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Gazetteer of the work of Sir Ninian Comper In September 2006, the Society published a 336 page book on the church architect Sir Ninian Comper. It includes a gazetteer of all of Comper's work with more than six hundred entries. We welcome corrections and additions to the gazetteer. Email us at comper@ecclsoc.org The current list of corrections is shown below, in order of date of receipt.. Our thanks to all those who have contacted us. At a convenient time, we will type up the corrections and create a neat document in Word and pdf format for you to print out and put inside your copy of the book. Return to the main Comper page Return to the home page of this site |
CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS |
In roughly alphabetical order |
| Bibliography |
<>The bibliographical reference to Further Thoughts on the English Altar. . . should read: Transactions of the St Paul's Ecclesiological Society Vol. X-Part 2 [pages 29-87] published for the Society by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge 1933 Date received: 19 October 2006. Correspondent: Jack Ryding |
| Cornwall, St Materiana, Tintagel |
Banner of the patron saint of this church (according to the guidebook). Date received: 25November 2006. Correspondent: Geoffrey Jarrett |
| Essex, Southchurch |
Comper was responsible for two windows, not one,
to two different members of the Philpott family. These are located in
his new nave (which is on the north side of the church, but is not an
aisle). Date received: 14 November 2006. Correspondent: James Bettley |
| Kent, Wrotham |
The Gazetteer is correct in its dedication (St
George). The illustration on page 84 incorrectly gives the dedication
as Holy Innocents. |
| Norfolk, Narborough |
There is no Comper font cover
at All Saints, Narborough. (Nor is there one at Narborough, Leics.) It
is likely that the work was never carried out. Date received: 19 September 2006. Correspondent: David Bowman |
| Sussex, Crowborough | The statue of the Virgin and
Child is at St John's church, Crowborough. (This is not the parish
church.). It stands above the memorial to Amy Driberg, mother of Tom
Driberg. Date received: 23 September 2006. Correspondent: Wendy Woods |
| Warwick, All Saints | The reredos is now in Basil Spence's church of
St Oswald, Tile Hill, Coventry, rescued after decades in storage by the
then vicar of St Oswald's, Brian Doolan. The memorial tablet is in the
narthex of the new All Saints, Warwick. Date received: 13 September 2006 Correspondent: Brian Doolan |
| Wiltshire, Bradford-on-Avon |
The altar frontal is now on
display in Holy Trinity church, after recent restoration by Flo Beith.
The church guide mistakenly attributes it to a Miss Brickell (should be
'Bucknall'). Date received: 14 September 2006 Correspondent: Anne Willis |
| OUTSIDE UK | |
| Australia, Melbourne, St Mark |
St Mark's church is in the suburb of Camberwell Date received: 25 November 2006 Correspondent: Geoffrey Jarrett |
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Australia, Melbourne, St Paul's Cathedral |
A Crozier designed by Sir Ninian Comper, made by Frank Knight of
Wellingborough c 1924.
The crozier is silver and blue enamel, featuring the arms of
Winchester encircled by the Garter, and a serpent and an angel.
The crozier was made for Frank Theodore Woods, Bishop of Winchester
(1923-1932), and then passed to his brother Edward Sydney Woods,
Bishop of Lichfield 1937-1953.
Later it passed to his son, Frank Woods, who became Bishop of
Middleton 1953-1957.
Frank Woods became Archbishop of Melbourne 1957-1977, and the crozier
is conserved in St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia. Date received: 6 December 2006 Correspondent: Geoffrey Jarrett |
| USA, Boston | The Lesley Lindsey Memorial Chapel is by Allen & Collins, architects (not by Cram) Date received: 17 November 2006. Correspondent: Davis d'Ambly |
| USA, New York, Church of the Resurrection |
In addition to the pall & vestments (still
used regularly) there is a banner of the Resurrection, showing a young,
beardless Christ. Link . . . Date received: 6 December 2006. Correspondent: Barry Swain (following Davis d'Ambly) |
| USA, Philadelphia, St Mark | The church has the following Comper work. The first three items are unrestored. 1 solemn set of vestments (SSB) 2 low mass sets (SSB) 1 frontal (SSB) 1 embroidered cope (restored) Silver gilt altar cross Date received: 17 November 2006. Correspondent: Davis d'Ambly |
