Nine Elms and Batersea

Mike Pozzi: This Travelling Life

Guildford Cathedral

Main entrance to the Cathedral

This is a very modern Anglican Cathedral next to Surrey University. It is a very new structure, as cathedrals go. Consecrated in 1961, but construction started 25 years earlier.

Its style is Neo-Gothic/Art-Deco. Its full name is The "Guildford Cathedral-Church of the Holy Spirit" , or more colloquially 'The Peoples Church', because even though the foundation stone was laid in 1936, the people were able to contribute in 1954 by buying brick for half a crown.
Its external brick build reminds me of a steam-turbine power station, similar to Battersea Power Station and the Tate Modern.
It's certainly worth a visit to see how simple, yet majestic, a modern major building can feel, and yet less than a century old.

Unlike many of the centuries old cathedrals, Guildford is clutter free of numerous side chapels and statues of historical heroes.

Like most cathedrals, Guildford is also the spiritual home to its local regiment, 'The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment' Complete with its own chapel and the regimental colours on display.

It is of course an active church with both religious services, choral and other social events.

Nine Elms and Batersea

9/26/2021

The Northern Line is the oldest underground electric railway in the world. It now has two of the newest stations. Nine Elms on the Wandsworth road and Battersea Power Station right under the shadow of the old building itself.

The regional development in this area has been impressive.

.....and it continues with both a mix of residential and commercial properties.

Nine Elms of course being the "New Covent Garden Market" when it move from Central London to
south of the river, just get the big trucks in.

Even the old cathedral of a power station is now being redeveloped and re-used.

In the mist of all this is still the odd gem of traditional building, Like the The duchess Belle opposite the Battersea tube station.