tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post6517327341354784184..comments2024-03-18T08:49:26.762+00:00Comments on Emm in London: Liverpool: Bombed Out Church of St LukeMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-3806276928834103202010-02-18T13:58:10.914+00:002010-02-18T13:58:10.914+00:00@ John: Ha! I'll have to put that on my list o...@ John: Ha! I'll have to put that on my list of places to visit! It looks lovely.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-71012976710881946282010-02-06T09:49:50.693+00:002010-02-06T09:49:50.693+00:00I'm always fascinated by ruins and derelict bu...I'm always fascinated by ruins and derelict buildings. Last year I had chance to visit the <a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.14374" rel="nofollow">Royal Garrison Church</a> in Portsmouth with was damaged during the war.John | Daily Photo Galleryhttp://dailyphotogallery.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-68518425220699618752010-01-20T11:28:50.840+00:002010-01-20T11:28:50.840+00:00Hi Alberto! Your English is just fine!! You shou...Hi Alberto! Your English is just fine!! You should have taken photos of what they wore - I love seeing the different fashions!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-425257944953952692010-01-06T00:41:13.484+00:002010-01-06T00:41:13.484+00:00thank you for the reply.....I travel with my frien...thank you for the reply.....I travel with my friend and we take low cost...and London for Easter is not low cost :) but I want to see it before I die ;)...I have my map for a sort of magical mistery tour of Queen in London...(I'm very fan of them)<br />Last question.....for me and my friends were strange too see in Liverpool (I think in all Uk) people in winter dressed like summer while we were in scarf and windcheater :)<br />sorry for my english<br />best regards!<br />AlbertoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-14275099436824462062010-01-05T21:16:39.709+00:002010-01-05T21:16:39.709+00:00Hi Alberto! Thank you so much for your comment an...Hi Alberto! Thank you so much for your comment and I'm glad you found the answers you were looking for about the church! It really is beautiful and inspirational! Unfortunately, being neither catholic nor anglican, I can't comment on the bar in the cathedral. Any plans to come to London?Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-2474845497275580072010-01-05T00:31:54.219+00:002010-01-05T00:31:54.219+00:00I'm from Italy....I'm honest when I saw th...I'm from Italy....I'm honest when I saw this church (I didn't know the history) I thought "One of the most beautiful church in Liverpool is devasted and abandoned, what a pity and what a shame).When I returned home I search for curiosity the reason of this damaged churc...<br />but now that I know the real history, I have appreciated it because it is a simbol of honour and resistance to the war....<br />ps I have also visitated the anglican cathedral and for a catholic is very strange too see a bar in a church....but are there bar in all anglican cathedral?:)<br />Saluti from (Mantua)Italy <br />AlbertoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-63183944417441419702009-12-08T20:27:48.946+00:002009-12-08T20:27:48.946+00:00@ Kathy: It absolutely does make sense! I definit...@ Kathy: It absolutely does make sense! I definitely find it easier to learn about history through visual and tangible means than to simply read it from a book. <br /><br />@ Gena: Thank you! That is very nice of you to say, being a photographer yourself.<br /><br />@ John: You are so right. I must make a time and date to chat to my Dad, hopefully before the year is out.<br /><br />@ Chen Yin Tzu: Absolutely. I think humans are strange in that they do take things for granted whereas animals work on survival instinct.<br /><br />@ Martyn: I don't think I'd like it to ever be restored but I think it is important that they not allow it to degrade further. The reason I say that is surely the neighbouring cathedrals could use the money?<br /><br />@ Xoán-Wahn: What a lovely thing to say! Yes, I hope it is intact on the other side.<br /><br />@ JaPRA: You must! Hmmm, I am thinking that mayeb 2010 must be talk to your parents day!<br /><br />@ Lost: Well, the South East has a million castles and historical towns too so sometimes you don't even have to travel far!<br /><br />@ Juka: I agree with you wholeheartedly! <br /><br />@ Carolyn: Wow - have you posted your Hiroshima photos online? I'd love to see them.<br /><br />@ Talen: Hi! Thanks for stopping by! I agree with what you said about imagination. I think the reason this church affects me so much is it gives a glimpse into what to must have been like to see the devastation after the war.<br /><br />@ David: Hiya! Another new visitor! Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I shall duly put Plymouth on my 'to-visit' map then! Actually, I must ask my Dad, I have very vague recollections of having visited there in 1989.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-28920777029277647622009-12-05T21:59:22.366+00:002009-12-05T21:59:22.366+00:00There's a great bombed out church like this at...There's a great bombed out church like this at Charles Cross in Plymouth. It's used as a roundabout.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-78469561674307683172009-12-03T03:03:28.353+00:002009-12-03T03:03:28.353+00:00Absolutely beautiful pictures. It is very sad what...Absolutely beautiful pictures. It is very sad what war can devastate but places like this church are a sobering reminder of what was lost.