[89901] St Bartholomew, Brighton : Looking East
St Bartholomew, Ann Street, Brighton, 1872-74.
By Edmund Scott.
Grade l listed.
Looking East.
The church is a single space faced in yellow brick with red brick dressings; the chancel, which occupies the two easternmost of the nine bays, being raised by five steps from the nave. A baldacchino designed by Henry Wilson and erected in 1899-1900 abuts the east end, with antae and pilasters supporting round arches, the antae faced principally in red marble with alabaster foliage capitals of Byzantine inspiration, the superstructure in green with a band of lozenge-patterned marble and a billet moulding forming a cornice.
The interior vault of the baldacchino is inlaid with gold mosaic and mother-of-pearl. The altar is raised by seven steps above the sanctuary and is set against a low wall of pinkish marble which runs under the baldacchino.
The altar frontal is decorated with painted panels by S Bell of 1874. The tabernacle door is of silver repousse work, by Henry Wilson. The lower part of the east wall is decorated with figure panels in mosaic designed by F Hamilton Jackson in 1911, the central panel, framed by the baldacchino, depicting Christ in glory, with angels in marble panels to the sides.
The sanctuary is raised by a single step above the chancel, and has two short communion rails of brass, designed by Henry Wilson and introduced in about 1905, with balusters decorated with medallions in blue enamel and foliage openwork between.
At each of the two front corners of the sanctuary is a candlestick, designed by Henry Wilson,about 15 feet high and consisting of a tapering column of grey and white Tuscan marble and a bronze candleholder with elaborate knop. To either side of the chancel are oak choir stalls with a lettered frieze, designed by Henry Wilson. The east wall above the mosaic and marble work is decorated with panels and diaper work in red brick with a crucifix over the baldacchino designed by S Bell, partly painted and partly incised on encaustic tiles.
[89901] St Bartholomew, Brighton : Looking East
St Bartholomew, Ann Street, Brighton, 1872-74.
By Edmund Scott.
Grade l listed.
Looking East.
The church is a single space faced in yellow brick with red brick dressings; the chancel, which occupies the two easternmost of the nine bays, being raised by five steps from the nave. A baldacchino designed by Henry Wilson and erected in 1899-1900 abuts the east end, with antae and pilasters supporting round arches, the antae faced principally in red marble with alabaster foliage capitals of Byzantine inspiration, the superstructure in green with a band of lozenge-patterned marble and a billet moulding forming a cornice.
The interior vault of the baldacchino is inlaid with gold mosaic and mother-of-pearl. The altar is raised by seven steps above the sanctuary and is set against a low wall of pinkish marble which runs under the baldacchino.
The altar frontal is decorated with painted panels by S Bell of 1874. The tabernacle door is of silver repousse work, by Henry Wilson. The lower part of the east wall is decorated with figure panels in mosaic designed by F Hamilton Jackson in 1911, the central panel, framed by the baldacchino, depicting Christ in glory, with angels in marble panels to the sides.
The sanctuary is raised by a single step above the chancel, and has two short communion rails of brass, designed by Henry Wilson and introduced in about 1905, with balusters decorated with medallions in blue enamel and foliage openwork between.
At each of the two front corners of the sanctuary is a candlestick, designed by Henry Wilson,about 15 feet high and consisting of a tapering column of grey and white Tuscan marble and a bronze candleholder with elaborate knop. To either side of the chancel are oak choir stalls with a lettered frieze, designed by Henry Wilson. The east wall above the mosaic and marble work is decorated with panels and diaper work in red brick with a crucifix over the baldacchino designed by S Bell, partly painted and partly incised on encaustic tiles.