Wednesday, 12 September 2018

St Pauls from....

I recently came across a photo of this painting showing an eerie St Pauls, which I completed in the 1960's. I recall painting the view from somewhere around the Queenhithe stairs. The area has changed so dramatically now, can anyone identify the building that looks like a church to the left in the foreground?


Keen eyed Richard Dodson nailed it when he sent a link to this site; https://alondoninheritance.com/london-churches/the-lost-wharfs-of-upper-thames-street-and-st-benets-welsh-church/. Scroll down and you will see almost the exact same view and the author having similar difficulty until with patience he works out how the street pattern has changed!
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  1. Anonymous3 August 2018 at 23:47

    This was puzzling me as I work very near here but so much has changed. Funnily enough, the article below has a photo from the exact same spot. The author tracked it down to be from Pauls Pier Wharf
    https://alondoninheritance.com/london-churches/the-lost-wharfs-of-upper-thames-street-and-st-benets-welsh-church/

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  2. Unknown8 January 2022 at 09:10

    Are you related to John and Peter Scales both waterman and lighterman?

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  3. Delia Scales8 January 2022 at 12:11

    It's possible! It's not a very common name and a great great grandfather was a lighterman. We haven't researched it but be interesting to find out!

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