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Bishop's Palace, Exeter

The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the Bishop of Exeter in Exeter, Devon. It is a Grade I Listed building. History The Bishop's Palace was originally built under William Briwere, an early 13th century Bishop of Exeter. The palace originally incorporated a great hall, though this was later demolished. In 1916, the palace was requisitioned by the government and served as a military hospital during the First World War. The palace returned to use as the Bishop of Exeter's residence in 1948. The garden is thought to be the oldest in Devon. The grounds contain a first generation Lucombe oak. Architecture The palace was originally built in the 13th century of Heavitree stone. The building underwent extensive work by Ewan Christian in 1846-8. The chapel was built in the 13th century and later restored by William Butterfield. The palace's south porch holds an inner doorway built circa 1200 composed of a monumental Gothic arch. An early 16th century oriel window was taken from the house of Thomas Elyot by St Petrock's Church, Exeter, when it was demolished with the Broadgate around 1840. The Gatehouse The gatehouse to the Bishop's Palace is separately Grade I Listed. Like the palace itself, the gatehouse was built of red Heavitree stone, though probably slightly later in the 14th century. However, some of the timbers date from the 13th century and possibly the late 12th century. The gatehouse was altered in the 18th century with a Georgian staircase and sash windows. Stone windows and a half-timbered top storey were added by William Butterfield. A modern slate roof has since been added. The medieval palace wall, also built of Heavitree stone, is separately Grade II Listed. Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives The west wing of the Bishop's Palace houses the extensive library and archives of Exeter Cathedral. The collections span the 10th to 21st centuries and include the Exeter Book. The archive is open to researchers on appointment. See also Grade I listed buildings in Exeter Exeter Cathedral Bishop's Court, Devon References
All Saints' Church, Sherburn in Elmet

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Sherburn in Elmet, a town in North Yorkshire in England. The church was constructed in the 12th century, from which period the nave and part of the north aisle date. It is known that there was an earlier church on the site, and the current building appears to reuse some large, Anglo-Saxon stones. The chancel was added in the 13th century, followed by the south aisle and an extension to the north aisle in the 14th century, and the south chapel in the 15th century. The clerestory dates from the 16th century, and the tower was heightened at a later date. In 1857, Anthony Salvin restored the church and added a vestry. The church was grade I listed in 1967. The church is built of Magnesian Limestone. It has a four-bay nave, with a two-bay tower, and a two-bay chancel. The tower is supported by large diagonal buttresses, added in the Victorian period. It has paired openings around the bells, and is topped by battlements. Although the porch is largely the work of Salvin, it reuses 12th century material, including zigzag carvings. Most of the nave windows are Perpendicular, while the chancel windows are lancets which date from the Victorian restoration. Inside the church, there is a round tower arch, with a round-arched window above. Between the south aisle and the chancel is an ogee arched window. There is a shell-shaped piscina in the chantry chapel. The 15th-century Janus Cross was moved from the ruins of the demolished St Mary and All Holy Angels Chapel, formerly in the churchyard, and it is now displayed in two parts. The organ was made by Brindley and Foster and dates from 1875. There is a 14th-century grave slab under the tower, and a tablet dedicated to Peter Foljambe, who died in 1668. The west window contains 15th century glass. Some bells date from 1750, and the others are Victorian. The oak pews and pulpit were installed in 1857. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Sherburn in Elmet References External links Official website
Custom House, Exeter

This Custom House at Exeter was the first in England built for that purpose. It was operated by HM Customs until 1989. Like other former custom houses in the United Kingdom, it now serves as a visitor attraction. It was built in the late 17th-century and has been Grade I listed since 1953. History The Custom House was built in 1680-81 in response to the increasing trade seen at Exeter Quay, particularly of the woollen cloth industry. Though the quay had existed since Roman times, the construction of the Exeter Ship Canal in 1564-66 led to a considerable increase in trade. The Custom House was built by Richard Allen for a cost of £3,000. Believed to be the oldest brick building to survive in Exeter, Historic England recorded that the building's "Renaissance-inspired facade and magnificent plasterwork, advanced joinery detail, early use of brick and the centralised double-depth plan are of the first importance in illustrating the arrival of a national or court style to Devon." Current use Following its closure, public access to the building was made available through the city's Red Coat Guided Tours. In 2015, the former Custom House reopened as a visitor centre and tourist attraction. A joint project between the Exeter Canal and Quay Trust and Exeter City Council, the centre replaced the original one which had been located at the nearby Quay House. It was officially opened on 21 May. See also Medieval English wool trade References
Church of St Peter and St Mary, Stowmarket

