The Sistine Chapel
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From the outside, the pebble-dashed English Martyrs Catholic Church looks like an anonymous part of modern suburbia among conifers in Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex. But inside is a marvel of English eccentricity - a complete hand-painted copy of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Church regular Gary Bevans visited Rome in 1987 and was so inspired by the Sistine Chapel that he began painting a replica on the 3,500 square-foot plywood roof back home.
While Michelangelo had a team of labourers to help, Gary only had the occasional assistance of a friend to help him move the scaffolding. Gary’s masterpiece was sponsored by a local solicitors’ firm. The task took six years.
“He thought it was about the right shape so he’d have a go,” explained parish priest Father Enda Naughton. “He’s a signwriter by trade but we discovered he’s an artist by nature.”
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