"Then it is dark; a night where kings in golden suits ride elephants over the mountains." - John Cheever

Sunday, March 20, 2005

City Churches

Went to a function at St Mary at Hill yesterday, a Wren church just off East Cheap. Astonishing, beautiful place. Even at weekends there is a sense of some ineffable energy in the City - the 1000 year old streets connecting the most ancient structures with the most modern...

2 comments:

Col said...

Have you been watching the repeats of Ackroyd's London programme? But I agree, the city has a strange and appealing atmosphere at the weekend.

John said...

didn't know it was being repeated, tho liked it the first time and love all that psychogeographical stuff generally.