some novel things there - have a look at the lights!

“wickerwork lamps with caged angels” in most recent Pev

Lychgate with a little pyramidal clock turret at Maentwrog.

Designed by Douglas & Fordham, 1897

the church itself, St Twrog’s, is down a slope & below the village, so hidden from view

Boldly carved early 20th century altar rail at St Michael’s, Burwell (Lincolnshire)

Just look at the size of those grapes!

Altar frontal was off the other day. Assume by Sedding too? Fairly recently restored I think (choir stalls too)

P.S. All Hallows, Twickenham as as especially fetching one

(Golden Age)

Although this c18 one at Wanstead takes some beating - carefully balanced atop two palm trees. most exotic

health and safety hazard at St Stephen’s Walbrook

C17 was the golden age of the tester, surely

Or this mammoth mid-50s effort by Adrian Gilbert Scott at Poplar

Just look at this upturned one by GG Pace at St Mark’s Broomhill (Sheffield). Bold! Or Brash

church opened 1963

a fine thing to be seen at Christ Church, Cheylesmore - a modern tester! Every pulpit should ‘ave one (look naked if not)

A most elegant number, this. Bit like a water biscuit

(designed by AH Gardener & Partners, 1957, although those mini carvings are by John Skelton)

oh well worth it

& clearly Nugent agreed, as he repeated the same thing elsewhere when there was no traffic problem whatsoever - e.g. Sutton Coldfield

does look good to be fair

Looks like this inside - main altar forward and lady chapel high up behind. Novel & successful: 5 stars I say!

Burnage, for comparison (seen in notably better weather!)

Interestingly Cachemaille-Day constructed it like this to mitigate traffic noise (at early example of that!). trams at that time, but they’ve been replaced by A34/Kingsway

Vestry and offices on the ground floor, Lady Chapel above

Bold interwar job by CM Hadfield in Hillsborough, Sheffield

Sacred Heart (RC) - opened March 1936

looking at that sheer brick apse with minimal Deco detailing, can’t help thinking the architect must have known Cachemaille-Day’s seminal St Nicholas, Burnage (1930-2)? Many similarities

splendid isn’t he?

Here’s another Wilson otter - this time Coventry Council House (early c20)

A tad furtive, in comparison

Choir stalls of 1897 by Henry Wilson (no less) at St Matthew, Sheffield

A bendy otter gets the fish