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Church of St James, Curry Mallet

The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church in Curry Mallet, Somerset. It has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. History The church is dedicated to All Saints, It has a three-stage tower. On the stonework are hunky punks representing animals. Inside the church is a 15th-century font. Present day The parish is part of the Seven Sowers benefice which covers Beercrocombe, Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard Portman, Staple Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary (with Thurlbear) and West Hatch, within the deanery of Crewkerne and Ilminster. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St James, Halse

The Church of St James in Halse, Somerset, England dates from the Norman period and is dedicated St James the Less. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church includes some 12th and 13th century work, including the tower, but the current building was mainly built in the 15th century. The north aisle was built around 1546 and the church was restored in 1900. The brickwork is red sandstone which was laid down during the Triassic Period, with dressings of Hamstone. The interior includes a fan-vaulted rood screen, which was previously larger but parts of it were removed in 1803. The Anglican parish is within the benefice of Milverton with Halse, Fitzhead and Ash Priors within the archdeaconry of Taunton. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Church of St James from Parish web site
Church of St James, Liverpool

St James' Church is an Anglican church in St James Place, Toxteth, Liverpool, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Having been declared redundant in 1974, it returned to active use in 2010 as St James in the City. History The church was built in 1774–75 by Cuthbert Bisbrown, who probably also designed it. Originally a chapel of ease for the parish of Walton, the church acquired its own parish in 1844. Its congregation, which reflected the area's diverse population of affluent merchants and industrial labourers, included black settlers from West Africa, the Caribbean and America. A new timber roof was added in 1846 by William Culshaw. The chancel, designed by H. Havelock Sutton, was built in 1900. On 1 October 1974 the church was declared redundant, and on 9 June 1976 was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust. In 2009, the church was returned to the Liverpool Diocese, and was re-opened in 2010 as the Church of St James in the City. As the building was in a semi-derelict condition, a marquee was erected inside the church to allow the immediate resumption of worship while repair work was ongoing. An urgent roof replacement was carried out between 2011–2012, along with other structural repairs, but the parochial council was unable to secure funding for further work. The marquee was incrementally expanded to meet the needs of the growing congregation, but the building remained unsuitable for full use, due to minor safety issues and a lack of running water. In 2018, however, a kitchen, toilets and an office were installed, and by 2021 the renovation project was complete, with the addition of several new rooms and a mezzanine floor. Architecture Exterior St James is constructed in red brick with stone dressings. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave, a chancel, and a west tower. Along the sides of the nave are two tiers of round-headed windows. The tower is in four stages with an embattled parapet. Its third stage contains clock faces, and in the top stage are paired louvred bell openings. Graveyard There used to be graves and vaults in the churchyard. John Lightbody noted his family vault in 1863 as shown in the photograph. Interior The architectural style of the interior is "conventionally Georgian". There are galleries on three sides, carried on slim quatrefoil cast iron columns. The columns are the earliest existing examples in Liverpool of cast iron columns, and are one of the earliest examples of them in England. The timber roof is open, with Norman-style arches. The east window is stained glass designed by Henry Holiday, dated 1881. There are monuments dating from the late-18th and the early-19th centuries. Many of the monuments relate to the slave trade. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Merseyside List of extant works by Culshaw and Sumners References
Church of St James, Winscombe

The Church of St James in Winscombe, Somerset, England, has 12th- or 13th-century origins but the present building dates from the 15th century. It is a Grade I listed building. There are no records remaining of the Norman church on the site, though the font and a single lancet window date from the period, and a Deed of Gift survives confirming that the church was consecrated by Bishop Jocelin on 26 August 1236. It was given by him to the Dean and Chapter of Wells Cathedral three years later. The four-stage 100-foot (30.5 m) tower ("one of the most elegant" in Somerset) was added around 1435, by Bishop John Harewell, and at the same time stained glass was added. The church was restored and a new chancel added in 1863. The rebuilding of the chancel was undertaken by William Burges. He was commissioned by the Reverend John Augustus Yatman, whose brother had been Burges's main client for painted furniture. Burges and his team, including Fred Weekes and Gualbert Saunders, also undertook the design of three stained-glass lancet windows in the chancel, in memory of Yatman's mother. Pevsner appreciated their quality, "much better aesthetically is the glass in the chancel," but erroneously attributed them as "one of the best examples of Morris glass in existence and quite unrecorded." The Carsleigh Window in the north wall of the chancel (c. 1520) is decorated with silver stain, "marking the close of the Middle Ages and the arrival of the Renaissance". There is medieval glass in the two windows in the north wall of the side chapel, and in the window next to the organ. The bells of St James have long called people to worship, the original bells being cast in 1773 by local founders the Bilbie family. Two newer bells were added in 1903 by Taylors Founders. The eight bells are in the key of E flat and the tenor weighs 18–1–8 (18 hundredweight, 1 quarter of a hundredweight and 8 lb, or 930 kg). St James holds regular services on Sundays, with bell ringing being provided for both the morning service and evensong. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells Notes References Crook, J. Mordaunt (1981a). William Burges and the High Victorian Dream. John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-3822-3. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). North Somerset and Bristol. The Buildings of England. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071013-2. : ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Church of St John the Baptist, Axbridge

