St. Mary the Virgin

Architect: Charles Harrison Townsend (1851-1928)

Designer: William Reynolds-Stephens (1862-1943)

c. 1905

Great Warley, Essex

“This church, as the joint production of two men of exceptional ability, shows most significantly what can be accomplished by agreement at the outset as to the parts which the designer of the main facts of a building and the decorator who supplies the many necessary adornments by which these facts are made fully effective should play in the whole undertaking. ”

Formatting and text by George P. Landow.

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References

Baldry, A. L. “A Notable Decorative Achievement by W. Reynolds-Stephens ”. The Studio 34 (1905): 100-107. Internet Archive. Web. 29 January 2012.

Last modified 7 November 2007