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St Stephen's Hull

St Stephen's is a shopping centre in Kingston upon Hull that opened on 20 September 2007 and attracts more than 10 million visitors a year. The shopping centre is a 40-acre (160,000 m2) brownfield site development in the city centre of Hull, England. It cost £200 million to build and was a key development in the resurgence of Hull as the centre of the East Riding of Yorkshire culture and shopping. It has 12.8 acres (52,000 m2) of retail and leisure space and incorporates retail outlets, cafés, bars, fitness club, restaurants, a cinema and a multi-storey car park. Adjacent to St Stephen's is the Albemarle Music Centre, Hull Truck Theatre and a hotel. Background St Stephen's forms part of a 15-year, £2 billion city centre master plan, which once complete will rejuvenate six geographical areas, including three prime waterfront sites containing a mix of corporate headquarters, restaurants, attractions, boutique hotels, luxury apartments and Hull's own World Trade Centre. In 2011, the owner of St Stephen's, British Land, launched its first Community Charter, making ten commitments to the local area. The project aimed to ensure that a significant proportion of jobs were awarded to local residents: a parliamentary report noted that more than half of the jobs on offer when the centre opened were taken up locally. A new 440-seat theatre has been completed for Hull Truck Theatre as part of the development. Another part of the development is the Albemarle Music Centre, which was built at the expense of £3 million for the Hull Music Service as a centre where its youth orchestras, ensembles and bands can rehearse and practice, as well as being a new venue for other events and concerts. In March 2018 the full-size model of the Gipsy Moth aircraft used by Amy Johnson to fly solo from Britain to Australia, created over a six-month period by inmates of Hull Prison, was moved from the adjacent Hull Paragon Interchange to the centre. Stores Its shops include Superdry, Next, Flannels, H&M, Build-A-Bear Workshop, JD Sports, TK Maxx, The Body Shop, New Look, schuh, Hugh Rice the Jewellers and The Entertainer, and many more, with a large Tesco Extra, located at the rear of the complex being its anchor store and one of the largest in the country. The complex also contains restaurants such as Nando's, Prezzo, The Real China, Wok & Go, Subway and Starbucks, as well as a REEL cinema. Transport A new transport hub Hull Paragon Interchange has also been built adjacent to St Stephen's, incorporating Hull's renovated Paragon railway station. It incorporates a new bus station, catering and retail units. References External links Hull City Council – Shopping
St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead

St Swithun's is a Church of England church in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England, which is a Grade II* listed building. The site had a church since the 11th century. It was struck by lightning in 1772 and after it was rebuilt by James Wyatt it was opened in 1789. It is situated on a hill-top site near entrance to town, where in the past several tracks met. The area began to be settled in the late tenth century: and St Swithun (Bishop of Winchester, 852–862) was the choice for church patron. To this day it remains a visible landmark. Near the entrance to the church, three stones mark the supposed ashes of Anne Tree, Thomas Dunngate and John Forman who were burned as martyrs on 18 July 1556 because they would not renounce the Protestant faith. Due to the method of execution and the charge of 'heresy', the three were later assumed in local folklore to have been charged with witchcraft and are referred to as 'the witches'. From 1871 to 1908, the vicar of the church was Douglas Yeoman Blakiston. Prior to being ordained, he had worked as an artist. Two large oil paintings by him remain in the church as do several organ pipes he painted with portraits of parishioners. His son, Herbert Blakiston, went on to become Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. A national appeal for funds raised £516 in 1788. A programme of restoration in 1874 inaugurated the present appearance. A Trust Fund was set up in 1979 to provide funding for restoration. It is independent of the Parochial Church Council. References External links Official site Trust Fund site
St Swithun's Church, Woodborough

St Swithun's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire. History The church is medieval with the chancel dating from the fourteenth century. The church is a large structure ... and has some fragments of ancient armorial glass in its windows which, when perfect, was exceedingly beautiful. It is a curacy, and has been augmented with Queen Anne's Bounty. The Chapter of Southwell is the patron, and the Rev. Samuel Lealand Oldacres is the incumbent. The church is in a joint parish with: St Laurence's Church, Gonalston Holy Cross Church, Epperstone St Peter & St Paul's Church, Oxton Features The church contains stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe and also by Morris & Co. to designs by Edward Burne-Jones. Clock The clock was installed by Reuben Bosworth in 1854. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire References
St Teresa's School Effingham

