St Patrick’s, Newport: baldacchino

View from beneath baldacchino canopy at St Patrick’s Church, Newport, Gwent, c.1961–62.

Detail: architectural paint and gold leaf baldacchino canopy – an angel on the wing holding up a chalice, against a deep red field spangled with stars.

The mosaic and baldacchino at St Patrick’s.

Gold leaf lettering on the baldacchino canopy.

Jonah’s work at St Patrick’s included a large dalle de verre window at the south end, a full wall mosaic and a dedication plaque.

Click here for a report about our visit to St Patrick’s in 2016 to review the condition of the artwork in the church.