{"id":337,"date":"2022-02-24T17:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/captivate\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2024-09-27T11:33:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:33:27","slug":"st-annes-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/captivate\/other-projects\/st-annes-church\/","title":{"rendered":"ST ANNE\u2019S CHURCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/captivate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/08\/image-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Nicolas Hawksmoor church started in 1712, completed in 1727 and consecrated in 1730.&nbsp; Part of the 1711 act of parliament to build 50 new churches in London. Twelve \u2013 known as the Queen Anne Churches \u2013 were built, with six designed by Hawksmoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/captivate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/08\/St-Annes-Laser-Scan-NW-Perspective-3dsMax-VRay-1024x576.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/captivate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/08\/St-Annes-Laser-Scan-NW-Perspective-3dsMax-VRay-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tower of St Anne\u2019s Church was originally designed for a rebuilt St Alfege Church in Greenwich however, as a cost saving measure the original St Alfege church tower was retained, and the new tower design went to St Anne\u2019s instead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/captivate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/08\/front-ortho_3200x1800-2-1024x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The approximately 50m high tower was designed to be visible from the Thames and protrudes well above the canopy of surrounding trees in the churchyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/captivate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/08\/St-Annes-Church-Orthographic-1-1024x541.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A large pyramid sits in the churchyard with the inscription \u201cThe Wisdom of Solomon\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/britishlibrary\/50264473313\/in\/photostream\/\">A\u00a0Hawksmoor elevation from the British Library<\/a>\u00a0shows a design with two pyramids on the east towers that were not built suggesting it could be one of two intended for there \u2013 though these are much larger than the one in the churchyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"St Anne&#039;s Church : Laser scan \/ point cloud\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sbkoeETdJm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Further Reading \/ Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/details\/r\/0073eb3b-fd8a-4549-bb12-b7e487592779\">The National Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stanneslimehouse.org\/restoration\/heritage\/\">St Anne\u2019s Restoration Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-alfege.org.uk\/Groups\/299332\/Sir_Nicholas_Hawksmoor.aspx\">St Alfege website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/londonist.com\/london\/features\/st-annes-limehouse-church-hawksmoor-flag-standard-visit\">Londonist Article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Nicolas Hawksmoor church started in 1712, completed in 1727 and consecrated in 1730.&nbsp; Part of the 1711 act of parliament to build 50 new churches in London. 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