Talk:St Mary Aldermary

Photo
Photo request fulfilled - thank you! :) TheGrappler 04:22, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

> 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, and new specially 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." -- from an email froma London tour guide. +sj +  00:11, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Link to church website
The link www.stmaryaldermary.co.uk has been overridden by a commercial website. Please check and adjust. --Oldontarian (talk) 09:43, 8 August 2019 (UTC)