The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-21 00:00:00

THE NEW CHURCH IN CATHERINE-STREET'

(Concluded from our paper of Tuesday last.)
The interior, as well as the exterior, is finished in poltsp`or
white freestone, without plaster, or ornament of stucc,the
other material, the whole of the walls and decorations 01 .0
Church of the Apostles being of the most elaborate and CO
masonry.
The present tern

7 entrance to the choir and its aiillfl

ty
is by a door leading from the south transept. The ri,
will rise at the intersection of the nave, choir, and tran'ertho
supported on four immense pointed arches, opening t° the
four cardinal points. The four great piers of the towerioo
mouldings of which will meet the groining of the roof a at,
them, are each about 25 feet 2 inches in circumference ;_,ot
from their great height, they will have a light and ele!
appearance. On entering the choir, the visiter observe' of
cathedral nrrangenients, and is struck with the splendou'e
this nearly-finished part of the church, which, howel..ole e'
there being no gallery—will not accommodate a large courtho
gation. The lofty c ustered columns, the great height 0`,.,40,
central roof, and the brilliant colours of the stained P-t.
give the whole a very imposing, we may say, a gorgeous eligir
There are twelve clustered columns in the choir. with tad
bases and capitals, and decorated carvings of leaves, .4,
figures of angels, at the springs of the arches, and tertin:ha
tions of the labeimouldings, all cut in the stone of whie„,
church is built. As specimens of sculpture, the iliger'e le
particular are beautifully perfect and minute. There aroos
windows round the aisles, and 13 in the clere story. ad
the pointed arches is the triforium invariably f°', almost invar
in all cathedrals, and sometimes called " the monks °t old
When the groiniug of the aisles is completed, we are fair
that a person will be thus enabled to walk without inter the
tion round the whole church. Triple shafts spring trod: thE
bases of the columns, and with carved capitals suPP°l.roof'
hammer-beams, on vahich rest the principals of the_stel
The projecting ends' of the hammer-beams are terror with
by shields, painted and gilded in relief, and chargeewhioli
ancient ecclesiastical emblems and monograms, among
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will be found the names of the Twelve Apostles, to r is
this church is to be dedicated. This style of dedicatirche.
not, we believe, very usual in the present day, cbutletiel
being almost universally dedicated to some one APtsi
Saint. Many, however, of our readers have no doubt -flier
the Church of the Apostles at Cologne; and Eusehles cos;
tions a still more ancient Church of the Apostles, at
st eV!'
stantinople. The semi-principals of the apsis at the el their
of the choir unite at the end of the ridge-tree, sn'of tboei
curves similarly meet in the highest point, or aPextion
curve of the pair of principals in which the termida
the ridge-tree rests. red
The whole roof of the choir and its timbers arefidlit
ultramarine, and the mouldings decorated with Veru;e-r
white, and gold. The cast end of it, immediately ° oat
altar, is studded with golden stars, to represent the4oro.,
ment, This style of roof-painting may be in perfecta 0001,!,
ance with ancient usage in church decoration, built eeetcel
seems to us to have a somewhat gaudy appearance, t.orlt°
iu keeping with the subdued self. colour of the stone "
which the general fabric is composed.
The floor in front of the choir, and also round the or!,
is paved with hexagonal small tiles, alternately red einh4 tbfs
The choir itself is slightly elevated, being ascended
steps, and, with the altar, at its eastern end, which 160,(17,
three steps higher than the pavement of the upper Paru...4°,,
choir, is enclosed within a Gothic screen of 0,8 4t11;
mounted by carved work in the early perpendielyer 'es
having numerous pinnacles of the same material. 00 00
entrance, or gate, is fixed a carved rood or cross., ther,4
side of the choir, and immediately within the roou,,ocC°;;
