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Vintage 1854 engraving of the tower of St. Michael church, Cornhill, before the current porch by Sir George Gilbert Scott was added. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor.
St George-in-the-East Nicholas Hawksmoor's wildest flight of fancy! Built 1714 -1726 beside the once notorious Radcliffe Highway, it served a largely seafaring community.
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Vintage 1854 engraving of the tower of St. Michael church, Cornhill, before the current porch by Sir George Gilbert Scott was added. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Sir George Gilbert Scott RA (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), largely known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started his career as a leading designer of workhouses.
Nicholas Hawksmoor was a seventeenth/eighteenth century architect famous for designing London churches and stately homes. When and Where was he Born? 1661, East Drayton, Nottinghamshire, England. Family Background: Nicholas Hawksmoor was the son of a yeoman farming family. Education: Unknown, but as he was literate probably local schools.
General view of the west front, from the west; The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design. Further rebuilding and restoration occurred in the 19th century under Sir George Gilbert Scott.
