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175 Years of St George’s Cathedral
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE years ago, at a time of great uncertainty in Europe, St George’s in Southwark was opened solemnly by Bishop Wiseman — writes the Cathedral Archivist Melanie Bunch. The...
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Special Mission to Rome
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE Court of St James’s and the Holy See have evolved in the many centuries since the Henrician usurpation. At times, such as during the Napoleonic unpleasantness, the interests of...
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St Paul’s: Before and After the War
Wren’s post-Fire St Paul’s Cathedral was an icon of resistance to German aggression and an emblem of survival during the Blitz, but while the dome survived the church did suffer damage: A bomb fell...
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Fortress London
What could be more mundane than the Country Bus Services Map? Not when you put the design in the hands of Max Gill. Younger brother to the more famous (but controversial) Eric Gill, Lesilei Macdonald...
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The threefold division of the world Though he was an Eton-and-Balliol man, Lord Grimond (1913-1993) — sometime leader of the Liberal party in this realm — was born in the Scots university town of St...
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Articles of Note: 6 January 2024
Articles of Note The Epiphany – 6 January 2024 ■ It is well-known that ‘Welsh’ means ‘foreigners’, whereas Cymraeg, the Welsh word for ‘Welsh’ means ‘fellow-countrymen’. As the linguist Danny Bate...
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Whitechapel Library
There are precious few suitable uses for former church buildings. At the worst end of the spectrum is nightclub, though bar or restaurant often doesn’t fall terribly far behind either. To my mind, I...
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St Mary Overie in Lent
The days are getting longer and Lent is already upon us. Here in Southwark I nipped in to Evensong in the late twilight of a winter’s day. They do it very beautifully with a full choir at the...
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Cambridge
There’s a Dutch vibe to Cambridge that I rather like — but also a lingering Protestant Cromwellianism that I don’t. These two factors are not unconnected, and the highway that once was the North Sea...
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Articles of Note: 13 March 2024
Articles of Note Wednesday 13 March 2024 ■ I consider myself a reasonably aware person when it comes to church architecture, but I was blown away when I first visited the Church of Our Lady Queen of...
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