The Church of St Peter and St Mary stands in the town of Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The church dates from the 14th century and is a Grade I listed building. History The Church of St Peter and St Mary dates from the 14th century. It stands at the centre of the medieval town and serves as its parish church. The double designation to Saint Peter and Saint Mary reflects a late-medieval amalgamation when the living of St Peter was combined with that of a separate church dedicated to St Mary. Tree-ring dating places timbers used in the spire of the church to the years 1362–1363. The main body of the church dates from this time, although the tower is later. The church was extensively restored during three separate renovations in the Victorian era. The spire has been replaced a number of times, most recently in 1994. In the 17th century the vicar was Thomas Young, the tutor of John Milton. Young is buried in the church. The church contains memorials to residents of Stowmarket who died in the First and Second World Wars. In November 2000, the then vicar of St Peter and St Mary, was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment for embezzlement of church funds. The church remains an active parish church and regular services are held. Architecture The church is built of local flint with ashlar stone dressings. The tower is of four storeys with a crenellated parapet. The style is mainly Decorated Gothic. The interior was heavily restored by Richard Phipson, architect to the Diocese of Norwich, in the mid-19th century. James Bettley, in his 2015 revised Suffolk: West volume of the Pevsner Buildings of England series, notes the large number of memorials within the church to members of the Tyrrell family, local landowners. The spire existed in Medieval times, it was replaced in 1674, destroyed in the Great storm of 1703, replaced in 1712 and removed due to its instability in 1975. A further timber replacement was installed in 1993–1994, which replicates the earlier structures in having an external gallery. Notes References Sources Bettley, James; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2015). Suffolk: West. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-19655-9. External links Article on St Peter and St Mary published by English Church Architecture 2008
St Mary's Church, Riccall

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Riccall, a village north of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. The oldest part of the church are the three western bays of the nave, which date from the mid- or late-12th century. The tower was built around the end of that century, then in the early 13th century, arcades were added, followed in the late 13th century by the chancel and north chapel. The chancel was repaired some time after 1472, when a south chapel was added. Between then and the English Reformation, the nave was heightened, a rood loft added, the aisles were widened, and a porch was built. Between 1862 and 1877, the church was heavily restored by John Loughborough Pearson. He rebuilt the tower and heightened it, constructed a new east window, roofs and porch, and rebuilt parts of other walls. In 1966, the church was grade I listed. The church is built of Magnesian Limestone and has a Welsh slate roof. The tower is at the west end and has two stages, while the nave is of five bays, with aisles, and the chancel has two bays. Some windows on the north side are Perpendicular, but most date from the 19th century. The church's most noted feature is the south doorway, built in the 1150s and reset twice, most recently in the 15th century. It has three orders of arches and its voussoirs are decorated with a variety of Biblical, mythological and everyday scenes. Some designs have been held to have a Viking influence. Inside, there are remains of a brass dedicated to Maud and Robert Kelsey, dating from about 1500, two Baroque wall tablets, and a coat of arms of George III, painted in 1792. There is also a 17th-century communion rail. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Riccall References
Church of St Mary Steps, Exeter

The Church of St Mary Steps is a Grade I Listed church in the city of Exeter, England. History The church dates from about 1150 and was rebuilt in the 15th century. It was formerly by the west gate of the city. In the late 19th century the church was restored by the architect Edward Ashworth. In 1961, The House That Moved was moved from its former location to opposite the church. Benefice of Heavitree and St Mary Steps Parishes within the benefice: Heavitree (St Michael and All Angels) with St Lawrence and St Paul St Mary Steps References Further reading Nicholas Orme The Churches of Medieval Exeter. Exeter: Impress Books, 2014; pp. 137 & 139
St Helen's Church, Skipwith

St Helen's Church is the parish church of Skipwith, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Remains of a 7th- or 8th-century building have been identified at the site, which may represent an earlier church. The oldest part of the current building was constructed in about 950 of probably Roman stone, and originally formed the church porch. In the 11th century, another stage was added over it, to form a tower, and the nave was rebuilt. The church was given to the Bishop of Durham in 1084, and in the 12th century passed to Durham Priory. A two-bay north aisle was constructed in about 1190. In the 13th century, it was extended east by a further bay. The south aisle and chancel date from about 1300. In the 15th century the tower was raised again with the addition of a new bell-stage. In the early 16th century, the north aisle windows were rebuilt, followed later in the century by the construction of a clerestory. A south porch was added between 1821 and 1822, then the building was restored in 1877 by J. L. Pearson. The building was grade I listed in 1966. Nikolaus Pevsner praises it as a "fine church" with "one of the most noble chancels of the [former] East Riding". The church is built of magnesian limestone with a tile roof, and consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel and a west tower. The tower has three stages, quoins, bands, slit windows, a south clock face, two-light bell openings with trefoil heads, and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. Inside, the tower has a characteristic Saxon plain Romanesque round arch. The church door has 13th-century ironwork, and there is a square alms box on a pedestal, which is dated 1615. There is a 15th-century screen to the north aisle chapel. There is assorted 14th-century stained glass, along with a 17th-century window depicting King David, and eight windows with glass designed in the 1950s by Gerald Edward Roberts Smith. The tower has an Anglo-Scandinavian stone, which may have been carved in place, depicting humans and animals in a scene which has been interpreted as Ragnarok. There is a further stone with a carving of a bear, which may also be pre-Norman Conquest. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Skipwith References
St Helen's Church, Thorganby

