This church is located on the main east-west thoroughfare, Cheapside. Archeological evidence suggests that a church had existed on this site during Saxon times. A medieval version of the church was destroyed by the London Tornado of 1091. Thechurch, known as St Mary de Arcubus was rebuilt during the reign of Henry II and was…
St. Mary Aldermary, London
The Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary is located on Watling Street in the City of London. It is medieval in origin and was rebuilt in 1510. It’s name may derive from ‘older Mary’ so as to distinguish itself from other churches of the same name. During the Great Fire of 1666, it was badly…
St. Katherine Cree, London
This church, located in Leadenhall in the Aldgate Ward of the City of London was founded in 1280. The present building dates from 1628-30. It was built in the grounds of Holy Trinity Priory to provide a lay church so as to not interfere with the devotions of the canons of the Augustinian monastery. ‘Cree’…
29th August – 1st September, 2021
Well, here we are after such a long time finally posting on here. It’s been an interesting nearly 18 months without any travelling either here in the UK or overseas due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. It now seems we may be getting back to some sort of normality here as the vaccines kick so let…
St. Patrick’s Church – Bengaluru, India
St. Patrick’s is one of the oldest churches belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore. It is located in a prime part of the city and was originally dedicated to Our Lady. In it’s time it has served as a cathedral and then as a personal parish. The foundation stone was laid in July…
St. Mary’s Basilica – Bengaluru, India
St. Mary’s Basilica is located in the Roman Catholic Arcdiocese of Bangalore and is one of the oldest churches in city of Bangalore. It is also the first church in the state of Karnataka to be elevated to the status of a minor basilica. The church had humble beginnings as a thatched hut in the…
Holy Trinity Church – Bengaluru, India
This church, considered a major landmark of Bangalore, is located at Trinity Circle at the east end of MG Road. It is regarded as the largest ‘military’ church of southern India. It can accommodate up to 700 worshippers. This was the second church to be built in Bangalore by the East India Company against their…
East Parade Church – Bengaluru, India
The East Parade Church, which is located on Mahatma Gandhi Road, was consecrated in 1865. It is part of the Karnataka Central Diocese of the Church of South India. It serves the local Tamil and Malayalam population. The church began as the Wesleyan Mission Chapel by Wesleyan believers of the Madras Army. It’s name comes…
29th February – 7th March, 2020
I decided to spend my first trip of the year back in Bangalore. Little did I know what would happen as I was enjoying my trip and how this would affect us all in the coming days and weeks and now months! After arriving into Bangalore airport at 5am on the Sunday morning, I headed…
7th – 15th December, 2019
In early December I went on my final vacation of the year back to India. I decided to spend 3 nights in Hyderabad before heading down to Bangalore for 4 further nights. The main reason was to catch up with my friends there and also to get some much needed sunshine and warmth! I arrived…
St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral – Bengaluru, India
This is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore in India. Prior to 1940, Bangalore was part of the Diocese of Mysore and St. Patrick’s Church was the cathedral of the diocese. On 13th February, 1940 the Diocese of Bangalore was formed by the bifurcation of the Mysore Diocese and St. Francis…
St. George’s Church – Hyderabad, India
This church is the oldest church in the city of Hyderabad in India’s Telengana State. It was built in 1844 by the Church Missionary Society. Since 1947, it has been part of the Church of South India in the Diocese of Medak. In 1836 through the offices of the Resident, a piece of land was…
Cathedrals and Churches I've Visited on my Travels 