Sujet

Chimney Piece, Court House. St. Andrew's, Holborn, c1886. Creator: Henry Dixon & Son.

Légende

Chimney Piece, Court House. St. Andrew's, Holborn, c1886. 'The Great Fire [of London] was stopped at Holborn Bridge, the bridge over the Fleet, where now is Farringdon Street, and the Church of St Andrew's, Holborn, escaped. The church re-built by Wren in 1687, still contains portions of the earlier building. The Chimney-piece is mentioned by Allen (History of London , iii. 680), as being in the inquest room, rebuilt in 1824. The present Court-house was built in consequence of the changes made in the neighbourhood by the erection of the Holborn Viaduct, which so altered the old levels that the church is now below the street. The interior of the church, one of Wren's finest, although Cunningham speaks of it as "a bad St James's, Westminster," has been ruined of late years by alterations in the worst possible taste'. Description by Alfred Marks.

Date

1886

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Royal Academy of Arts

Notre référence

HRM26A45_331

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53.6Mo (7.4Mo) / 32.0cm x 42.0cm / 3777 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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