St Teresa's Effingham is a selective, independent boarding and day school for girls in Effingham, Surrey, England, established in 1928. It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association. History In 1799, John Fuller built a mansion called Effingham Hill House on the site of another house which had been called Tibs, and this house now forms the centre of the senior school, and has been extended to provide modern facilities. In 1886 or somewhat later, Julius Caesar Czarnikow bought Effingham Hill House from Frederick Augustus Maxse, and owned it until he died in 1909. His daughter, Ada Louisa, sold it to Azalea Caroline Keyes, who in 1916 sold it to Robert Reitmeyer Calburn, who owned it until 1928. St Teresa's was founded in that house by the Religious Order of Christian Instruction (who also founded St Teresa's sister school Leweston School) in 1928 on what was originally part of a manor site recorded in the Domesday Book. The last headmistress nun retired in 1977. Since 2002, the school has been managed by a lay trust. Although there are no longer any religious sisters on staff (as of 2013–14 academic year), the school maintains its Catholic ethos and ties to the local parish, which is represented in the school's Board of Governors. An all-weather pitch and swimming pool complex were completed in 2000 and 2003 respectively and, in September 2005 a performing arts theatre hall with music and drama suites was opened. Location St Teresa's has 48 acres (0.19 km2) of grounds in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty amid the Surrey Hills AONB, in a multi-crested section of the escarpment of the North Downs. In 1953 a separate preparatory school was established at Grove House, in the village centre of Effingham about a mile away and has since relocated to the main school site. Admissions Entry to St. Teresa's is selective, and is based on an entrance examination with papers in English, Maths, Science and Verbal Reasoning. This does not preclude many students with special educational needs, who receive support in the school to help them through their studies, social interaction and exams. Cranmore School partnership In May 2019, a prep school for boys, Cranmore, West Horsley, joined St Teresa's in the Effingham Schools Trust. The Trust plans to expand Cranmore into providing secondary education on its present site, with the two schools having a combined sixth form located at St Teresa's, from September 2025. Notable former pupils Past pupils are known as STOGs (St Teresa's Old Girls) Lynne Reid Banks, former actress and author Lara Goodison, actress and Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2008 contestant Ranjini Haridas, actress, model and Miss Kerala 2000 winner Natalie Coyle, classically trained soprano House System The students are allocated to five houses which are named after saints: St. Benedict St. Dominic St. Ignatius St. Francis St Tabitha References External links St Teresa's School Official Site Profile on MyDaughter GCSE League Table ISI Inspection Reports - Prep School & Senior School
St Thomas' Church, Blackpool

St Thomas' Church is in Caunce Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Deanery of Blackpool, the Archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Diocese of Blackburn. History The church was built in 1930–32 and designed by the Lancaster architect Henry Paley of Austin and Paley, and cost £10,326 (equivalent to £620,000 in 2025). It is constructed in brick with stone dressings, and has windows with mixed Decorated and Perpendicular tracery. Only the east end of the church and 3½ bays of the nave and aisles were completed. Brandwood and his co-authors consider that the interior is "of dignity and with several inventive touches". Because it was never completed, Hartwell and Pevsner in the Buildings of England series describe it as "a stump of a church". Present day It continues to be an active church in the Evangelical tradition. The vicar is the Revd David O’Brien. See also List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916–44) References Bibliography External links St Thomas' Church website St Thomas's, Blackpool at genuki.org
St Thomas' Church, Blackburn

St Thomas' Church was an Anglican parish church in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The church was situated on the eastern side of Lambeth Street, between Billinge Street and Skiddaw Street. It was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. The first plan had been prepared in 1859, but the church was not built until 1864–65. The first design was in brick, but the patron insisted on its being in stone. Originally the plan had been to seat 766 people, but this was later increased to 1,054. The church cost £4,469 (equivalent to £490,000 in 2025). The church closed in 1977 and has since been demolished. See also List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley References
St Thomas' Church, Crosscrake

