Showing posts with label Waterhouse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waterhouse. Show all posts

Friday, February 26, 2016

Hove Town Hall

Built 1880-82 after plans by Alfred Waterhouse, the new Gothic style town hall in Hove was opened in mid-December 1882. It was a two story, red brick building with additional dormers under the steeply pitched roof.


The exterior focal point of the building was the 120 ft tall by 19 ft wide clock tower located in the center of the main front facing Church Road. Salviati and Burke made the mosaics for the tower's four clock faces, which measured seven feet in diameter each.


A fire destroyed much of the building in 1966, and it was subsequently replaced with a more modern town hall.


Sources:
"Hove Town Hall." Hove, Portslade and Brighton in the Past.
Drury, Jennifer. "Hove Town Hall." My Brighton and Hove.
Bell, John. "Morning after the 1966 fire." My Brighton and Hove.
"Tenders and Contracts." The Furniture Gazette. Jan 6, 1883. 13.
"Building Intelligence." The Building News and Engineering Journal. Dec 22, 1882. 794.
Trimingham, Adam. "An Historic Hall." The Argus. July 16, 2012.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Gonville and Caius Chapel Cambridge

This 14th century chapel's gallery was extended in 1870 by Alfred Waterhouse in a Byzantine style that is unique to the structure.


Five mosaics by Salviati that are located behind the altar in the new east apse depict incidents from the Bible involving teaching.



The prophet Samuel being tutored by Eli.


The finding of the scroll of the Law in the Temple by Josiah.


The boy Jesus disputing with the scribes in the Temple. 


Jesus teaching Martha about eternal life near the tomb of Lazarus.




Christ in glory surrounded by his disciples can be found on the chapel ceiling.



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