Christ Church Spitalfields, London

This is Christ Church in Spitalfields, London. It was designed by Nicholas Hawksmore (1661 - 1736) along with 3 other churches of similar design built in the east end of London in the 18th century.

It was still possible back in my childhood to see all four churches from the top of Observation Hill in Greenwich
Today they are mostly obscured by new tower blocks.

Christ Church Spitalfields

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Hawksmoor built six churches in London and collaborated with the top architects of his day including Sir Christopher Wren on the building of St Paul's Cathedral.

Hawksmoor Churches of London

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The Occult connection


There was a lot of chatter when I was a child about the occult nature of the alignment of Hawksmoors churches. Many occult conspiracies surround these churches that I won't repeat here in detail.

I lived close to St Anne's Church (see map) and in the graveyard there was a large pyramid shaped tomb about 15 feet tall (5 meters).
It was believed that if you walked around it three times at midnight you would see your future?

I didn't walk around this tomb (past my bedtime) but we did investigate many of the plague pits in this part of London when we were kids, but that's another story.

Have a great week ahead folks. My entry for #monochromemonday initiated by @old-guy-photos

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!steemitworldmap 51.5191153 lat -0.0739399 long Christ Church, Spitalfields, London d3scr

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