Cathedral Church of St. Edmundsbury

In 1914, the former St. James' of Bury St. Edmunds became the cathedral church of the newly created Diocese of Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The original church was built in the Norman style and the nave dates to the early 16th century, but much of the current building was rebuilt and expanded since the 1960s. 

St. James' in 1779. Note separate Norman tower on the right.

St. James' circa 1870 after Scott's renovation.

St. James' in 2014 with its new, connected tower.

The redesigned chancel that G.G. Scott added in 1865-69 contained Salviati mosaics within alabaster reredos made by Farmer and Brindley and financed by bankers Oakes and Bevan. The raised quatrefoil center contained an alabaster cross flanked by the symbols for Alpha, Omega and XP on a golden mosaic base. The spandrils contained symbols of the Evangelists, as well as a pelican and the Holy lamb.

The chancel circa 1922 with the Salviati mosaics.

While the Baptismal font from 1870 (also by Scott) and numerous Victorian stained glass windows survived 20th century renovations, the reredos were removed and their fate is unclear.

Sources:

The National Archives. Cathedral Church of St. James, Bury St. Edmunds. Accessed January 30, 2022.
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 124.
Tymms, Samuel. "A Handbook of Bury St. Edmunds in the County of Suffolk." 6th ed. London, 1891. p. 57.
Churches and Family Tree. Stepneyrobarts blog post: Bury St. Edmunds. Accessed January 30, 2022.
St. Edmundsbury Cathedral. Accessed January 30, 2022.
Wikipedia, Photo by David Iliff: St. Edmundsbury Cathedral.
St. Edmundsbury Chronicle. Accessed January 30, 2022.
An antique line engraving published by F. Lankester. Circa 1870. Later coloured by hand.
Francis Frith: Bury St. Edmonds.

St. Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

Located on the High Street in Dundee, this Scottish Episcopal church was built 1853-55 to designs by G.G. Scott. Constructed of brown sandstone in the Gothic Revival style, it wasn't dedicated until ten years later and it wasn't raised to cathedral status until 1905.

The large Salviati mosaic of Christ in Glory in the Clayton & Bell designed reredos dates to 1865.

From an 1887 guide to St. Paul's: "An elaborate piece of alabaster work with shafts of various marbles, and enclosing a rich piece of mosaic by Salviati of Venice, designed by Messrs Clayton & Bell. The subject is our Blessed Lord in glory, surrounded by adoring angels. The Central Figure is of great dignity - seated and crowned - holding in one hand the cross-crowned orb of the world, and the other uplifted in benediction. Immediately beneath are a circle of the cherubim and seraphim, while below angel figures, two with censers, and the rest with various musical instruments, are grouped in graceful order. The plinth of the reredos is inlaid with malachite and other stones, and the whole is surmounted with some fine pinnacles, terminating in the symbolic figure of a pelican feeding her young with her blood, with angel figures on either side."

Sources:

Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 125.

Places of Worship in Scotland. Accessed January 30, 2022.

Wikipedia: St. Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

Scotland's Churches Trust. Accessed January 30, 2022.

"St. Paul's Cathedral: Dundee's Rock of Ages." The Courier. May 28, 2016.

CANMORE: Dundee, Castle Hill. Accessed January 30, 2022.

Guide to St. Paul's, 1887. Courtesy of Jeremy Auld. April 9, 2019.

All Saints' Church, Odd Rode

G.G. Scott designed this church that was dedicated in 1864.

Salviati decorated the alabaster font with Venetian mosaics.

Sources:
Salviati, Antonio. On Mosaics (generally). 1865. 52.
Odd Rode Parish
gammock on Panoramio
British Listed Buildings

St. Stephen's Lewisham

G.G. Scott designed this church and it was built between 1863-65.

The reredos were designed by Scott's pupil Charles Buckeridge and carved by James Redfern. Salviati provided the mosaic tessarae that were installed to decorate the reredos by the firm of Clayton and Bell in 1873.

Sources:
Salviati, Antonio. On Mosaics. Leeds: 1865. 52.
A Church Near You
Des Blenkinsopp on Geograph
Diocese of Southwark

In Detail: Christ Church, Southgate

Following-up on the initial post about the history of this church from January 11, 2013, I wanted to add these wonderful up-close pictures that were kindly provided by the Churchwarden of Christ Church, Southgate Mr. Phillip Dawson.

All Saints Church, Holton cum Beckering

This church is originally from the 13th century.

G.G. Scott renovated it twice, first in 1859-60 and then in 1870-74.

The reredos was designed by R.J. Withers. It contains mosaics of angels, as well as the Evangelists made by Salviati in 1867.

