St Clement Danes church, in the Strand, London; anchor weathervane

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St Clement Danes Church, London. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1679,The nave and tower were finished by 1682; above the square belfry is the elegant spire, added by James Gibbs in 1719. Weathervane with cut-out anchor, the symbol of St Clement, who was martyted by being tied to an anchor and thrown into the sea to drown.

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Size: 3170px × 4755px
Photo credit: © Angelo Hornak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: anchor, architecture, attribute, christopher, church, clement, danes, drowned, england, english, gibbs, james, london, martyr, martyrdom, saint, st, weathervane, wren