Sir ninian comper book

It is, without doubt, the most important book to appear on the artists work, and is all the more valuable for fr symondsons elegant prose, and the gazetteer by stephen bucknall. The garish orange lighting made it very difficult to photograph and capture the blue and gold hues favoured by comper, which is a pity. Sir ninian comper is not a name that immediately comes to the lips of many folk today, anglican or otherwise. Comper 18641960 was one of the great gothic revival architects.

Comper did not like the school to work for other architects and, when they did so, it had to be hidden so that he would not see it. Ripon cathedral high altar the reredos of the high altar dates to 1926 and was installed by sir ninian comper. This background had a profound influence on his future career. Besides making stained glass and designing a few churches, comper created several sets of rood figures rood meaning cross depicting the crucified christ and our rood scene, sited just below the arch that separates the nave from the chancel was his last set. Sir ninian comper by symondson anthony and bucknall. He was one of the last of the great gothic revival architects, noted for his churches and their furnishings. Having studied drawing for a term at the ruskin school. The life and work of sir ninian comper, 18641960 book.

Sir ninian comper was born in aberdeen on june 10th 1864. There has been a church on the site since saxon times and it is recorded in the domesday book of 1086. Sir ninian comper from time to time the society publishes monographs on matters connected with churches or their furnishings. Sir ninian comper, 18641960 and howard martin otto otho travers, 18861948. This book tells of the work, not only of one man, but of many with whom he shared his beliefs and talents. Barely visible from the skiroad from aviemore to the cairngorms lies a seminal church building by sir ninian comper, who was once described by john betjeman as the logical outcome of the gothic revival. John ninian comper was born on 10 june 1864 in aberdeen, the son of. Cope made of silk damask, lined with silk and with a hood and orphreys of canvas covered with silk damask and embroidered, designed by sir ninian comper, woven by perkins and sons ltd.

No english architect is better known in cathedral close and distant rectory than j. The end of the barrel vault over the nave butting onto the chancel arch is richly embellished. Chapel, aberdeen, was started in 1891 see sir john ninian comper. Anthony symondson, the leading authority on comper, describes how and why comper developed his distinctive approach, using early. The church of our lady and saint thomas of canterbury, wymondham abbey.

I am not an academic so this presentation is purely from my own research with a little help from this well known book on sir ninian comper by anthony symondson and stephen bucknall which is very interesting, if a little hard going and internet searches. While augustus welby pugin was the first of the greats when it comes to ecclesiastical works, sir ninian comper may be said to be the last of an era. He was one of the last of the great gothic revival architects,3 noted for his churches and their. Sir ninian comper, 18641960 and howard martin otto otho. The front cover of symondson and bucknalls book about comper. The church architect ninian comper changed the spiritual values of his. By anthony symondson sj and stephen arthur bucknall. This is a joint work by stephen bucknall, who over many years has built up a gazetteer of some six hundred places where. Anglican it may be, but the hearts of his grace the duke of newcastle and sir ninian were in the right place. The life and works of sir john ninian comper 18641960 the great anglocatholic architect and designer. John ninian comper was born in aberdeen on 10 june 1864, the eldest of the five children of the rev john comper, rector of st johns episcopal church, and his wife, ellen, daughter of john taylor, merchant of hull. Margarets, aberdeen, and it was from him that he derived his love of church architecture and decoration.

Sir ninian martin stephen kg ak gcmg gcvo kbe qc 15 june 1923 29 october 2017 was an australian judge who served as the 20th governorgeneral of australia, in office from 1982 to 1989. An introduction to his life and work, with complete gazetteer by symondson, anthony and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He did not use the name john, generally being referred to as either j ninian comper or simply ninian comper. Sir john ninian comper 10 june 1864 22 december 1960 was born in aberdeen and was regarded as one of the last of the great gothic revival architects. The study includes a complete gazetteer of some 600 entries and a reprint of. A vestment by gothic revival master sir ninian comper at walsingham. John ninian compers first work was the vaulted chapel at that church in 1889.

John ninian comper dictionary of scottish architects. He is wellknown for his stained glass, his use of colour, and his subtle integration of classical and gothic styles. What he learned there inspired a lasting love of the medium, and he would work in it, to acclaim, for the rest of his long life. Our lady of egmanton, pray for the return of your dowry to the church of christ. He is well known for his stained glass, his use of colour and his subtle integration of classical and gothic elements which he described as unity by inclusion.

The man whose buildings pray ninian comper built some of britains finest churches yet remains unfairly obscure, says simon ocorra. Symondson and stephen bucknall is published by spire books at. The colour was restored by sir ninian comper based on traces found when it was being repaired. He was previously a justice of the high court of australia from 1972 to 1982. Allan bartons flickr site, i came across the following photographs of st wilfrids, cantley, which church sir ninian comper furnished and restored in the late 19th and early 20th century. John betjeman once wrote this of sir ninian comper.

