A couple of weekends ago, I found myself walking down the Strand toward Fleet Street and Covent Garden. The weather was not the best that day; it was like any other early spring day in London with droplets of rain, clouds, and a chill in the wind. The Strand to Fleet Street is a built-up area in London without a lot of green space, but I noticed the churches (first St. Clement's and then Saint Mary-le-Strand a few paces further) in the middle of the road in 'Aldwych' straight away.
Saint Mary-le-Strand
A tree in full pink blossom provided some inspiration for an otherwise uninspiring and grey spring day.
Saint Mary-le-Strand
Saint Mary-le-Strand was almost torn down to widen the road in the 20th century (as several other historical buildings were), but it did not happen. However, the graves were moved to make way for the road. The church's steeple is carved from stone that was meant to be for a statue of Queen Anne that was to be placed near the church, but she passed away and the stone was used for the church instead.
The church also suffered bomb damage in World War II. It has visible damage toward the back.
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