St Thomas' Church is in the village of Crosscrake, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Deanery of Kendal, the Archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the Diocese of Carlisle. The church was built in 1874–75, and was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. It has since been modified but retains its Gothic Revival style. History The Paley and Austin building replaced an earlier church of 1773, and cost about £3,000 (equivalent to £300,000 in 2025). The church was supported by the Wakefield family of Sedgwick House, another Paley and Austin building in the parish. In 1885, composer Mary Augusta Wakefield and her sister Agnes organized a music festival to raise money for St. Thomas'. The festival continues today as Mary Wakefield Westmorland Festival (but no longer supports St. Thomas'). The internal furnishings are also by Paley and Austin. The church was provided with an organ by Wilkinson of Kendal which was rebuilt in the 1980s by the East Anglian firm Holmes & Swift. The stained glass in the east window dates from about 1890, and is by Clayton and Bell. Modifications Because of structural failure, the tower was reduced in 1944, and then removed completely in 1963. A shallow transept was made to disguise this, and a spirelet was added. Administration Its benefice was united with that of St Patrick, Preston Patrick, although the latter parish is now served by the Kirkby Lonsdale team ministry, whereas Crosscrake is in a group of parishes in the Kendal area (the Helm group). See also List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin References
St Thomas' Church, Eaton

St Thomas' Church is in Royal Lane, Eaton, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Malpas, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is united with those of St Helen, Tarporley, St John and Holy Cross, Cotebrook, and St Paul Utkinton. It is a small brick church built in 1896, with lancet windows, a west porch, and a timber bellcote. In 1936 the Lancaster architect Henry Paley of Austin and Paley refitted the church with a new marble floor to the sanctuary, reredos, pulpit, stalls, chancel screen, and with the creation of an organ chamber. See also List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916–44) References External links Church website
St Thomas' Church, Friarmere

St Thomas' Church, Friarmere, also known as Heights Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church standing on a hillside overlooking the village of Delph, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. History The church was built in 1765 to serve a growing local population who otherwise had to go to church in Rochdale or Saddleworth. A bellcote was added to the exterior in the 19th century, and fittings were added to the interior during the same century. Many of these fittings were removed to the new parish church in Delph when the old church was closed. The old church was declared redundant on 16 April 1970, and was vested in the Trust on 24 May 1972. Architecture St Thomas' is constructed in stone with a stone slate roof. Its plan consists of a simple rectangular nave in two storeys, a small chancel with canted sides, and a vestry wing. The nave is four bays long by two bays wide, and has quoins at the corners. The west front has two doors over which are lintels inscribed with the date 1765. Between these is a round-headed two-light window and in the upper storey are two similar windows. Above these is a coped gable on which is a single bellcote surmounted by a cross. Along the north and south sides are two tiers of four windows similar to those on the west front. There is a Venetian window on the east wall of the chancel and a similar window on the east wall of the vestry. Inside the church are galleries on three sides, which are carried on Tuscan columns. On the walls are plaque memorials to the Buckley family. External features The churchyard contains the war graves of a Royal Scots Fusiliers soldier of World War I and a Royal Navy officer of World War II. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England References
St Thomas' Church, Garstang

St Thomas' Church is a Church of England church in Garstang, a market town in Lancashire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster. The church was built in 1770 as a chapel of ease to St Helen's Church in nearby Kirkland and was later assigned its own parish. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History Historically, the township of Garstang was part of the ecclesiastical parish of the same name. Garstang's parish church was St Helen's Church, approximately 2 miles (3 km) away in the township of Kirkland. A chapel of ease to St Helen's was built in the township of Garstang in the 15th century. The chapel was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. By the 18th century, this chapel had fallen into disuse. In 1770, a new chapel was built on a different site in the town and dedicated to Saint Thomas; the architect was Richard Gillow. In 1879, a chancel was added to the church, probably by Lancaster-based architecture firm Paley and Austin. In 1881, St Thomas' became a parish church in its own right. Around this time, the churchyard was enlarged. Architecture St Thomas' Church is built of sandstone rubble and its roofs are slate. The plan consists of a nave with a tower to the west, a chancel and a transept to the north. The tower is square with extensions to the north and south. It has round-headed bell openings. The three-light east window contains a stained glass image of Saint Thomas, designed by Carl Almquist of the Lancaster-based firm Shrigley & Hunt. There is also a depiction of the Ascension of Jesus by the same firm. There is a bronze sculpture of Christ in the chancel, designed in 1974 by Josefina de Vasconcellos. External features In the churchyard, there are the remains of a medieval sandstone cross (listed as a "cross base"). It has a rectangular base and shaft. The churchyard also contains the war graves of a British and an Australian soldier of World War I. Assessment and administration St Thomas' was designated as a Grade II listed building on 17 April 1967. The sandstone cross base and shaft in the churchyard have also received a Grade II designation. The Grade II designation—the lowest of the three grades—is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest". Hartwell and Pevsner (2009) describe the church as a "cheap uninspired job". St Thomas' is an active parish church in the Anglican Diocese of Blackburn, which is part of the Province of York. It is in the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Deanery of Garstang. See also Listed buildings in Garstang List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin References Notes Citations Sources External links Official website Media related to St Thomas' Church, Garstang at Wikimedia Commons
St Thomas' Church, Milnthorpe

