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The Churches Of Worcester
block up the lower arch should he removed , and the former placed at the east end of one of the aisles , the eastern bay of the nave being fitted up for the choir . St . Martin ' s was rebuilt in 1772 , at the cost of £ 2 , 215 , from the design of Mr . Anthony Keck . Both the tower and the body of the church are built of brick on a stone ' basement , have round headed windows , and stone dressings . The nave is separated from the aisles by eight stone . columns of the Ionic order , with plaster entablatures , from which spring the groinings of the aisles . The nave ceiling is flat , with ugly centrepiece and ventilators . Extensive alterations have recently been carried out under
the superintendence of Mr . W . J . ' - 'Hopkins , which prove that churches of this style may be arranged in a commodious and ecclesiastical mamxjer . The unsightly east window has given place to a rich traeeried : one , filled with excellent stained glass , Iry Hardman ; the flat sanctuary arch has been raised , the eastern galleries taken down , the pulpit and pews lowered , and the eastern bay of the nave arranged as a chancel , the organ being placed at the end of the north aisle . The reredos contains
has reliefs in stone , representing the crucifixion and the four evangelists . The organ pipes are arranged in their natural order and richly diapered , the supports on each side being surnioimted by kneeling angels . "The modern churches are of inferior and uninteresting character , St . [ Clement's , St .. George ' s , and St . Peter ' s , have each a broad nave , with merely a shallow
sanctuary recess . The former is intended to be in the Gorman style , but anything more unlike an ancient building of that period it is impossible to conceive . The windows are about double the length of those in a cathedral of this style , and the west front , meant to be very grand , with its three recessed doorways , enriched with shafts , zigzag and other mouldings , & c , is unfortunately all in compo .
St . George ' s church , which was built in the year 1880 , is a miserable structure . The windows are ugly brick openings , entirely destitute of tracery , except at the west end , where they are in two tiers , after the style of a national school . The west end , facing the square , is cased with stone ; the sides , being but little seen , are colour-washed , whilst the east end , being only visible from a back lane , is left in unadorned red brick , the whole
affording an instance of the false principle in architecture of confining all ornamentation to that portion of the building which is visible from the principal approach . St . Paul ' s , erected in 1 H ;>( J , and subsequently enlarged by the addition of a chancel and transepts , possesses no feature calling for particular notice . St , Peter ' s was rebuilt in the year 1898 , and is simply a large ugly brick room in a sort of declared Gothic style , with a tower on the north side .
Although it lias been erected only twenty years , a considerable sum has just been expended upon it to prevent the roof from falling in ! It contains the following epitaph , giving a sort of condensed biography of the
deceased : — J . Warner , gent ., born in this parish , ' 1711 , whose inclination for the sea , which began , to dawn at a very early period of life , was first gratified a . d , 172 ( 1 , in the Rristol'Channel , and from thence he travelled for some years in the king ' s and merchant's service , the Medlterrniiean-seas and Archipelago , after which , being" ' persuaded , to go to the East Indies as a lieutenant in the marine service at Bombay , he soon got tho command of
a ship under the Hon . Charles Houchier , goverifor of that port , from which be returned to London , and a . d . I 7 ( il was appointed assistant master attendant on shipping for the Hon . East India Company . In this station he continued to the satisfaction of his employers till a . d , 1785 , when be resigned , and to the persuasion of his family returned to this city , where be became subject by
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The Churches Of Worcester
block up the lower arch should he removed , and the former placed at the east end of one of the aisles , the eastern bay of the nave being fitted up for the choir . St . Martin ' s was rebuilt in 1772 , at the cost of £ 2 , 215 , from the design of Mr . Anthony Keck . Both the tower and the body of the church are built of brick on a stone ' basement , have round headed windows , and stone dressings . The nave is separated from the aisles by eight stone . columns of the Ionic order , with plaster entablatures , from which spring the groinings of the aisles . The nave ceiling is flat , with ugly centrepiece and ventilators . Extensive alterations have recently been carried out under
the superintendence of Mr . W . J . ' - 'Hopkins , which prove that churches of this style may be arranged in a commodious and ecclesiastical mamxjer . The unsightly east window has given place to a rich traeeried : one , filled with excellent stained glass , Iry Hardman ; the flat sanctuary arch has been raised , the eastern galleries taken down , the pulpit and pews lowered , and the eastern bay of the nave arranged as a chancel , the organ being placed at the end of the north aisle . The reredos contains
has reliefs in stone , representing the crucifixion and the four evangelists . The organ pipes are arranged in their natural order and richly diapered , the supports on each side being surnioimted by kneeling angels . "The modern churches are of inferior and uninteresting character , St . [ Clement's , St .. George ' s , and St . Peter ' s , have each a broad nave , with merely a shallow
sanctuary recess . The former is intended to be in the Gorman style , but anything more unlike an ancient building of that period it is impossible to conceive . The windows are about double the length of those in a cathedral of this style , and the west front , meant to be very grand , with its three recessed doorways , enriched with shafts , zigzag and other mouldings , & c , is unfortunately all in compo .
St . George ' s church , which was built in the year 1880 , is a miserable structure . The windows are ugly brick openings , entirely destitute of tracery , except at the west end , where they are in two tiers , after the style of a national school . The west end , facing the square , is cased with stone ; the sides , being but little seen , are colour-washed , whilst the east end , being only visible from a back lane , is left in unadorned red brick , the whole
affording an instance of the false principle in architecture of confining all ornamentation to that portion of the building which is visible from the principal approach . St . Paul ' s , erected in 1 H ;>( J , and subsequently enlarged by the addition of a chancel and transepts , possesses no feature calling for particular notice . St , Peter ' s was rebuilt in the year 1898 , and is simply a large ugly brick room in a sort of declared Gothic style , with a tower on the north side .
Although it lias been erected only twenty years , a considerable sum has just been expended upon it to prevent the roof from falling in ! It contains the following epitaph , giving a sort of condensed biography of the
deceased : — J . Warner , gent ., born in this parish , ' 1711 , whose inclination for the sea , which began , to dawn at a very early period of life , was first gratified a . d , 172 ( 1 , in the Rristol'Channel , and from thence he travelled for some years in the king ' s and merchant's service , the Medlterrniiean-seas and Archipelago , after which , being" ' persuaded , to go to the East Indies as a lieutenant in the marine service at Bombay , he soon got tho command of
a ship under the Hon . Charles Houchier , goverifor of that port , from which be returned to London , and a . d . I 7 ( il was appointed assistant master attendant on shipping for the Hon . East India Company . In this station he continued to the satisfaction of his employers till a . d , 1785 , when be resigned , and to the persuasion of his family returned to this city , where be became subject by