One of the things I like about living and working in London is that whenever you're early for something (and I like to be early) there's almost always a fantastic church nearby where you can go and soak in calming architecture for 5 minutes. Went to the Farm Street Church this morning and it's lovely, acted as a nice counter-balance to the low level of contemplation and reflection in most of my appointments. I'm extremely not religious but church architecture still has the power to slow you down for a minute.
Agree.
Posted by: Ben | July 09, 2007 at 09:17 PM
That's beautiful. Whenever my mother and I used to walk all over Europe, she told me that I could make three wishes every time I stepped into a church I had never been to before. Have you heard that? I have no clue where she got that from...
Posted by: Johanna | July 10, 2007 at 04:45 PM
Farm Street church is a particularly peaceful church, too - although a little High for my taste.
I am always struck by two things in churches - one; the architecture. Two; the feeling of the space. The second is by far the most impressive - and Farm Street has a lovely, lovely feeling.
Posted by: TomLR | July 16, 2007 at 09:45 AM