Talk:Christopher Wren/Archive 1

Year of birth
I work in the Wiltshire county archives, in which Wren's baptism is recorded in the East Knoyle parish register. This clearly shows that he was born and baptised in 1631, not 1632. I have uploaded a digital image of the baptismal entry heretemporarily. Could this be changed in the body text, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.162.199 (talk) 15:54, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

comments
I've removed the anon contributor's claims that "Wren apparently received architectural tutoring from Elizabeth Wilbraham (1632-1705), who was the actual designer of many buildings attributed to Wren" because of the lack of any sourcing for this claim, which certainly isn't supported by any of the sources that I've read. I've been unable to find any connections between Wren and Wilbraham via Google. -- ChrisO 07:28, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)

From email
comments from Lucille 2000 > Under churches still existing, you include St. Mary Aldermanbury, > London. Whilst this church did survive until the early forties, it was > irretrievably damaged during WWII. However, it does still exist in a > manner of speaking, as the good people of Fulton, Missouri, transported > as much of the fabric as possible to their town, and have re-erected it > there as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill for his great services to > the World during those desperate years. However, the footprint of the > church still remains, with beautiful plants and trees, so that one can > still visit the site. An added bonus is the adjacent garden with a > monument to Condell & Heminge, who were instrumental in producing the > first folio of Shakespeare's plays, so that we can still enjoy them > today.

> Under Churches destroyed, you list St. Mary Aldermary, Bow Lane, London. > This church is very much still in existence, and has been the subject > of many repairs and restorations over the years. The latest of the > interior was finished only in April 2005, and I attended the special > service presided over by the Bishop of London to celebrate this > restoration. For your interest and ready reference, I undernote a brief > description of this latest work: > "St. Mary Aldermary has recently undergone a major programme of internal > restoration. According to Pevsner, the church -- by Sir Christopher Wren > or if not by him by his office -- 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 results > of the restoration are magnificent, Wren's plaster fan-vault ceiling > gleams as it must have done on the day it was completed, beautifully > illuminated by subtle spotlighting. The memorials on the north wall have > been carefully cleaned, andspecially designed notice boards are now > fixed to the exterior of the church. The work has taken some 6 years to > conceive, pull in the funds, and then implement. The priest in charge -- > Father John Mothersole - has worked single-handedly but with great > determination to see the work through. Funds have been donated by many > organisations including the City of London Guide Lecturers Association. > A service of celebration of the restorations was held on 21st April, > presided over by Richard Chartres, Bishop of London." +sj +  00:03, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Prince Charles at Westminster School?
" He was a pupil of Westminster School and it was there he met the young Prince Charles.." What is the authority for this statement, please, as I know of no connection between Prince Charles and Westminster School? Jezzabr 17:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)


 * it's a load of rubbish, charles has never been anywhere near westminster school, he is too stupid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.75.133.0 (talk) 01:50, 12 November 2008 (UTC)