tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post5766967616347758312..comments2023-12-17T05:05:54.976-06:00Comments on Cranberry Morning: St. Martin-in-the-Field, LondonCranberry Morninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-35192921161702742572011-11-10T10:08:58.703-06:002011-11-10T10:08:58.703-06:00My daughter and I ate dinner in the crypt while in...My daughter and I ate dinner in the crypt while in London six years ago -- it was one of the few Rick Steves recommendations we were able to accomplish in our three weeks of UK ramblings... a great experience, and I was so happy to actually be in the church whose name I had heard all those years in classical music recordings. :-)GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-26306581220756838272011-11-07T17:45:08.087-06:002011-11-07T17:45:08.087-06:00So interesting...I enjoyed your tour!So interesting...I enjoyed your tour!lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274699008746761375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-19717486555446235822011-11-07T06:59:41.010-06:002011-11-07T06:59:41.010-06:00Love the crypt at St. Martins. We went to our li...Love the crypt at St. Martins. We went to our little village church in the UK...my girls would say every Sunday they imagined it was how the pilgrims felt : ) No way you'd doze off in those pews!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-11743432533015458242011-11-06T20:59:32.651-06:002011-11-06T20:59:32.651-06:00Judy, another great blog. I love St. Martin's...Judy, another great blog. I love St. Martin's in the Field. Pictures are great as usual. Thanks for sharing.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-36371152955011815622011-11-06T20:53:02.644-06:002011-11-06T20:53:02.644-06:00OMGosh, that place is gorgeous. My grandson would ...OMGosh, that place is gorgeous. My grandson would love to visit there. He ♥ places like that ŸDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631307951696039267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-25180852106661402142011-11-05T22:32:04.750-05:002011-11-05T22:32:04.750-05:00You never cease to amaze me! Beautiful.You never cease to amaze me! Beautiful.Tiffaneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371750010486930279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-4858259954359162042011-11-05T20:08:15.462-05:002011-11-05T20:08:15.462-05:00So beautiful!
PS I LOVE your soap blog and pinne...So beautiful!<br /><br />PS I LOVE your soap blog and pinned some of them on Pinterest!Just Wedeminutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824268220479218191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-36466152252760691852011-11-05T18:00:24.433-05:002011-11-05T18:00:24.433-05:00I think when we were there years ago we were allow...I think when we were there years ago we were allowed to do some rubbings. Very fun!Judy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05591607125583963544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-51092206793574955412011-11-05T08:44:41.939-05:002011-11-05T08:44:41.939-05:00Thank you, Anonymous, for setting us straight! I s...Thank you, Anonymous, for setting us straight! I should have stuck with St. Martin's own website. :-)Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-64737746210062521012011-11-05T04:26:27.071-05:002011-11-05T04:26:27.071-05:00Nice post. I remember looking for the field the fi...Nice post. I remember looking for the field the first time I visited London when I was eight. It was a very small field !! As it was London, I just thought that they had built on it.<br /><br />Later in life I remember the cafe in the crypt well and your third photo is visibly imprinted in my head.<br />Around about 1996 - 2000, a charter rail company ran relentless trips to London for £20, I took my Mother with me on some occasions and within the time that was available 12 - 6 pm ( realistically 5pm to be back in good time for the train), we did Debenhams for lunch (a reasonable price and decent enough hot food ) on Oxford street, a major or smaller tourist site and more often than not ended up in Trafalgar square about 4pm ... although there wasn't much left to eat, it became a haven for the feet. I never remember visiting the church though as we always entered from the ground floor on the street.<br />The charter company had some other strange travel ideas that didn't mix with the profile of the rail passengers and consequently their business folded.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-43772180932449689032011-11-05T03:47:40.604-05:002011-11-05T03:47:40.604-05:00A lovely article about a place that I love, so tha...A lovely article about a place that I love, so thank you. If I might correct a bit of the detail about the history - it seems that knowledge of London doesn't know as much as it ought - no-one knows whether the original church on the site was Norman (or Saxon, or whatever). From St Martin-in-the-Fields own website:<br /><br />There is no official reference to a church on the site of St Martin's until Norman times, when in 1222 a dispute was recorded between William, Abbot of Westminster, and Eustace, Bishop of London on the Bishop's authority over the church. The Archbishop of Canterbury decided in favour of the abbot and St Martin's, then surrounded by fields, appears to have been used by the monks of Westminster.<br /><br />In around 1542, Henry VIII, as ruthless with the monks as with his wives, built a new church and extended the parish boundaries to keep plague victims from being carried through his palace. This was enlarged in 1607 at the cost of Prince Henry, the son of King James I. This church was pulled down in 1721 to be replaced by the current building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-56388477925832669462011-11-04T23:44:20.670-05:002011-11-04T23:44:20.670-05:00Beautiful church, and such a lovely spire. Great s...Beautiful church, and such a lovely spire. Great shots of the inside of the Crypt--a most impressive place. Mickie :)forgetmenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389986333606868436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-84439309506045794992011-11-04T13:06:20.417-05:002011-11-04T13:06:20.417-05:00It's funny how place names stay but surroundin...It's funny how place names stay but surroundings change. England has some very interesting names. I enjoyed your tour.Ruth Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649059834123681889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-80726413190625577812011-11-04T12:57:26.451-05:002011-11-04T12:57:26.451-05:00Ooh, I love the way the tree in the foreground fra...Ooh, I love the way the tree in the foreground frames the photo! That menu didn't look very interesting; maybe at a different time of year. Only you would take a photo as you start down the stairs to the crypt--good shot!Jean | Delightful Repasthttp://delightfulrepast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-9355262426988274252011-11-04T12:38:36.256-05:002011-11-04T12:38:36.256-05:00Lovely! I have read alot about St. Martins, nice t...Lovely! I have read alot about St. Martins, nice to actually see pictures! I never thought about it not being in a field. LolHeide at ApronHistoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01031250918789204123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-17876856055360585852011-11-04T08:57:23.017-05:002011-11-04T08:57:23.017-05:00Enjoyed your guided tour of St Martin's, espec...Enjoyed your guided tour of St Martin's, especially liked the picture of the crypt ceiling.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722030738977332998noreply@blogger.com