The Church of the Sacred Heart and St Catherine of Alexandria is a Catholic church situated in
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire,
England, noted for its remarkable
mosaics.
Walter Loveridge Hodgkinson was a main benefactor of the church. The architect was Frank Barry Peacock. The building was
listed at Grade II* on 11 December 2013.[1]
The Mosaics
The mosaics at the Sacred Heart were designed by
Gabriel Pippet (1880–1962) and carried out by
Maurice Josey, assisted by Fred Oates. They were begun in 1921 and took 12 years to complete. Eight and a half tons of quarter-inch glass mosaics composed of “tessarae” – coloured pieces of Venetian glass. was imported from Venice for the purpose. The influence of the mosaics of
Ravenna is very apparent. Indeed, Pippet travelled to Ravenna and
Rome to study the mosaics before completing the designs.
The Church of the Sacred Heart and St Catherine of Alexandria is a Catholic church situated in
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire,
England, noted for its remarkable
mosaics.
Walter Loveridge Hodgkinson was a main benefactor of the church. The architect was Frank Barry Peacock. The building was
listed at Grade II* on 11 December 2013.[1]
The Mosaics
The mosaics at the Sacred Heart were designed by
Gabriel Pippet (1880–1962) and carried out by
Maurice Josey, assisted by Fred Oates. They were begun in 1921 and took 12 years to complete. Eight and a half tons of quarter-inch glass mosaics composed of “tessarae” – coloured pieces of Venetian glass. was imported from Venice for the purpose. The influence of the mosaics of
Ravenna is very apparent. Indeed, Pippet travelled to Ravenna and
Rome to study the mosaics before completing the designs.