temple, Open House London, photo post
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
I went on a tour of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as part of Open House London. This was one of my I’m in the area so let’s see what it’s about picks and it turned out to be very interesting. The School was founded in 1899 and based elsewhere but their present home dates from 1926, officially opened in 1929.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, art deco, guided tour, medical history, Open House London, photo post
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St Vedast-Alias-Foster Church, London
I hadn’t heard of St Vedast-alias-Foster before I noticed it was forming part of Open House London last year. It’s dedicated to a French saint who was Bishop of Arras around the 6th century.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, christopher wren, church, history, Open House London
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St Stephen Walbrook Church, London
St Stephen Walbrook is another church I visited whilst down in London for Open House last year. It’s the third church building on the site, the first was founded in Saxon times, the second was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666 and the third was designed by Christopher Wren in 1672.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, christopher wren, church, Open House London, photo post
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Clothworkers’ Hall, London
I visited Clothworkers’ Hall as part of last year’s Open House London. I didn’t know anything about the Clothworkers’ Company beforehand but the pictures of the building looked interesting and I wasn’t disappointed. Founded in 1528 it was originally established to supervise the training of apprentices and setting standards within the textile industry and now continues its work as a charitable organisation.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, Clothworkers' Hall, free, Open House London, photo post, Samuel Pepys
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The Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert venue in Kensington probably most well known as the venue for the Proms concerts. Originally it was to be called Central Hall, part of Prince Albert’s vision after the success of the 1851 Great Exhibition, but when he died in 1861 it was renamed in his honour.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, chimney, kensington, Prince Albert, Royal Albert Hall
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