January Light: churches
Two churches in Glasgow’s West End, both with spectacular floodlight. Above, Wellington Church (Thomas Lennox Watson, 1883-4) with its splendid Corinthian columns. Below, Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church (James Sellar, 1876) modelled on the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.
Linked to Becky’s January Squares challenge – words ending in light.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
Grand entryways.
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They are. Rather underused these days, especially Wellington.
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If that parish church is anything like Sainte-Chappelle it will be stunning. It’s very pretty from the outside so I imagine the interior would be lovely.
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I’ve been in a couple of times for concerts: it’s nice but not spectacular. The outside is very imposing when you see the whole thing.
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I have to say, I do think old churches are beautiful. New ones, not so much. I drive past a brand-new church every time I go to the animal shelter, and it is truly one of the ugliest buildings I’ve ever seen: grey and orange metal with very few windows. It looks like a huge warehouse!
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That sounds hideous! Some modern architecture is good, but not that type.
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Wow!
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They’re grand!
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Indeed they are!
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Lighting on churches always looks so beautiful to me. I love these 2 pics especially the Gothic one
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They are very beautiful, I agree, but after some other comments I’m start to wonder how ethical this kind of lighting is in terms of energy consumption.
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