An Apology for the Revival of Christian Architecture in England

84 Pages·5.98 MB·English

by  Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

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WELBY PUGIN,
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late PROFESSOR OF ECCLESIASTICAL ANTIQUITIES AT ST. MARIE’S COLLEGE, OSCOTT
GEORGE BRIDGE
31 IV.
1895

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architecture in Cngland,mere 3
not to dedicate the same in an
especial manner to pour lord;
ship, tuho has been the main
support in the furtherance of
that goot) modi, anti to mhom
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s@ap ®od in his nterep grant, that as pour Lordship's noble
ancestor, the Calbot of famous memorp, errended the temporal gtorp of
Cngland bp deeds of arms, so map pour Lordship continue to increase
the spiritual melfare of these realms bp rooming the ancient glories of
the Cnglish Church, of mhosc faith pour noble house has furnished so
manp mitnesses.
Chat pour Lordship map long be blessed mith health and
strength to carrp out to a happp conclusion the manp good designs
pou hade in hand, is the constant praper of
^our Lordship's denoted and faithful Ti5edesman,
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LIST OF PLATES.
Plate I. Frontispiece.
II. Buildings of.the t.ime .of Fr.ancis.I. . . tofacep. 8
111. Railways 10
IV. Cemetery Company’s Entrance 12
Y. Revived Sepulchral Brasses 34
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VI. Do 36
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VII. Domestic Buildings 39
VIII. Examples of Christian Sculpture 43
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IX. Paintings of the Christian and revived Pagan artists compared 44
X. Church Furniture revived at Birmingham 51
REFERENCES TO THE FRONTISPIECE.
1. St. George’s, London.
2. St. Peter’s, Woolwich.
3. St. Marie’s, Stockton.
4. St. Giles’s, Cheadle.
5. St. Marie’s, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
6. North Gate, St. Marie’s, Oscott.
7. St. Austin’s, Kenilworth.
8. Jesus Chapel, Pomfret.
9. Cathedral, Killarney.
10. St. Chad’s, Birmingham.
11. St. Oswald’s, Liverpool.
12. Holy Cross, Kirliham.
13. St. Barnabas, Nottingham.
14. Gorey, Ireland.
15. St. Marie’s, Derby.
16. St. Alban’s, Macclesfield.
17. St. Marie’s, Brewood.
18. St. Winifride’s, Shepshead.
19. St. Andrew’s, Cambridge.
20. St. Bernard’s Priory, Leicestershire.
21. St. Marie’s, Keighley.
22. St. Marie’s, Warwick Bridge.
23. St. Wilfrid’s, Manchester.
24. St. Marie’s, Southport.
25. St. John’s Hospital, Alton.