St Thomas' Church is in the village of Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. History The church was built in 1835–37 to a design by the Kendal architect George Webster, providing accommodation for a congregation of 600. The chancel was added in 1883 by Joseph Bintley. In 1912 the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley carried out alterations at the west end of the church. The west gallery was removed in 1982 and the church was sub-divided by a wall. Architecture St Thomas' is constructed in limestone with sandstone dressings. The church has a nave, a chancel, and a west tower. The nave contains paired lancet windows and has thin buttresses. The chancel is in Early English style. Many of the windows contain stained glass; these include two by F. Barrow of Milnthorpe dated 1872 and 1885, two by A. Burrow dated 1886 and 1890, and others by Heaton, Butler and Bayne (1879), Shrigley and Hunt (1898), and Abbott and Company (1928). There is a ring of six bells, cast in 1912 by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough. See also List of works by George Webster List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914) References External links Visit Cumbria: with photographs of the church
St Thomas' Church, Lydiate

St Thomas' Church is in Church Lane, Lydiate, Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Wigan and West Lancashire, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice has been combined with that of St Cuthbert, Halsall. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The church was built between 1839 and 1841, and designed probably by A. H. Holme (the builders being S. Holme and Son). At this time it was a chapel of ease to St Cuthbert, Halsall, and it became a separate parish in its own right in 1871. Additions were made to the church in 1912, including the chancel, a south chapel and a north vestry, by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley. These additions cost £6,000 (equivalent to £250,000 in 2025). Architecture St Thomas' is constructed in stone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a chancel with a south chapel and a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has pointed doorways on the west and south sides, a north lancet window, a clock face on the south side, and a plain parapet with corner pinnacles. The windows in the nave are lancets. The east window has three lights with Perpendicular tracery. There are two-light windows elsewhere in the chancel and chapel, and three-light windows in the vestry. Inside the church is a west gallery carried on two octagonal iron columns. The nave has a flat ceiling and the chancel a waggon roof. In the chancel is a recess for a sedilia, and an alabaster reredos. In the south window of the chancel is stained glass from 1913. See also Listed buildings in Lydiate List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914) References
St Thomas' Church, Parkgate

St Thomas' Church is in School Lane, Parkgate, Cheshire, England. It is an Anglican chapel of ease in the parish of St Mary and St Helen, Neston, the deanery of Wirral South, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Because of its earlier associations with the fishing community, it has been called the "Fisherman's Church". History St Thomas' was built in 1843 as a Congregational chapel. In 1858 it was sold to the Presbyterian church, but the congregation soon moved to a different building leaving St Thomas' empty. The Church of England leased it in 1910, and bought it in 1917, when it became a chapel of ease to the parish church in Neston. By 1994 there were concerns about the stability of the building, it was closed in July of that year, and demolition seemed likely. The church was listed at Grade II the following year. In 2001 the Bishop's Trust for the Restoration of St Thomas' Parkgate was established. English Heritage gave a grant of £40,000 and together with fundraising by local groups, a total of £250,000 was made available for the church to be made safe and restored. It was re-dedicated on 4 July 2010 by Revd Peter Forster, Bishop of Chester. Architecture The church is constructed in red sandstone with stone dressings, and a slate roof with stone copings. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as "a small sandstone box". Its plan consists of a five-bay continuous nave and chancel. Along the sides of the church are five lancet windows, the easternmost and westernmost windows on each side being blocked. There are also blocked stepped lancets at the west end, above which is a blocked round window. At the east end is a short porch and an entrance door, over which is a lancet window. On each side of the porch are small flat-headed windows. On the north side of the church is a chancel door approached by four steps. On the east gable is a finial with the appearance of a turret. Inside the church is a gallery at the rear, and oak furniture, which includes the altar, pulpit, reader's desk and communion rail. In the corner of the gallery is a small single-manual organ. See also Listed buildings in Neston References External links Media related to St Thomas' Church, Parkgate, Cheshire at Wikimedia Commons