umm I have mixed views on the protests which have been outside ST Paul's for the last couple of weeks!
AT FIRST I THINK
wow !!! the church has gone back to its roots (song in their somewhere)and remembered the story of Jesus in the temple etc although believe this to be about the greed of banks and so not to sure why r they outside a famous cathedral and not a famous bank!
I can see why the church is in a difficult position as far as know they are rolling about with fancy robes and other such expenses while people are struggling to find the basics of life such as food and heat but still don't know why protesting at a church!! and know lately they have begun protesting outside Liverpool!
It always amazes me how many of our national treasures are sometimes destroyed by fire the first cathedral was actually built their in 604 by as if you did not know by mellitus who was in case you did not know the bishop of the east Saxons ' never knew their was such a thing but still but fire would not defeat it and it was rebuilt in 962
They must like rebuilding it as actually been rebuilt 5 times
the design we see today is of course by sir Christopher Wren but took awhile from design to brick and water as was begun building in 1675 but not completed til 1710!
Although we recently had protests at st Paul's this was not really violent like in 1913 when the suffragettes and yes they did suffer actually wenta bit further than chaining selves to railings and tried to blow the place up by putting a bomb under the chair throne in the choir did not know they could sing , I think we all know it did not work!!
We all know that Nelson died at the battle of Trafalger but not many know he is buroed in the crypt of ST PAULS at the very centre betweem the crossing and dome , just incase you fellt like leaving flowers !!
I advise you having a snack before climbing the steps to the tope as their is 528 of them to the top if you want to go to the highest point of the cathedral
St pauls had the title of the tallest building for quite along time or high time and 365 feet was the tallest building from 1710 til 1962
The majority of high and mighty people are married at the other place down the road but one monarch was buried their and that was of cours Ethelred the unready in 1016!
I hope noone has an accident with the dome asis very weighty at 65,ooo tons and the lantern weighs all of 850 tons so dont drop on your head that all and let s hope that this great building is about for alomng time to come
