the figure of Christ, darkened by candle soot and detritus, was not easily seen against the dark canopy.

The crucifix painted by the Master of the Blue Crucifixes was discovered by an art collector in a convent garbage skip! Little did the...

Birmingham oratory crucifix & canopy after restoration It was a cold wet morning in early March when we drove into the greyness of the Birmingham Oratory car park. Passing under the archway into thecourtyard, we were met with a neat Italianate courtyard. The warm greeting we received from two of the brothers helped to shrug off the cold weather (which had felt all the colder for the early start we'd made from Liverpool that morning.) Weathering The brothers directed us to the