The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in the Church of St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens, S.W. — John Shaqi
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in the Church of St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens, S.W.Morris, Percy C.
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The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in the Church of St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens, S.W.
Morris, Percy C.
Church architecture -- England -- London
Occasion has been taken to gain light in this corner of the building, and
the exigencies of lighting in a confined area have largely controlled the
form of the chapel. It consists upon the ground floor of three bays, in
the upper part of two only. The east window is thrown back from the
party wall, and carried by a rich segmental arch at the end of the second
bay. The recess thus formed at the east end shelters the altar and
reredos under a panelled vault into which the canopies grow.
The two loftier bays of the chapel have LIERNE and slightly domical
vaults, each compartment intersected by the figure of a cross formed by
the ribbing, which is brought down in an Ogee point to the wall rib. The
springers are arranged to form canopies over a series of sixteen
figures—Angels, Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs and Holy Church, the
Archangel Gabriel and the Blessed Virgin in the Annunciation flanking the
east window. The head of our Lord crowns the eastern vault, and in the
surrounding bosses angels bear the emblems of the Passion. The Holy
Spirit in the form of a dove, surrounded by angels bearing the insignia
of the various learned societies with which the donors are associated,
decorate the western bay.
Upon the walls the ornament is confined to the lower parts, which are
richly arcaded on the north side, and occupied by Sedilia and Piscina on
the south. A bronze railing with gates separates the chapel from the
transept, and access is given to the chapel from the clergy vestry by a
narrow carved oak door. With the exception of the mullions of the
windows which are of Doulting stone, only fine Bath stone has been used
in the interior of the chapel, the exterior being finished in Doulting
and Kentish Rag.
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