TQ3281 : Saint Pauls Cathedral as seen from Paternoster Row
taken 18 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England
Saint Pauls Cathedral as seen from Paternoster Row
Paternoster Row disappeared in the post-war rebuilding of the area around Saint Paul's. It was lost under the big, ugly office blocks that blighted the area surrounding the cathedral for decades. Restored during the rebuilding of Paternoster Square, it offers one of the best views of Saint Paul's. The street gets its name from the monks of the medieval St Paul's who would walk down this passageway chanting the Lord's Prayer.
These sculptures, above the portico of the Bank of England, were the work of Sir Charles Wheeler - part of a set depicting 'Creators and Guardians of Wealth' - for Sir Herbert Baker's reconstruction of the Bank edifice between the World Wars.