Whimsical Windows - Modern Bell Tower

This week's version of the architectural meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors is here. Being in New England, there are many a church steeple in white, on an equal number of town greens. Yet, a modernist touch can transform the traditional bell tower from Puritan gothic...such as this bell tower outside St. Hedwig Church in Naugatuck CT. The church was built in 1968, and I like the simple lines that surround the bell and the shadows that emanate from it - the bell sounds the same, the style modern...

Shadow Shot Sunday - Steeple Shadows

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 is back, and I am looking at shadows that fall around the steeple and building of our church, the 1st Congregational Church in our neighboring town of Derby. Built in 1821, it fits the mold of the white Congregational church in the center of a New England town. The shadow here were probably taken in Winter and Spring 2005 after a restoration of the building and cupola base of the steeple. Plenty of intricate shadows up there - the view to the front door leaves us with shade covering the sanctuary. A New England tradition still...see shadowy art, spiritual and otherwise at SSS2