St Helen's Church is the parish church of Thorganby, a village in the county of North Yorkshire, in England. A church in Thorganby was first recorded in 1228, but by 1312 it was regarded as only a chapel in the parish of Aughton. It became a church with its own parish again after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The oldest part of the church may be the chancel arch, which has been tentatively dated to the mid-14th century. The tower, which is built of Magnesian Limestone, probably dates from the 15th century. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in brick: the nave and south porch in 1710, followed in 1719 by the chancel. All the windows have round arches, other than the east window, which is in the Perpendicular style. There is an early-19th-century vestry on the north side of the church. The church was restored in about 1955. In 1966, it was Grade I listed. Inside the church is a font, which is octagonal and probably dates from the late 17th century. There is a mediaeval stone slab memorial to Alice Saltmarsh, a Victorian coat of arms painted on wood, and a wooden plaque from 1821 which records the church's benefactors. There are three bells, one undated, and the other two dating from 1666 and 1738. Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia is buried in the churchyard of St. Helens. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Thorganby, North Yorkshire References
St Peter's Church, Henley

St Peter's Church is located in the village of Henley near Ipswich. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Gipping Valley deanery, part of the archdeaconry of Ipswich, and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. History The Church is a Grade I listed building in the village of Henley. The building includes features dating from the 13th century such as the south door of the church through to more modern work including a nineteenth century addition of a parish room. The tower contains a ring of eight bells dating from between 1480 and 1902. In 1972 the frames were renovated and the bells rehung. An additional bell for the clock on the tower was installed in 1976 previously having been held in a church at Ubbeston. See also Grade I listed buildings in Suffolk Media related to St Peter's Church, Henley at Wikimedia Commons References
Ferry Bridge, Brotherton

Ferry Bridge is a historic bridge, connecting Ferrybridge in West Yorkshire with Brotherton in North Yorkshire, in England. There may have been a bridge over the River Aire at this location in the Anglo-Saxon period, which has been supposed to have been destroyed in 1070. The first bridge known definitely to have existed was built in the late 12th century, but it collapsed in 1228, killing a group of Crusaders who were crossing. That year, pontage was granted, a toll for crossing the bridge, to fund repairs. A replacement bridge was built in about 1290, with a bridge chapel completed by 1306. In 1461, during the War of the Roses, the Lancastrian Army partly destroyed the bridge, but the Yorkist Army was still able to cross, on its way to the Battle of Towton. The bridge was restored, and it was described by John Leland in 1538 as being built of stone and having seven or eight arches. Four small arches at its north end took the road across swampy ground. This route became part of the Great North Road in the early Georgian period, with coaching inns established on each riverbank. The bridge was Grade I listed in 1967. The bridge was damaged by storms in 1795, and in 1797 John Carr of York designed a replacement, on a new alignment. Bernard Hartley constructed the bridge, which was completed in 1804. It is carried by eight round-headed arches: three to cross the river, four over land on the Ferrybridge side, and one over land on the Brotherton side. The piers have cutwaters and the bridge has a parapet, with refuges over each pier, and a vase balustrade in the central section. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Brotherton References
St Mary's Church, Great Blakenham

St Mary's Church is located in the village of Great Blakenham near Ipswich. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bosmere, part of the archdeaconry of Ipswich, and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. St Mary's Church was listed at Grade I on 9 December 1955. See also Grade I listed buildings in Suffolk References External links Official website
All Saints' Church, Saxton

