St. Andrew's Church, Earl's Colne

Parts of this church date to the 14th century, but H.W. Hayward restored it 1863-65.

A Salviati mosaic reredos of The Last Supper from around 1875 decorates the altar, which were designed by J.H. Hakewill.

Sources:
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 125.
Bettley, James. The Buildings of England: Essex. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. 331.
British History Online
Church Plans Online
keithb on Panoramio
Simon K's flickr Photostream

Holy Trinity Church, Hawley

This church was built as a direct result of the Oxford Movement in 1856-57 by architect J.B. Clacy, replacing the original church from the 1830s. It was soon extended in 1868.

The Salviati mosaics in the Sanctuary were a gift of Miss Tipping and were installed around 1875.

The reredos behind the altar depicts the symbols for alpha and omega, with a central, carved stone cross made from English alabaster. The Pelican and the Lamb of God can also be found in the side panels. All of them are on Salviati's traditional gold background.

Mosaic panels set within trefoil arcades on either side of the High Altar depict, on the left, the Old Testament prophets Melchisedek, Moses and David; on the right, the Apostles St John, St Paul and St Peter.

Sources:
Holy Trinity History
British Listed Buildings
Del Barfoot's flickr Photostream
Camberley Decorative & Fine Arts Society
Ashley Buttle's flickr Photostream

St. Andrew's Church, Exwick

Built 1841-42 by architect John Hayward, this church was later enlarged in 1873-75 by Hayward at the expense of William Gibbs of Tyntesfield.

However, the church's planned tower was never built.

The original 1841 reredos by Simon Rowe was embellished in 1875 with Salviati mosaics of the Ascension of Christ flanked by two apostles on each side. Incidentally, the chapel at Gibbs' estate built at the same time was also decorated with Salviati mosaics and he may have suggested their use in Exwick.

Archival photo from 1936

Sources:
Wikipedia
Cherry, Bridget and Nikolaus Pevsner. Buildings of England: Devon. 5th ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991. 387-390.
David Cornforth for Exeter Memories
Peter Holmes on Geograph
Current photographs of the reredos were kindly provided by Graeme Salisbury of St. Andrew's, Exwick

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street

Architect Joseph John Scoles designed this Roman Catholic Church that was built 1844-49 and which is run by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).

Henry Clutton designed the church's outer aisles and several chapels including the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament (also called the Sacred Heart Chapel) in 1860, which may be why his name is associated with Salviati's Venetian mosaics from around the same time that are located above A.W.N. Pugin's high altar.

Presented in 1875, the two mosaic panels depict the Annunciation and the Coronation of the Virgin, respectively.

Sources:
Wikipedia
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 125.
Wheatley, Henry Benjamin and Peter Cunningham. London: Past and Present. Vol II. London: John Murray, 1891. 31.
Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP's flirck Photostream
Evinson, Denis. Catholic Churches in London. Wiltshire: The Cromwell Press, 1998. 44.
Hibbert, Christopher, et. al. The London Encyclopaedia. 3rd ed. London: Macmillan, 2008. 170.
Brian Harrington Spier's flickr Photostream
Rex Harris' flickr Photostream

Church of the Holy Cross Palermo

Designed by William Barber and built 1872-75, this Anglican church has served the Protestant locals, as well as visitors to the Sicilian capital ever since.

The ceiling features the four Evangelists with Christ in the center, as well as four angels above the four doctors of the Western Church: Saints Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine and Gregory.

The apse decorations were all designed by Francis Cranmer Penrose and the mosaics were manufactured by Salviati.

The twelve trefoil niches contain the Apostles (St. Paul having replaced St. Simon), surrounding a resurrected Christ and five angels.

Sources:
Holy Cross Palermo
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 127.

Old South Church, Boston

Heavily influenced by British architectural critic John Ruskin, this church was built 1873-75 by Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Sears in the Venetian Gothic style, including a campanile (or tall tower), interior designs borrowed from the Doge's Palace, and a dome reminiscent of those of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice.

In addition to Salviati mosaics, the interior contains stained glass by both Louis Comfort Tiffany, as well as Clayton and Bell.

The east chancel wall has two doors that are crowned by Salviati mosaics featuring the tree of life and other floral motifs. They were already in place by 1875.

The third Salviati mosaic originally was located on the exterior of the church, above the main entrance. It was relocated to its current position in the vestibule when the tower was rebuilt 1922-37.

Sources:
Wikipedia
Old South Church
Sanctuary Virtual Tour

Tyntesfield Chapel

Businessman William Gibbs bought this estate in 1843 to make it his family home. In 1863, he began an extensive three-year renovation under architect John Norton that transformed the 43 room building into what it is today.

The chapel was designed by A.W. Blomfield and built 1873-75. Like Exeter College Chapel, it is also based on Sainte Chapelle in Paris.

 
A series of mosaic triptych reredos (five in all) by Salviati and designed by Harry Ellis (H.E.) Wooldridge in the chapel's apse depict scenes from the lives of saints including Sts. Peter and Paul, as well as Christ. A panel showing St. Paul's conversion was part of the Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Company's display at the 1878 Paris Exhibition.

The mosaic floor is also by Salviati.

Sources:
Steven, Terry. History of the House and Family at Tyntesfield. January 17, 2011. Pdf file.
National Trust
Wikipedia
Sue Everett's flickr Photostream
Knight, Edward Henry. Report to the United States Commission to the Paris Expo 1878. Washington: US Government Printing Office, 1880. 241.
Images of England
British Listed Buildings

Opera Garnier, Avant Foyer

The Palais Garnier - the iconic setting for the Phantom of the Opera - was designed in 1860 by young architect Charles Garnier and opened in 1875.

Rectangular panels of Salviati mosaics modeled after French painter Paul-Alfred de Curzon's designs can be found on the ornate ceiling panels that decorate the Avant Foyer, which looks over the Grand Staircase. The master mosaicist responsible for the work was Giandomenico Facchina (1826-1903).

The four pairs of Greek mythological gods and goddesses symbolizing love and death include:

Artemis and Endymion

Orpheus and Eurydice

Aurora and Cephalus

 Psyche and Hermes

Garnier noted in adjacent mosaic inscriptions that "decorative mosaic has been used for the first time in France for the ornamentation of this vault and the popularisation [sic] of this art."

The ceiling of the Facade Loggia is also decorated with Salviati mosaics.

Sources:
Cyril's photo on TrekEarth
fact244's flickr Photostream
Just_Bernard's flickr Photostream
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. New York: Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd., 2008. 41-44.
Ward, James. Historic Ornament. London: Chapman and Hall, 1897. 361.