Saturday 17 December 2016

157 ST JOHN STREET - MOSAIC MEMORIAL

MOSAIC RAREDOS, ST JOHN'S LAUNCESTON
This lovely mosaic reredos (“an ornamental screen covering the back wall of an altar”), made as a memorial to the fallen of World War One, is located inside St John's church in Launceston. It was made in 1921. The glass tiles were from England, and the construction was carried out by Brooks Robinson and Co of Melbourne. There is no need to say more, but if you'd like additional details, you can use TROVE to read an informative article in The Examiner 30th June 1921.