Sources:
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 121.
Wikipedia
J. Hannan-Briggs on Geograph
Richard Croft on Geograph
English Heritage

Albert Memorial

G.G. Scott won the competition to design this memorial to Queen Victoria's late husband in 1863. It is located in London's Kensington Gardens, just to the north of the Royal Albert Hall and not far from the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.

The cartoons for the eight exterior spandrels, four triangular gables, and the interior of the dome were painted by J.R. Clayton, which Salviati decorated with 1,200 sq ft of Venetian mosaic.

South facade - Poetry

East facade - Painting

North facade - Architecture

West facade - Sculpture

Albert was a great patron of the arts and the gables depict enthroned allegorical figures of Painting, Sculpture, Poetry, and Architecture, while the spandrels shows the artists at work in those fields.

Sources:
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 18-20.
Wikimedia Commons Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Monceau's flickr Photostream
Photosecrets
Losing It

Church of St. Nicholas, Godstone

G.G. Scott restored this 13th century church in 1872-73.

The arcaded, mosaic reredos of Christ surrounded by six apostles is by Salviati.

Sources:
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 124.
British Listed Buildings
Stephen Craven on Geograph
Roger Smith on Geograph
Zara Flora's flickr Photostream

Westminster Abbey

Arguably one of the most recognizable buildings in England, the Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster was founded in the 10th century, possibly earlier. In 1245, Henry III started the construction of the present church.

G.G. Scott designed the altar and reredos that were erected in 1867. The mosaic of The Last Supper is by Salviati based on a cartoon by John R. Clayton, while the sculptures are by Henry Hugh Armstead.
 

An article in The Illustrated London News from 1867.

 The reredos circa 1870-90.

The Salviati reredos today.

Prince William and Kate Middleton got married in front of this altar in April 2011.

Sources:
Wright, John. Some notable altars in the Church of England and the American Episcopal Church. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1908. 74.
The Jane Austen Film Club
English Heritage's flickr Photostream
The Anglophile
Knox News
eBay UK
Time.com
Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Session 1868-69. London: Rooms of the Institute. 1869. 45.

St. David's Cathedral

This is a late-Norman cathedral in Wales that has undergone numerous renovations over the centuries including one by G.G. Scott 1862-70.

A carved screen separates the nave from the choir, beyond which is the presbytery containing the high altar.

Designed by John Hardmann Powell, three mosaic panels from 1871 decorate the high altar.

The crucified Jesus, John, Mary Magdalene and Mary in the central panel.

Ecclesia, representing the Christian Church, is on the left.

Synagoga, symbolizing the Jewish synagogue, is on the right.

Sources:
Imaging the Bible in Wales Database
Sacred Destinations
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 125.
Wikipedia

Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle

Among Antonio Salviati's first English commissions was an 1862 request from Queen Victoria for the decoration of the Wolsey Chapel in the east passage of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, which was turned into the Albert Memorial Chapel soon after the December 1861 death of her beloved husband.

In addition to the tomb of Victoria's grandson Albert, Duke of Clarence (d. 1892), the chapel also contains the remains of her youngest son, Prince Leopold (d. 1884).

 

View of the eastern-end windows.

The 28 panels of the west wall's blank window are decorated with mosaics of full-length figures of historic individuals who have some type of connection to Windsor Castle including British Kings, Queens and Prelates. This section of mosaic was ordered separately in 1864.

The extensive ceiling mosaics that cover about 2,100 square feet, as well as the soffits of the side windows feature 92 angels, heraldry and floral motifs. The general designs were by G.G. Scott and the cartoons were created by J.R. Clayton. The ceiling mosaics were completed first, and the pre-fabrication (in Venice), transportation to London and installation took a total of ten months.

Sources:
London Connection
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 18.
College of St. George Chapel Archives
Le Monde1's flickr Photostream
Aaron K Hall's flickr Photostream
Striderv's flickr Photostream
Mary Scots' flickr Photostream
Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Session 1868-69. London: Rooms of the Institute. 1869. 44.

Christchurch Cathedral

Designed by G.G. Scott, construction on the Cathedral was started in 1864, but it wasn't consecrated until 1881, nor completely finished until 1904.

Mrs. John Bealey gifted the center mosaic panel by Salviati to Christchurch Cathedral in 1882, the first in the set of six acts of mercy under the rose window crowning the entrance.  The second from the left is from 1907, while the remaining four were made in 1970.

Unfortunately, the Cathedral was severely damaged in a series of 2011 earthquakes and it was demolished in 2012 in order to be properly rebuilt.

Sources:
Welcome to ChristChurch Cathedral Brochure
Sandro Menzel's flickr Photostream
Wikipedia
Brian McMorrow Mosaics