Showing posts with label Devon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Devon. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Down St. Mary

This Medieval church was rebuilt 1878-80 by J.D. Gould and its chancel was enriched by G.E. Street.


The chancel contains reredos in alabaster decorated with Salviati mosaics from 1866. The central, square panel contains geometric and floral motifs, while the two quatrefoil side panels depict carved angels on a blue mosaic background.



A mosaic of Pelican in Her Piety under the Holy Grail is found on the south wall.


Sources:
Rex Harris's flickr Photostream
British Listed Buildings

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

St. John the Apostle Torquay

Built 1861-73, G.E. Street designed this church that Nikolaus Pevsner called "one of the leading centres of late C19 Anglo-Catholicism".


Church nave with Salviati mosaics on the North aisle on the left of the picture.


North aisle mosaics: scenes from the life of St. John


  



Sources:
Nikolaus Pevsner, "Buildings of England: Devon," London: 1952-1989: P.849
British Listed Buildings