All Saints' Church Emscote

Built on the former site of a Medieval Catholic church, All Saints' was built 1854-56 by James Murray. It underwent renovations in 1868-72 by Bodley and Garner with architect G.T. Robinson. This included a chancel expansion and the addition of a tower and spire.

Archival picture labeled as being from 1860, but already showing the tower of 1872.

Archival picture from the 1920s

The Salviati mosaic reredos featured "Our Savior and Saints" designed by Emile von Eyck of Warwick. It was already installed by 1882.

Archival picture from the 1920s

The church was damaged in the air raids of November 1940 and it was demolished in 1967. It was subsequently rebuilt in a modern style. While All Saints' pews were moved to Holy Trinity Church in Charwelton, Northamtonshire, the fate of the reredos is unknown.

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Church of Christ's Resurrection, Foros

Built in 1892, this "church on the rock" was designed by architect Nikolai Mikhailovich (N.M.) Chagin.

Salviati manufactured the mosaic decorations that decorate the exterior niches.

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Priory Church of St. Dominic

The priory opened in 1867 and its Roman Catholic church was built in 1874-83 by Charles A. Buckler in an Early English style.

Buckler also designed the neo-Gothic High Altar, which is embellished with Salviati mosaics.

St. Thomas, one of the eight mosaic portraits on the High Altar

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St. Paul's Church, Langleybury

Architect Henry Woodyer, a student of William Butterfield, designed this church that was built in 1864.

Salviati mosaics depict Sts. Peter and Paul on the east wall.

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St. John the Baptist Church, Aldenham

Tracing its origins to the 13th century, major renovations to the church were made in 1882 by A.W. Blomfield.

Contrary to some conflicting documentation, the altar reredos is not by Salviati. However, Blomfield did design a combination of glass and mosaic to cover an existing window on the north side, in the Sanctuary. The cartoons were made by Heaton, Butler and Bayne, the firm known predominantly for making stained glass windows and they were executed by the Venice and Murano Glass Company.

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Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Mosaic Glass: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 125.
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Royal Garrison Church Woolwich

The Italianate style church dedicated to St. George was built by Thomas Henry Wyatt in 1863-67. It became a Royal Garrison church in 1928.

 

Apse detail from sometime before 1944

The church was severely damaged by bombing in July 1944 and it had to be partly demolished. The apse containing the Salviati mosaic (commissioned by Burke and Co.) of St. George and the dragon surrounded by panels with ornamental motifs has survived. 

The remaining structure is currently undergoing a full restoration thanks to a substantial grant in 2011 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Mosaic details

Ornamental design around one of the two memorial tablets listing Victoria Cross recipients from the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

Architect's rendering of the new canopy for the apse containing the mosaics.

Additional mosaics found in the remaining structure showing a Phoenix rising and a peacock, which are noticeably different in tesserae shape and placement from the St. George composition, may have been added by Burke and Co. in 1903.

In 1870, Salviati made a mosaic designed by Edward Poynter featuring another St. George for the central lobby of Parliament.

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Holy Trinity Brompton

Much of the interior of this 1829 London church was redesigned by Arthur Blomfield in 1879-82.

The sanctuary reredos from 1885 was designed by John R. Clayton.

The central figure of Christ Enthroned surrounded by angels is flanked on either side by a total of twelve individual figures, including John the Baptist, St. Peter, King David and the Virgin Mary.

 

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Central Lobby, Houses of Parliament

Four mosaics can be found in the central hall of the English Houses of Parliament in Westminster Palace. Two of them were made by Salviati.

St. George was designed by Sir Edward Poynter at a cost of £150 and manufactured by Salviati for £500. It was installed in 1870.

St. David was also by Poynter and Salviati, but it wasn't finished until 1898.

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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta

Not to be confused with numerous churches of the same name, this one is located in the Crimean city of Yalta in the Ukraine and was constructed 1891-1902 in honor of the late Tsar Alexander II.

The mosaic image of the cathedral's namesake saint on the south-eastern side of the building was manufactured by Salviati.

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Church of St. Mary Magdalene

Administered by the Russian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, this church was designed by David Grimm and built in 1886-88 by Czar Alexander III in memory of his mother, Empress Maria Alexandrovna.

Salviati made the medallion of St. Mary Magdalene that is located above the entrance.

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St. Wilfrid's Catholic Church Ripon

Designed by Joseph Hansom, this church was completed in 1862.

The nave is separated from the aisles by four arches on each side, the spandrels of each decorated by Salviati mosaic roundels of saints.

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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.

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Steven, Terry. History of the House and Family at Tyntesfield. January 17, 2011. Pdf file.
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