GLASS SHERD
St. George, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: altarpiece
Designed by the architect of the church, THOMAS RALPH SPENCE (1845-1918); executed in Pavonazza marble by Messrs. EMLEY & SONS, marblers and ship-outfitters of Wetsgate Road, Newcastle. The final design was probably realised late in 1886, and completed by May 1887, when the piece was shown on Messrs. EMLEY'S stand at Newcastle's Royal Jubilee exhibition. Installed in the church (along with the marble floors of the sanctuary) in time for the consecration ceremony, October 1888. The altarpiece's dimensions are 16 feet 11 inches by 9 feet 5 inches; the mensa alone is 119 inches long by 25 inches deep (34 inches if the gradine is included), standing 44 inches above the footpace (the top of the latter is 30 inches deep).
The accompanying decorative work was also designed by T.R. SPENCE; dado frieze of painted and over-glaze lustre tiles (on 4 1/4 inch blanks, probably supplied by Messrs CRAVEN DUNHILL), painted by GEORGE WOOLISCROFT RHEAD; glass mosaic of lower dado (replacing the original rouge marble revetment), second half of 1891; high level mosaics, executed in Messrs. RUST's (of Lambeth and Battersea) patent 'vitreous' mosaic, second half of 1889.
St. George, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: altarpiece
Designed by the architect of the church, THOMAS RALPH SPENCE (1845-1918); executed in Pavonazza marble by Messrs. EMLEY & SONS, marblers and ship-outfitters of Wetsgate Road, Newcastle. The final design was probably realised late in 1886, and completed by May 1887, when the piece was shown on Messrs. EMLEY'S stand at Newcastle's Royal Jubilee exhibition. Installed in the church (along with the marble floors of the sanctuary) in time for the consecration ceremony, October 1888. The altarpiece's dimensions are 16 feet 11 inches by 9 feet 5 inches; the mensa alone is 119 inches long by 25 inches deep (34 inches if the gradine is included), standing 44 inches above the footpace (the top of the latter is 30 inches deep).
The accompanying decorative work was also designed by T.R. SPENCE; dado frieze of painted and over-glaze lustre tiles (on 4 1/4 inch blanks, probably supplied by Messrs CRAVEN DUNHILL), painted by GEORGE WOOLISCROFT RHEAD; glass mosaic of lower dado (replacing the original rouge marble revetment), second half of 1891; high level mosaics, executed in Messrs. RUST's (of Lambeth and Battersea) patent 'vitreous' mosaic, second half of 1889.