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Saxton, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built in the 11th century, initially serving as a chapel of ease in the parish of All Saints' Church, Sherburn in Elmet. The nave and chancel survive from this period. A south chapel was added in the 14th century, followed by a tower in the early 15th century. The church was restored in 1867, the work including the addition of a vestry, and was again restored in 1907. It was grade I listed in 1967. The church consists of a nave with a chapel to the south, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has two stages, a chamfered plinth, a narrow round-arched south door, a three-light west window with a hood mould, a clock face, two-light bell openings with hood moulds, a corbel table, and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. The south doorway is Norman, and has a round arch, and shafts with waterleaf capitals. At the east end are three stepped lancet windows. Inside, there is a Mediaeval octagonal stone font on a 19th-century base, an aumbry dating from about 1180, four 17th-century tombstones, three of which are set into the wall, and two late-18th century memorials. In the churchyard is the tomb of Ralph, Lord Dacre, who died at the Battle of Towton in 1461. The tomb is made of limestone, and has an oblong plan, measuring about 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in) by 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) and is about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in height. It is plain, and has weathered coats of arms on the sides and ends. It is grade II listed. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Saxton with Scarthingwell References
Camblesforth Hall

Camblesforth Hall is a historic building in Camblesforth, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The hall was built in about 1690, probably by John Etty, and extended on several occasions. By the 20th century, it was used as a farmhouse, and at some point was divided into two properties. It was Grade I listed in 1966. It became empty in about 2010, and fell into poor repair. In 2020 it was purchased by Naomi and Byron Ward, who restored the property. During the process, they discovered the name "Francis Mary Adams" scratched into the window, the name of a resident in the mid 18th century. Some of the renovation works were captured and featured on Channel 4 'Renovation Nation' in 2022. Since the restoration, it has been used as a wedding venue. The house is built of reddish-brown brick on a plinth with stone coping, stone dressings, quoins, overhanging eaves with modillions, and a hipped slate roof with a central well. There are two storeys and attics, and seven bays. The central doorway has a moulded architrave, a frieze with floral scrolls, and a broken pediment on consoles. The windows are sashes with flat gauged brick arches, and in the attic are four pedimented dormers with horizontally-sliding sashes. At the rear is a large round-headed sash window with radial glazing, imposts and a keystone. On the east return is a doorway with a Gibbs surround and a devil mask keystone. Inside, much of the original interior survives, including the main and service staircases, much panelling, and many doors, plastered ceilings and fireplaces. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Camblesforth References External links Official website
St Martin's Church, Womersley

St Martin's Church is the parish church of Womersley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church in Womersley was recorded in the Domesday Book, but the oldest part of the current building is part of the north arcade, dating from the 12th century. The nave and remainder of the north aisle are 13th century, while the south aisle, porch, transepts and tower were added in the 14th century. The building was further altered in the 15th, 18th and 19th centuries, the work including the addition of a vestry and rebuilding of the chancel. The building was restored by William Henry Crossland in 1867, who lowered the floor, removed a gallery, and installed an organ. From 1893 to 1894, it was further restored by George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. In 1900, Thomas Kensit of the Protestant Truth Society stole the statues from the rood screen to protest what he believed was a Catholic influence on them, though they were quickly recovered. The building was grade I listed in 1967. The church is built of magnesian limestone with roofs of red tile, grey slate and stone slate. It has a cruciform plan, consisting of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, north and south transepts, a chancel with a north vestry, and a steeple at the crossing. The steeple has a tower with a north buttress, an octagonal stair turret, a sill band, clock faces, two-light bell openings, and a broach spire. Inside the church is a large rood screen, designed by Bodley, while the monuments include an effigy believed to depict Adam de Newmarch, who died in 1287. There is an early 17th-century wall hanging of the Last Supper, made in Spain and brought to the church in the late 19th century. Two of the stained glass windows are by Charles Eamer Kempe. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Womersley References
All Saints' Church, Wistow

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Wistow, a village north-west of Selby in North Yorkshire, in England. There has been a church on the site since at least the 12th century, but the oldest surviving parts of the current church are 13th century. It was altered in the 14th and 15th centuries, and then in the 16th century, the chancel was rebuilt and a tower was added. From 1883 to 1884, it was restored by James Demaine, who added a vestry and organ chamber, while the stained glass windows were restored by J. W. Knowles. In 1900, C. Hodgson Fowler installed a new floor, and in 1911 Walter Brierley repaired the reredos and panelling. The church was Grade I listed in 1966. The church is built of Magnesian Limestone, with a roof of tiles and Welsh slate. 13th century features include the south arcade, west door, and lancet windows to the nave, some of which contain mediaeval glass. The east window is 14th century, with five lights, while the other windows in the chancel are 15th century and flat headed. The tower has three stages, and is in the Perpendicular style. Inside, there is an 18th-century memorial with a carved death's head and painted shield. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Wistow, North Yorkshire References