30 St Mary Axe to flight paths for both London City and London Heathrow airports; the revised plan for a lower tower was accepted. The tower's topmost panoramic dome, known as the "lens", recalls the iconic glass dome that covered part of the ground floor of the Baltic Exchange and much of which is now displayed at the National Maritime Museum. "The Gherkin" nickname was applied to the current building at least as long ago as 1999, referring to that plan's highly unorthodox layout and appearance. On 23 August 2000, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott granted planning permission to construct a building much larger
Church of St Mary, Stoke St Mary Church of St Mary, Stoke St Mary The Anglican Church of St Mary in Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The church was founded as a daughter of Church of St George, Ruishton, and they belonged to Taunton Priory. The chancel, nave and tower are from the 13th century. The south aisle was added as part of Victorian restoration in 1864. The parish of Stoke Saint Mary with Thurlbear is part of the Seven Sowers benefice which includes Beercrocombe, Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard Portman, Staple Fitzpaine and