There was only time for a very quick walk around Arnos Grove Cemetery after the RPS Assessments at Bristol yesterday but the weather was kind and the storm clouds disappeared to give clear sunshine. Infrared monochrome images. At some point Andrew came into view giving scale to the impressive buildings.
Planned in the 1960s at the height of brutalism architecture in the UK with construction taking place 1970-73. The exterior cladding is pre-cast concrete panels of pink Aberdeen granite aggregate, with contrasting white concrete piers marking the angles and portals. Concentric stages of walling rise to a steep double pyramid roof. A cross in a tripartite spire of bevelled fins, rises to 167' . In plan the church is an irregular hexagon subdivided internally into varied polygons. The controlling module for all angles and dimensions is an eighteen inch equilateral triangle; a classical approach giving unity. The exposed white concrete interior was cast in-situ using Russian redwood formwork giving very crisp texture. The concrete was all mixed by one man. The plywood tetrahedra in the nave ceiling are part of the acoustic scheme.
St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol is a Grade 1 listed building in Bristol. The first reference to a church on the site appearing in 1158,[2] with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872. I enjoyed time photographing the very ornate interior using 9 stop high dynamic range bracketing.
