altar rails

Right-hand side of the altar rail in Norwich Cathedral, by J. P. Seddon. Seddon himself mentions this work in an article of 1890 entitled "Church Fittings," saying that it was "recently executed from the author's designs by Messrs. Starkie, Gardner, and Co., in brass and enamel on groups of marble columns" (104). Photograph by Michael Statham. Click on this and the following image to enlarge them.

altar rails

Exquisite drawing by the architect J.P. Seddon, in the archives of the sculpture, church furnishing and building firm, W. Clarke of Llandaff, which must have been responsible for the marble-work, and the inlays of Bluejohn stone in the metalwork design.

Second image provided by Statham, by kind permission of W. Clarke, LLandaff. You may use both images without prior permission provided (1) credit them to either to Statham or (in the case of the secdnd image) to W. Clarke, Llandaff and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one. — Jacqueline Banerjee]

Bibliography

Seddon, J. P. “Church Fittings." The Irish Builder and Engineer. Vol. XXXII (1 May 1890): 104. Google Books. Web. 4 December 2022.


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