2012

TL4458 : Spires of King's College Chapel

taken 11 years ago, near to Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Spires of King's College Chapel
Spires of King's College Chapel
According to the Wikipedia article:

The first stone of the chapel was laid by the King on St James' Day, 25 July 1446. However, within a decade Henry's engagement in the Wars of the Roses meant that funds began to dry up. By the time of Henry's deposition in 1461, the chapel walls had been raised 60 ft high at the east end but only 8 ft at the west; a building line which can still be seen today as the boundary between the lighter stone below and the darker above. Work proceeded sporadically until a generation later in 1508 when the Founder's nephew Henry VII was prevailed upon to finish the shell of the building. The interior had to wait a further generation until completion by 1544 with the aid of Henry VIII. The chapel would be the only part of Henry VI's Founder's Will to be realised.

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Andy Stephenson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 October, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 12 January, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 44767 58401 [1m precision]
WGS84: 52:12.2897N 0:7.0244E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4480 5835
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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