<br /><br />I can only imagine how beautiful the church was before the devastation but it is still very beautiful and it makes you use your imagination to conjure up what might have been.Talenhttp://thailandlandofsmiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-61977699330470264502009-12-02T15:55:25.687+00:002009-12-02T15:55:25.687+00:00What impressive photos you captured! It's obv...What impressive photos you captured! It's obvious it was an exquisite building and still is in its skeletal form. I visited Hiroshima (twice) in Japan and took similar photos there on both trips. That sight was tough emotionally. It was raining on my second visit which made it all the more moving. Beautiful post, Emm...Carolyn Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423196412007461675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-37636111834192975072009-12-02T14:56:03.670+00:002009-12-02T14:56:03.670+00:00The war destroyed so many things and changed so ma...The war destroyed so many things and changed so many lives. We should learn from it and do what we can to prevent it in the future.<br /><br />The Saint Luke Church looks still good after being hit by a bomb...juka14http://www.seebeautifulplaces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-12972287861493701312009-12-02T12:11:32.141+00:002009-12-02T12:11:32.141+00:00Wow looks amazing. I've been meaning to do mor...Wow looks amazing. I've been meaning to do more traveling England. I really should get around to it...Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458407345030572654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-19646623662306917622009-12-02T12:06:34.295+00:002009-12-02T12:06:34.295+00:00I love this post!! What a beautiful church. I thin...I love this post!! What a beautiful church. I think the shell of something is even more amazing sometimes. <br /><br />That is really special that your dad has so many stories to share. You really should write them down. I'm planning to interview my parents when I go home for the holidays. <br /><br />XOTBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587580447766102705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-30051934396304196262009-12-02T09:57:20.619+00:002009-12-02T09:57:20.619+00:00What a fantastic post! Your question is a great on...What a fantastic post! Your question is a great one and I would like to think, despite the fact that none of us can see much into that misty world beyond our own, that the buildings and people and situations that the newly dead held dear in life make up a good part of the experience. So, just maybe, the church is whole there for them once again. And, maybe, if you connect to it as strongly as you seem to, it will be whole for you as well.Juanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767530214767493575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-56643393018282625772009-12-02T09:09:32.077+00:002009-12-02T09:09:32.077+00:00Emm that is one beautiful structure and what a sha...Emm that is one beautiful structure and what a shame it cannot be restored. I know it acts as a reminder of the devastation that war causes, but what a marvellous sight the church would be if restored to its former glory.I'd plump for restoration over reminder.<br /><br />Don't worry about the postcard save yourself a few pennies as I can see plenty of Liverpool postcard pictures on your blog. Have fun.Martynhttp://www.thaisabai.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-82694557853090735692009-12-02T08:27:24.918+00:002009-12-02T08:27:24.918+00:00Great post!
I have never thought it before.
If WW...Great post!<br />I have never thought it before. <br />If WWII had never happened, what would have changed in the world we live? Something left still reminds us. The lesson we had been taught last century is cherish what we have now, and we can not take everything for granted. Let's do something good for our world!!Ellen Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623532938573767679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-2219590232477254962009-12-02T07:18:18.768+00:002009-12-02T07:18:18.768+00:00Amazing testament to the way they built these chur...Amazing testament to the way they built these churches that so much of the structure survives. Take notes; I never did. My Dad is gone, I know only a little about what he did in the 39-45, and have had a hell of a job to discover much about my grandfather's war in 1914-18. If only I had asked and taken notes.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-73099303590078811662009-12-02T06:31:11.670+00:002009-12-02T06:31:11.670+00:00Lovely post Mandy!! Sad the destruction, hey?! B...Lovely post Mandy!! Sad the destruction, hey?! But the building still looks sooo exquisite... lovely pics you took! GenaGenahttp://tobethinkingaloud.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757405063506888257.post-338783866394213252009-12-01T23:36:48.128+00:002009-12-01T23:36:48.128+00:00Do take notes when your Dad tells you what your gr...Do take notes when your Dad tells you what your grandfather did! Then you can find out more about the specific operations and you will find it so much more meaningful than reading about them as happening to strangers. If that makes sense.<br /><br />This is really a lovely church, even in its present state. I think it's very important to have physical reminders of the devastation of war, especially WWII since it impacted the civilian world so directly. I'm glad that they didn't just bulldoze all the bombed buildings and start over, but left a few reminders in the UK, Germany and probably elsewhere. It tells the story better than a history book can.<br /><br />I'd forgotten about the postcard I won! I'll send you my address right away!Kathy Amenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353918133298858318noreply@blogger.com