tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post1262623703716668545..comments2024-02-13T11:11:28.246+00:00Comments on Bishop Alan’s Blog: Church Building and Building Church?Bishop Alan Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-28204621425234330312009-01-27T08:17:00.000+00:002009-01-27T08:17:00.000+00:00It's funny how some buildings make best sense from...It's funny how some buildings make best sense from the air, or as architects' models. Trouble is, unless you're Superman, you never get to see them at their best.<BR/><BR/>That said, I've only ever been to Coventry Cathedral as a tourist. I'm sure it has various subtleties I wot not of... I hope I will be part of some fabulous and upifting service there some day, and can revise my view.Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-60091501124205378772009-01-27T04:15:00.000+00:002009-01-27T04:15:00.000+00:00A friend once lamented about Coventry Cathedral th...A friend once lamented about Coventry Cathedral that apparently so much thought had gone into the envelope, and so little to what went on inside.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-15221439706048561672009-01-26T17:56:00.000+00:002009-01-26T17:56:00.000+00:00That was the kind of thing we were engaging with —...That was the kind of thing we were engaging with — not an exact science, I fear, with many quirky and local factors lurking round various corners. The news about adding loos was extremely positive. Roy Strong, as a leading conservationist, was absolutely clear that the best way to conserve a building is to get it used, and you can't expect people to use a building without sensible facilities. Pews were a bit less distinctly moveable than loos were installable. Siome principles did emerge, however, including the need which was obvious when you think about it, but I hadn't, to be very clear about what you were going to do, positively and lituirgically cogently, in the space from which your pews were moved.<BR/><BR/>One golden movement was during a panel discussion of how you would stop people using churches converted to village shops to sell condoms — one gruff voice near me grunted in best Rumpole, "well at least it would be something for the weekend." Not the world's funniest joke. Sorry. But the big point is that the weekend wasn't in any way an exercise in "tell us what you want and we'll tell you why you can't do it." A lot depends on local factors, but there's everything to play for!Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-35607102934729150492009-01-24T22:10:00.000+00:002009-01-24T22:10:00.000+00:00...and then there's the joyous fact that if you tr......and then there's the joyous fact that if you try and move a pew or add a loo the sky <I>will</I> fall in.<BR/><BR/>Sigh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778324760673446156noreply@blogger.com