Comments on: St Paul’s, Bow Common: London’s Brutalist Church https://livinglondonhistory.com/st-pauls-bow-common-londons-brutalist-church/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=st-pauls-bow-common-londons-brutalist-church A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:42:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: chesherj https://livinglondonhistory.com/st-pauls-bow-common-londons-brutalist-church/#comment-610 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:37:02 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=13512#comment-610 In reply to Sabine.

Hi Sabine, thanks for your comment and really pleased you are enjoying the posts! That’s a great idea and definitely on my to-do list! Jack

]]> By: chesherj https://livinglondonhistory.com/st-pauls-bow-common-londons-brutalist-church/#comment-609 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:36:25 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=13512#comment-609 In reply to jennyrobbins.

Hi Jenny, thanks for your comment, really pleased you enjoyed the post! Yes you are definitely right about the efficiency and purpose of the church. In some ways it flt correct but in other ways, as you say, slightly intimidating or unwelcoming.

]]> By: Sabine https://livinglondonhistory.com/st-pauls-bow-common-londons-brutalist-church/#comment-588 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:02:50 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=13512#comment-588 I really enjoy your Instagram posts and have subscribed to emails and one day will try to do a tour. I have a suggestion. It would be wonderful (perhaps it already exists) if you could provide a rough map of London with pin markers on it, each one linked to one of your posts so that if someone was going to, say, Hackney or Covent Garden for work or leisure, they could look at the map and see if there was anything interesting to look at in the vicinity while they were there. They could also use the map to create a walk of interesting spots, if time allowed.

]]> By: jennyrobbins https://livinglondonhistory.com/st-pauls-bow-common-londons-brutalist-church/#comment-586 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:09:10 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=13512#comment-586 Hello Jack

Another fascinating blog .This time about the brutalist church St Paul’s Bow Common .
Constructed as it was , out of the ruins of Second World War bombing , the effect is very
spare and without any detail or unrequired addition . The interior also is a model of efficiency and purpose. No hassocks , limited flowers , and generally , to me , without much that might be construed as welcoming .
Perhaps this was the zeitgeist , the general aim of ” Radical Christian Socialism ” you describe.

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