Ceiling Gallery

Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - Inreior

The Interior of Le Ciel - Montmartre, Paris Cabaret Nightclub. The Cabaret du Ciel (Cabaret of Heaven) was an early version of modern theme restaurants, with a theme centered around celestial concepts connected to the afterlife in Paradise (note the waiters and waitresses in full costume!). Inside the restaurant, beer was served, and the customers were greeted by acts such as angels playing music, St. Peter sprinkling holy water from the heavens, as well as reenactments of scenes related to Dante's Inferno. Date: circa 1905

Fair Maid of Kent - The Black Prince's Chantry, Canterbury

Joan of Kent (13281385), known as 'The Fair Maid of Kent' - the mother of King Richard II of England - ceiling boss in the Huguenot Chapel (Black Prince's Chantry), Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England. The Black Princes Chantry was set up at the time of his marriage to Joan of Kent. In 1575, the Crypt was given over to Huguenot refugees from France and Flanders on order of Queen Elizabeth I. Some 300 years later, the Crypt was taken back, but the Chantry remained at the disposal of the Huguenot community and to this day, a French Service is held here every Sunday at 3pm. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Clarke's Patent 'Fairy' lamps 1888

Advert for Clarke's Patent 'Fairy' lamps, showing how to transform gasoliers, wall brackets, gas standards ect, temporarily into Clarke's 'Fairy' lamps without disturbing the gas arrangement. Date: 1888

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