Dalle de Verre
“Glass Slab”
“Glass Slab”
Right, so... St Raphael is one of the seven Archangels and the patron saint of travelers, the blind, poorly people, happy meetings, nurses, physicians and medical workers. Basically, when Boris Johnson claps for the NHS and doesn't give nurses a pay rise, St Raphael is going to be the one kicking his fat arse back through the pearly gates, sending him plummeting down to spend eternity watching YouTube Videos. And, if he's the patron saint of travellers, he's bound to have a decent left hook. I do not not fancy Boris’ chances.If it wasn't for St Raphael, there probably wouldn't be a St Raphael's church, like this Roman Catholic one, built in 1960 in MIllbrook. They would probably just have called it something else though. It seems it was ordered by The Right Reverend John A Murphy. The architect (not to be confused with archangel - totally different jobs) was Edward J Massey of Massey and Massey and I can't find out much about them on Google. But! And this is a big but... don't lie, you like big buts... the screen of dalle de verre (French for glass slab) which headlines this report, is the most remarkable feature of the church. That was designed by Pierre Fourmaintraux, who carried out a range of work including St Augustine's church in London, New Zealand's Hall of Memory and Christ Church in Coventry. St Raphael's Church is Grade II listed, which followed an unsuccessful attempt to knock it down.
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