His father, the revd john comper, rector of st johns episcopal. Hanging pyx a pyx from the greek for box was used in roman catholic worship to contain the sacred host, the consecrated bread or wafer used in the mass, or to take it to the bedside of the sick. Sir john ninian comper 18641960 was a scottishborn gothic revival architect. Sir ninian comper 18641960 was one of the last of the great gothic revival architects, his work concentrating on churches and their contents. Bodley, the young ninian comper assisted at the stained glass studio of c. Sir niminy piminy, and on television betjeman ridiculed compers way of. The ashes of architect and stained glass designer sir john ninian comper are buried in the north aisle of the nave of westminster abbey. An introduction to his life and work, with complete gazetteer. The figures of our lord, st mary and st john are also the work of comper, and were erected in 1948. It can best be seen through binoculars from the west end of the nave. Sir john ninian comper 18641960 was a scottishborn architect. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

The following paper is based on research undertaken by the author for a conservation plan. An introduction to his life and work, with complete gazetteer by anthony symondson 20060909 on. The youthful figure of christ, and the rich deep blue of the glass which complements the. Sir ninian comper an introduction to his life and work. Spire books and the ecclesiological society, 2006, pp. The designer of this pyx, sir ninian comper, worked mainly in a neogothic style. St michael and all angels sir ninian comper the architect of st michaels. We are delighted to announce that the next will be a book on the church architect sir ninian comper. The quotations accompanying some of the photos below come from sir ninian comper by fr. Index bakewell, derbyshire cowley st johns hospital, oxfordshire cowley st mary and st john, oxfordshire drayton st leonard, oxfordshire ely cathedral, cambridgeshire ewelme, oxfordshire great ryburgh, norfolk hoveton st john, norfolk hunstanton, norfolk ickford. This synthesis appears halfway through fr anthony symondsons highly readable book on the architect and ecclesiastical designer sir ninian comper 18641960.

Sir john ninian comper was born in aberdeen on 10 june 1864, the eldest of five children. He was one of the last of the great gothic revival architects, noted for his churches and their. Sir ninian comper by anthony symondson and stephen bucknall is published by spire books at. Sir ninian comper 18641960 was one of the last of the great gothic revival architects, his work devoted almost entirely to churches and their contents. Text and illustration from wikipedia the free encyclopaedia. Sir john ninian comper 10 june 1864 22 december 1960 was a scottish born architect. Born in 1864, he lived to be almost 100 years old, dying in 1960. Overall the book gives unique insight into the late flowering of english gothic revival church architecture. Sir ninian comper an introduction to his life and work with complete gazetteer. Sir ninian comper spire books and the ecclesiological society 2006. An introduction to his life and work, with complete gazetteer comes therefore as a timely breath of fresh air. Sir ninian comper 18641960 was one of the last of the great gothic re. A vestment by gothic revival master sir ninian comper at.

Ninian comper, as he was usually known, was born in aberdeen, where his father was the rector of st johns episcopal church. Ecclesiological society, 1994 church decoration and ornament 44 pages. The annunciation panels from the southwark cathedral festal high altar frontal. Ninian comper was born in aberdeen, the eldest son of a scottish episcopalian priest. His father was one of the most advanced priests in the anglocatholic revival in scotland. The frontal is red and gold brocade, originally made by the sisters of bethany to a design by sir ninian comper circa 1906. Here we find a detailed history, requiring the finest materials and most skilled craftsman to create objects of. John ninian comper was born on 10 june 1864 in aberdeen, the son of a high churchman, the rev john comper and his wife ellen taylor. Ninian comper, as he was usually known, was born in aberdeen, where his. Sir john ninian comper 10 june 1864 22 december 1960 was a scottishborn architect. Sir ninian comper and our lady of egmanton the fascinating story of the restoration of a mediaeval church. An introduction to his life and work, with complete gazetteer by anthony symondson 20060909. Anglocatholicism was the motivation and mainspring of his work as an architect.

The life and times of sir ninian comper introduction. An introduction to his life and work, with complete gazetteer symondson, anthony, bucknall, stephen arthur on. An introduction to his life and work, with complete gazetteer free download. Decorated wrappers illustrating compers church interior at st marys wellingborough. Church design has its beginning with the book of exodus, where god gave specific directions to moses and aaron for creating the tabernacle and clothing for the priesthood. Sir, the interesting article on the work of sir ninian comper unity by inclusion man, faith, 2128 december surprisingly lacks any reference to compers scottish heritage, and fails to cite any of the fine examples of his work in this part of the country.