Talk:Christopher Wren
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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)
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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, 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."