Studio: international art (36.1906)

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CHURCH DECORATION

BY E. REGINALD FRAMPTON

paintings are finished he
paints over them a good
protection.

Of the designs which we
give, one was made for the
decoration of the spandrels
and clerestory walls of
Holy Trinity Church, Bess-
borough Gardens, S.W.,
and the other design is
for the north transept of St.
Michael’s Church, Rushall,
as a memorial to the late
Sir George Mellish. In
this design the two Arch-
angels Michael and Gabriel,
distinguished by their
emblems, the sword and
scales and the lily, stand
by the Tree of Knowledge,
the roots of which dis-
appear in the barren, stony
ground. This forms but
a piece of a huge triptych,
the two wings being formed
by the east walls of the
north and south transepts,
and the central panel by
the fine space over the
chancel arch. These three
walls are being treated by
Mr. Frampton in sections,
each serving to illustrate

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WALL PAINTING IN ST. MICHAEL’S BY E. REGINALD FRAMPTON

CHURCH, RUSHALL

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