{"id":12,"date":"2011-07-30T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendsofsaintmichaels.co.uk\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2014-10-13T18:47:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T17:47:53","slug":"treasures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/friendsofsaintmichaels.co.uk\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The interior featured a series of clerestory<\/a> windows facing south, a stone arch in the chancel and a row of stone columns with foliated decoration (carved with leaf ornamentations).\u00a0 The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood<\/a>, a group of people active in various areas of the arts who were influenced by the Quattrocento<\/a> period of Italian art, were closely involved with the decoration of the interior.\u00a0 Bodley was informally associated with this recently formed group, in particular with Edward Burne-Jones<\/a> and William Morris<\/a>, a long-term friend.\u00a0 William Morris himself, along with Philip Webb<\/a> \"\"<\/a>and Charles Faulkner<\/a>, was responsible for the painting of the chancel roof.\u00a0 The large windows on the western face of the church were made and installed by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., the predecessor of Morris’s firm Morris & Co.\u2028 There are many stained glass windows by Morris and Burne-Jones in the\u00a0old building. \u00a0The east end of Burges’ building features a large trio of stepped lancets with basic two-light tracery.\u2028 Internal fixtures include a grey marble font and a green serpentine and calcite (verde antique)<\/a> pulpit, both designed and made by Bodley.\u00a0 The noted stained glass designer Charles Eamer Kempe<\/a> was responsible for the restoration and installation of a 16th century\u00a0reredos<\/a> of Flemish origin.\u00a0 This depicts three scenes from Christ’s life in the form of a triptych\u00a0which sadly has been removed due to awaiting restoration. \u00a0St Raphael by William Morris,1862. \u2028\"\"<\/a>
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\"Beanland's<\/a><\/p>\n

The church also boasts a collection of antique ecclesiastical vestments,\u00a0some remarkable wood carvings and William Burges\u00a0remarkable Beanlands Chalice described by David Beevers in the August 2014 edition of the Flyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Links to Photo Albums\u00a0<\/strong>and collections
\n<\/strong>Mike Laslett’s Gallery<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0St Michael’s Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

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