Modern Murals
See Glazed Expressions 46 (Spring 2003) for an article discussing many of these murals.
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This is the mighty ceramic tympanum of St Mary's RC Church, Leyland, Lancashire. It dates from 1963 and was designed by Adam Kossowski. |
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Adam Kossowski's figure of Christ welcomes the congregation at the RC Church of Christ the King (1970), Milnthorpe, Cumbria. Inside is a large Stations of the Cross mural, also by Kossowski. |
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Stevenage's delightful Town Square in spring sunshine. On the listed Clock Tower is a Carter's tiled map - a contour map - of the area, whilst on the Primark store, on the far side of the Square, is a full-height tile mural depicting an idealised view of local activities (this can just be seen on the far right of the left-hand photo). |
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This pair are just two of the 23 ceramic panels by Rupert Spira which decorate the rear of 100 New Bridge Street in the City of London. They were produced in 1992 at the Froyle Pottery. They can be found by following the alleyway round to the north of the building, which stands about 200 yards south of the tile mural on the former BT offices in Farringdon Street (see below). |
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Ceramics by Adam Kossowski in the chapel of St Aloysius R. C. Church, Phoenix Road, Camden (1968). |
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There's no public access to this wonderful 1953 Carter's mural in the former cafeteria of Lewis's store in Liverpool, as the area is now used for storage. For those lucky enough to get a glimpse of it, it's the nearest thing to the Festival of Britain you're likely to experience! |
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On the left is the 1960 enamelled tile mural by the St Ives artist Peter Lanyon, installed in the Civil Engineering Building of the University of Liverpool. Its title is 'The Conflict of Man with the Tides and the Sands', a visualisation of the research done in the department. On the right is a small part of the nearby Mathematics Building mural (1961) by John McCarthy. |
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The reredos of St Augustine's RC Church, Grosvenor Square, Manchester is formed by the massive ceramic mural 'Christ in Majesty' by Robert Brumby (1968). |
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Way down south in the City of London, this very large-scale nine-section stoneware tile mural may be found on the former BT offices in Farringdon Street; it was designed by D. Annan in 1960. |
