Heavens Above
The City of London has many beautiful churches, and a few ruins. ‘The Friends of the City Churches’ is an architectural heritage charity helping to open the churches for visitors – tourists, and those interested in the buildings as well as those looking for a few moments of quiet peace and prayer. Not all the churches are used solely for Christian worship (and concerts), one at least is used occasionally by a Muslim group and by various charities. A friend of mine was a ‘Watcher’ (responsible for opening the church when otherwise not in use and answering visitors questions) and she introduced me to the Friends and the churches they watch over. After touring around one thing occurred to me – while the general architecture was spectacular and that was what people generally photographed, the ceilings too were at least as spectacular.