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A dark wooden column with gilded laurel leaf carvings at the base sits on an ornate floral-patterned pedestal in a cathedral.

Column in choir of St Paul’s Cathedral created by Rattee and Kett

St Paul’s Cathedral, London

History of Rattee and Kett, Cambridge

Rattee and Kett were involved in the major restoration of St Paul’s Cathedral after WWII. The work in the choir area lasted from about 1948-1958. Reunions of former Rattee and Kett staff still take place every ten years.

Black and white print showing the High Altar of St. Paul's Cathedral above a man carving a large wooden cylinder in a workshop.

A group of people standing on a checkered floor inside the ornate, arched interior of St Paul's Cathedral looking ahead.

A group of people standing in a line before the ornate, dark, twisted columns of the high altar inside St Paul’s Cathedral.

This is a scan of an article describing the creation of the new high altar canopy at St Paul’s:

New High Altar Canopy at St Paul’s – an account of its design and construction

Black-and-white print of an ornate altar with a tall cross, set against a carved wooden screen behind a decorative railing.

The American Memorial Chapel, built by Rattee and Kett, architects S E Dykes-Bower and W Godfrey Allen.

 

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