Saturday, January 22, 2011

Christchurch, Spitalfields



This impressive church was built as the Stuart's answer to some of the problems posed by immigration. The Protestant Huguenots had recently landed from France, political refugees from persecution. They aroused feelings of disquiet, so the solution was found: build loads of churches. It must have made sense at the time.

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