Re: Re: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches

Indeed; the Drumaroad exercise is fascinating. There are a few solecisms (as it were), but the use of a warm wood for the sanctuary fittings (in a refined, as opposed to primitive way) seems singularly appropriate for a country church. There has since Victorian times (if I can call them that) been too much of an obsession with stone and marble, which can seem both cold and too grand in an otherwise modest setting. So, top marks to Drumaroad (the pp should get a mention, as well as the architect).
The ‘predella’ supporting the tabernacle I like very much, and a modest set of wooden altar-rails would set it all off rather nicely. But that would be to carp.