Local Views

The address of our flat is 199 Clarence Gate Gardens (on Glentworth Street) in London. We've not taken a picture of the building, but recently received a post card from an "estate agent" (realtor) seeking listings in the building and we decided to use that to give you an idea of what the building we live in looks like. (The photo is actually of a different one of the 9 identical building fronts.)

We're just a short block from the Baker Street tube station, with 5 different lines of the London Underground serving it -- and Baker Street and Marylebone Road (only 2 blocks away) between them have about 15 bus routes on them. So we are very well located for getting around London by tube or bus.

In keeping with the theme of convenient location, the church we attend, St. Cyprian's, is just across the street from our front door. As is the normal situation in the UK, the church is part of the Church of England, though it is a traditional member church of the Oxford Movement, which means it is very traditional in its liturgy. In fact, in many ways it feels like a Catholic Church of the 1950s.

The picture shows the interior, which is very well known in the UK and among fans of church architecture. In fact, it is generally said to be the most beautiful church built in London in the 20th century -- having been built in 1905. The altar screen especially, is very striking, as the photo shows.