a range of oaken stalls, in the ancient manner, forth ,:char;bo
modation of the ministers who will be attached tla..birbo
Here also, on the south side, is a polished stone "I laid tbo
" credence," or " table of prophecies," whereon are 00 to
sacramental elements previously to their being Plac
altar for consecration. Near the credence is a "
of a piscina, all of richly carved stone work.
The floor of the choir is covered with encaustic t! ter
hard and glossy substance, manufactured by IV:srtill:of
ton, of Stoke-upon-Trent, after ancient tiles in " r r-tte
Abbey and some of our cathedral churches. The h°o"-acoveA it
stone, of an oblong monumental form, and will ""It
with a large polished slab. The space immedaitell in sol
pieces,is floo refdo
rwmiitohgwlt
arches,ite,
ra d ivariegated,atin fromando
blackya rivarious
warble, a r
hie, oo
contre'y ,1001
will, we learn, be hereafter taken b
up, and replaced oaf
went of a more costly character. Over the alter 0
eps f
be a splendid canopy of carved work, which is ildwitar ate
ration. The steps leading to the choir and the a'
lei 0
fine polished freestone.
t,ate Ilt°4
The most difficult and elaborate part of the s- riy
the groining and arching over the aisles, particulsecesssois
the semicircle of the east end, where'the arches, °to be the
traversing each other in skews, require every st."„eatt of 011
peculiar shape, and mathematically true. This vOOl5Oll
work is, however, nearly fiusined, and, when f the.rderr
rouud, will have a rich effect. The cost, indeed, °cosi sOOO
pile, when completed, will be very great when f per_ tli°
with reference to the comparatively small number oto dodo
which it will accommodate. The stone work le ry, , ef.
practical superintendence of Mr. Scholefield, of.nutalievc iSi'
k
executed throughout in a perfect and workmanlie tbe ill
When at the extreme end, and looking west".stalle'bol4
tor observes the organ—elevated on a temporari
the next removal, when it will be much enlarged_ of 11140
built under the arrangement and superintendenefro r‘A, le
D. Jeffery. The compass of the echo organ to aif
AA in alto ; the grand and choir organ from ta'' 0, st!letar,
alto ; the pedal organ two octaves, from CCCC-tted 10'
all. The pipes are chiefly of what is called 04ities 'tot
They were made by Mr. John Pace, whose auoocoeipte°_,'
line are so well known to organists as to reouire4 aorePoe;
We heard the organ played although it is not 71 SOP pieoi
The touch is remarkably light, and the tooe rle"arraegfoty;
ful. The longest pipe is about 32 feet. The calio
and superintendence of the windows, in all theiro
stained glass, also devolves upon Mr. Jefferl'has e's"yby
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department as well as in that of the organ, stote-ii
much taste and ability. the -
In the south aisle (to be afterwards placed stet,tovec'os
ed
of the church) is the baptismal font, cut in "
Gothic design; the basin supported below' by
figures of angels, in the same material. of ;$
Upon enquiring further into the faith and rateitrniel-wilerelit
church, we are enabled distinctly to state cturgy, o
the same as those held by Mr. Irving. The
which ° rentso
includes a very great portion of those prayers
_lO peolol
church has adopted. We understand that be" all°
charity sermons, collections, and the like, will OlO,
bas re co
this church.
The church, which is now open to inspecti_°Totable, 1;31 It
been visited by considerable numbers of resPoti6eubeeile
duals, who have been astonished as well as g of t
piendour
at
richness of the workmanship, and the s 0
interiorly of the part already finished. v toi thas
[ln our notice of the interior, we stated, 47,,
ologrl. frql,3
the gilded cross on the eastern apex was ta:„. ';,
the cathedral at Boulogne, in place of that
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LoRD ABINGER.—As a paragraph has, bAereensigottl-liscc
round of the papers announcing the intencte. r, "A OP'
tbheeenLreogrudesCtehdietfoßziavreonsuocfhthe Court of Excheq-e li6e-
t uncluB cop°
reports the rnos bits
tradiction, as his lordship neither does, nor ever
plated resigning.—Times.