Across the street from the High Commission for Trinity And Tobago is St. Matthew's Anglican Church. It's a magnificent building of stained glass windows, a soaring sanctuary, and a side chapel. The church was built during 1929 and 1930, and is an example of English ecclesiastical architecture. While I was inside, recorded choir music was playing in the sanctuary.
I love the stained glass and arches!
ReplyDeletesturdy and simple. recorded music, of course! passively repels vagrants i bet
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With the music it must have been absolutely perfect!
ReplyDeleteI like the stained glass windows!
ReplyDeleteI find its flat-topped tower unusual - not something we see around here much. But those stained glass windows! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLooks very well maintained and cared for.
ReplyDeleteI really love stained glass windows,those are beauties!
ReplyDeleteJane x
beautiful windows!
ReplyDeleteLove the stained glass.
ReplyDeleteI love old churches...and photos of old churches.
ReplyDeleteso, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow fortunate to have your own concert while getting some good shots !
ReplyDeleteI like the stained glass!
ReplyDeleteChurches, architecturally speaking, are a never ending source of beautiful things...
ReplyDelete@Linda: so did I!
ReplyDelete@Cloudia: they do use classical music on speakers to repel skateboarders from a certain area downtown...
@Ciel: it was very tranquil inside.
@Karl: I am consistently drawn to stained glass windows.
@Hilda: every once in awhile I see a church like that.
@Revrunner: it does indeed.
@Jane and Chris: there's more of that to come.
@Tex: and yet more stained glass in the not so distant future...
ReplyDelete@Luis: that seems to be the consensus.
@Norma: in European terms, this one's brand new!
@Tanya: I think so!
@Stuart: it was quite pleasant.
@Cheryl: that seems to be the common opinion!
@VP: this one's a real beauty.
What a lovely church!!
ReplyDeleteTruly beautiful stained glass windows.
ReplyDeletei enjoy the staircase leading to those gorgeous amazing doors. lovely!! ( :
ReplyDeleteThose stained glass windows are really amazing - especially with the sun coming through!
ReplyDeleteIf I was going to choose a church, this is it! Gorgeous and the stained-glass windows are some of the nicest I've seen. This is what a church should look like in my humble opinion. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful church. Looks very Anglican. As it is. MB
ReplyDeleteIt is always nice to hear music in a church, it adds something extra to it.
ReplyDeleteLove those windows and the music must have made it extra special being in there!
ReplyDeleteThere was a lot of building going on in the early 1930s, wasn't there? These churches seem to generally date from this period.
ReplyDelete@Jackie: it has real character.
ReplyDelete@Sharon: the colours in the fourth one really strike me.
@Beth: it's a nice entrance!
@Halcyon: the sun can pose a challenge for stained glass photography!
@Lowell: the architect did a great job designing this particular church.
@MB: it definitely has an Anglican feel to it.
@Bieb: and the acoustics in here are good.
@RedPat: it was.
@Kay: I was surprised, given that the Depression was underway at that time.
Beautiful stained glass. It takes one's breath away.
ReplyDeleteThese artistic windows are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThe stained glass windows are great!
ReplyDelete@Mari: most definitely!
ReplyDelete@Gunn: I never get tired of stained glass.
@Jose: that appears to be the consensus!
Very nice building and it seems to be very well cared for.
ReplyDeleteNice pics!
Thanks, Pat!
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