Showing posts with label 1884. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1884. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Holy Trinity Cannes

The original church was built in 1884, the same year that Queen Victoria's son Prince Leopold died in Cannes. The original church stood until 1970, when it had become too deteriorated and the large piece of land on which it stood became too valuable. That year, it was pulled down and rebuilt on the original corner of the lot, with the unconsecrated land used for new apartment buildings.



The Salviati mosaic reredos of The Last Supper can be found in the new church displayed on a side wall.


Sources:
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 127.
Holy Trinity Cannes
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Monday, October 7, 2013

Monday, January 7, 2013

Parish Church of All Saints Slingsby

Built in 1867-69, this Victorian church was constructed upon the footprint of the original 12th century building and incorporates various Medieval elements.



Salviati mosaics in a floral motif decorate a marble tablet honoring local doctor Robert Lascelles and his wife Mary, who died in 1884.


Sources:
Parish Church of All Saints Slingsby
A Church Near You
The Street Parishes
jmc4 - Church Explorer's flickr Photostream