THE SANCTUARY

James PAINE’S original design for the chapel, which
opened in 1776, ended with an apse at the communion rail.

The Sanctuary,
designed by SOANE, was added in 1790 to accommodate the altar. The altar was
designed by QUARENGHI and built in Rome in the workshop of VINELLI. The figures
on either side of the tabernacle are of SS Peter and Paul.

The altar is
formed of a slab of sienna
marble;
the sarcophagus is of verde
antique; the panels under the mensa are alabastro fierito and
other marbles adorn it.

The altarpiece
was commissioned for the chapel and is by GIUSEPPE CADES (1750–1799).

The sanctuary
lamps are by LUIGI VALADIER (1726–1785).

LEFT HAND SIDE (GOSPEL) PAINTINGS

The Glorification of the Eucharist by GERARD SEGHERS (1591–1651) – a pupil of Rubens; a copy of Rubens’ picture for the
High Altar of the Shod Carmelites,Antwerp.
Rubens’ painting was destroyed by fire.

The Coronation of the Virgin by CORNELIUS SCHULTZE

Fathers of the Church discussing The Dogma of The Immaculate
Conception by GASPAR DE CRAYER (1582–1669), a copy of the
picture by GUIDO RENI in The Hermitage.

RIGHT HAND SIDE (EPISTLE) PAINTINGS

The Samaritan Woman at the Well by LOUIS DE BOULANGER. This used to hang in Notre
Dame Cathedral, Paris. It was bought at the time of the revolution when the
cathedral was stripped of its religious artefacts and made “The Palace of
Reason”.

The Assumption by GASPAR DE CRAYER (1582–1669)

The Return from the Flight into Egypt by GIUSEPPE CHIARI (1654–1727)

THE NAVE

The
Stations of the Cross are 19th Limoges Enamel by ERNEST BLANCHER.

Madonna & Child by MONNOT 1703. This marble relief was in
the private oratory of the

Jesuit
General when the Society of Jesus was suspended.

THE ORGAN

The organ
(1791) is the work of SAMUEL GREEN and was restored in 1960 under the