3456 x 5184 px | 29,3 x 43,9 cm | 11,5 x 17,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
6. Juli 2013
Ort:
Lombard Street, London, England.
Weitere Informationen:
This image shows the clock projecting from the church of St Edmund King & Martyr in Lombard Street, London, England. There is a face on each side so that the time can be seen both sides of the church along Lombard Street. The clock has a black face with the hours and minutes painted in gold. The hours are traditional Roman numerals. The hands are also painted gold as is the bezel. A crown sits atop the clock. St Edmund the King (to use its more common name) is the last remaining church in Lombard Street. Until the 1980s most UK based banks had their head offices here and historically it has been the London home for money lenders, being named after the Lombardy (Italian) merchants who settled in the area during the 12th Century. From 1691 until 1984 Lloyd's Coffeehouse, which eventually became Lloyd's of London, was based nearby. It is dedicated to the young King of East Anglia who was martyred by the Danish in 870. The Abbey of St Edmunds is built on his burial place. It was first described in the 12th century as St Edmund Grasschurch, after the hay market that gave its name to Grasschurch Street. The original medieval church was destroyed in the Great Fire. It was rebuilt by Christopher Wren between 1670 and 1674, with a tower designed like a lighthouse ornamented at the angles by flaming urns in allusion to the Great Fire. The projecting clock was built around 1810. Unusually there was some damage during both World Wars. The church has been deconsecrated and from 2006 it has been the London Centre for Spirituality with an associated bookshop. Source: http://www.reffell.org.uk/churches/stedmundkingmartyr.php