St. Dunstan Church in the East

 

Today we walked to photograph the ruins of St Dunstan in the East. The church was originally built around 1100 and was severely damaged during the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was repaired after the fire, and between 1695 and 1701 Sir Christopher Wren designed a new tower and steeple. The church was again severely damaged during the Blitz in 1941, but Wren’s tower and steeple survived. In 1967, the City of London decided to turn the ruins into a public garden, and today it is a popular setting for photography.

After photographing, we caught the tube to Tottenham Court Road station and walked to Foyles Bookstore, one of our favorites. Foyles has about four miles of bookshelves and over 200,000 books, so two hours was nowhere near long enough to explore the offerings.

Foyles was founded in 1903, and we had visited its old Charing Cross Road store on previous trips. I miss the creaking wood floors, but the added space in the newer store makes up for that. We had tea in the cafe and then browsed the bookstore. I did part of two floors, but the military history section seemed to absorb time as I looked for possible gifts for my nephew, Roger, a WWII buff. There were so many… which one might he not have that we couldn’t get in the US? Well, that remains the question.

Neither of us had enough time to wander as much as we liked, so Foyles will be a destination for another day. I will, however, have to weigh the books to make sure they will fit in my luggage allowance.

We caught the tube back to the flat and spent a quiet evening reading.

 

St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan

Fun photos from the walk back to the tube station. We also walked past the Monument to the Great Fire of London.

Christopher Wren Tower
 

Today we walked to photograph the ruins of St Dunstan in the East. The church was originally built around 1100 and was severely damaged during the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was repaired after the fire, and between 1695 and 1701 Sir Christopher Wren designed a new tower and steeple. The church was again severely damaged during the Blitz in 1941, but Wren’s tower and steeple survived. In 1967, the City of London decided to turn the ruins into a public garden, and today it is a popular setting for photography.

After photographing, we caught the tube to Tottenham Court Road station and walked to Foyles Bookstore, one of our favorites. Foyles has about four miles of bookshelves and over 200,000 books, so two hours was nowhere near long enough to explore the offerings.

Foyles was founded in 1903, and we had visited its old Charing Cross Road store on previous trips. I miss the creaking wood floors, but the added space in the newer store makes up for that. We had tea in the cafe and then browsed the bookstore. I did part of two floors, but the military history section seemed to absorb time as I looked for possible gifts for my nephew, Roger, a WWII buff. There were so many… which one might he not have that we couldn’t get in the US? Well, that remains the question.

Neither of us had enough time to wander as much as we liked, so Foyles will be a destination for another day. I will, however, have to weigh the books to make sure they will fit in my luggage allowance.

We caught the tube back to the flat and spent a quiet evening reading.

 

St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan

Fun photos from the walk back to the tube station. We also walked past the Monument to the Great Fire of London.

Christopher Wren Tower