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Set of Stalls

ca. 1869 (made)
Artist/Maker
Brooks, James (designed)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Two seat oak bench with arm division and circular gothic-style carving on the inside of each arm


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Furniture
Object type
Set of stalls
Materials and techniques
Oak
Carving
Brief description
Two seat bench, ca. 1869, British, designed by James Brooks, from St. Columba's Church, Haggerston, London
Physical description
Two seat oak bench with arm division and circular gothic-style carving on the inside of each arm
Dimensions
  • Height: 90.5cm
  • Width: 138.5cm
  • Depth: 48cm
  • Weight: 48kg
Dimensions taken from registered description
Style
Gothic Revival
Object history
Stalls provided seating in the chancel or choir of churches and were used either by senior members of the choir or by visiting clergy. This example is part of a collection of furniture from St. Columba's Church, Haggerston, a building designed by James Brooks. Brooks presumably also designed the furniture which is in similar style to that he designed for St. Michael and All Angels, Shoreditch, illustrated in The Building News, November 23rd 1866, page 781.

This set of stalls is part of a collection of furniture which was offered to the Museum before the closure of St. Columba's as an Anglican church in 1983.
Historical context
The church of St. Columba, Haggerston, was designed by the architect, James Brooks, built 1868-9, and consecrated in July 1869. St. Columba's Church was declared redundant in 1975 when the parish merged with that of St. Anne, Hoxton. St. Columba's closed as an Anglican church in 1983.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.78-1983

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O371989/set-of-stalls-brooks-james/
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