A visit last Saturday in drenching rain to St Hilary Church.
Stunning art - commissioned by maverick vicar Bernard Walke. He was married to Annie Walke, a distinguished painter, and the couple were friends with leading Newlyn School artists of the day - who contributed work to the church. Love the Madonna's red shoes in Annie Walke's painting. And Proctor's huge crucifix with a white-robed figure open-armed is also impressive (though I can't find a picture - below it's tiny, overhanging the choir). It's repeated on two smaller crucifixes in the chancel.
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| Altarpiece by Ernest Proctor |
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| Joan of Arc by Annie Walke |
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Virgin with red shoes by Annie Walke
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