The Church of St John the Baptist in Axbridge, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. Work on the current building began in the early 15th century, and grew from an earlier building dating back to about 1230. The church is built of limestone and decorated with Doulting stone, while the steps are an interesting example of dolomitic conglomerate, which is called puddingstone. The crossing tower, which was built around 1400, is over 100 feet (30 m) high, and holds six bells, one of which dating from 1723 was made by Edward Bilbie of the Bilbie family. The statue on the east side is that of St John the Baptist. On the west side is a king — perhaps Henry VII, which would place it after 1485. The North aisle ceiling retains some mediaeval painted panels, and amongst the carved bosses is the head of a Green Man, with leaves sprouting around his face. The nave roof is Jacobean and dates from 1636. The church was restored by John Dando Sedding in the 1880s. The churchyard contains a Commonwealth war grave of a Dorsetshire Regiment soldier of World War II. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton

The Church of St John the Baptist in Carhampton, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed Anglican church. The first church in the village stood to the east of the present church and was dedicated to St Carannog, a Welsh monk of the 6th century. The present church was mainly built in the Perpendicular period of the fifteenth century. It was largely rebuilt in 1862–1863, and further work in 1868–1870 rebuilt the tower and added a vestry. It previously had a low tower with a tiled top. The wooden pulpit and a painted wooden screen are from the previous building and date from around 1500, along with some of the monuments and bells from the earlier church. The church is within the benefice of Dunster, Carhampton, Withycombe w Roduish, Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay, which is part of the Exmoor deanery and the Taunton archdeanery. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Media related to St John the Baptist, Carhampton at Wikimedia Commons
Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill

The Church of St John the Baptist in Churchill, Somerset, England, was largely built around 1360 and is a Grade I listed building. There was a Norman chapel on this site in 1180, from which the nave has survived into the present church. The stone font dates from around 1200, although the wooden font cover was added in 1879 when there was a revival in gothic designs. The stained glass windows are from a variety of periods. The tower has three stages with diagonal buttresses, moulded string courses, north-east polygonal higher corner stair turret with blind panelled embattled cap and pierced quatrefoil lozenge parapet with corner pinnacles and gargoyles. It is dated to c. 1360 by Poyntz Wright and after 1420 by Harvey. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St John the Baptist Church (Frome)

Die der Church of England zugehörige St John the Baptist Church in der südenglischen Stadt Frome in der Grafschaft (county) Somerset trägt das Patrozinium Johannes’ des Täufers; die Pfarrkirche ist als Grade-II*-Bauwerk gelistet und gehört zum Major Churches Network. Lage Die etwa 30.000 Einwohner zählende Stadt Frome liegt knapp 40 km südöstlich der Hafenstadt Bristol bzw. nur etwa 20 km südlich der zum UNESCO-Welterbe gehörenden Stadt Bath in einer Höhe von ca. 65 m; die britische Hauptstadt London ist etwa 160 km in östlicher Richtung entfernt. Die St John the Baptist Church liegt – umgeben von einem alten Friedhof – nur wenige Meter südlich des Stadtzentrums. Geschichte Eine erste angelsächsische Kirche wurde bereits gegen Ende des 7. Jahrhunderts erbaut; diese wurde im 12. Jahrhundert durch einen normannischen Bau ersetzt, der seinerseits zu Beginn des 15. Jahrhunderts der heutigen spätgotischen Kirche Platz machen musste. Auf Drängen der Puritaner wurden im Jahr 1643 die mittelalterlichen Glasfenster entfernt und zerstört. Um die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde die Kirche umfassend restauriert; dabei erhielt sie auch neue Glasfenster. Architektur Der Treppenaufgang zur Kirche wird von einem Kreuzweg begleitet. Der auf der Nordseite der Kirche stehende Glockenturm (bell tower) mit seinem steinernen Spitzhelm (spire) überragt den Bau. Das Innere der Kirche ist dreischiffig und basilikal angelegt; sie hat kein Querschiff. Langhaus (nave) und Chor (chancel) sind durch einen – später bemalten – Triumphbogen voneinander getrennt. Der gesamte Kirchenraum hat hölzerne Decken. In den Zwickeln der Arkaden sind Rundreliefs angebracht. Ausstattung Die meisten Ausstattungsgegenstände wie die Kanzel (pulpit) oder die Altarrückwand (reredos) stammen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Zur mittelalterlichen Ausstattung gehören zwei als Spolien vermauerte Steinreliefs der angelsächsischen Kirche sowie ein romanisches Taufbecken. Weblinks St John the Baptist, Frome – Website (englisch) St John the Baptist, Frome – Fotos + Infos (englisch) St John the Baptist, Frome – Foto + Kurzinfos (englisch)
Church of St John the Baptist, Hatch Beauchamp

The Church of St John the Baptist in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England, was built in the Norman period and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church has a crenellated 3-stage tower from about 1500. It displays crocketed pinnacles, a pierced parapet with quatrefoils and arcades in the merlons and gargoyles. The church has diagonal buttresses to support the tower whereas, in other churches, angle buttresses are the norm. The buttresses, which finish in the belfry stage, support small detached shafts which rise upwards to form the outside subsidiary pinnacles of each corner cluster. On the stonework are hunky punks of dogs. The church was restored in the 19th century with extra bays being added to the north and south aisles by George Gilbert Scott in 1867. The church includes a window dedicated to the memory of Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard (1847–1897) who was an English soldier who won the Victoria Cross for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879. It is a church within the Seven Sowers benefice which includes Curry Mallet, Beercrocombe, Orchard Portman, Staple Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary (with Thurlbear) and West Hatch. It is within the archdeanery of Taunton. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton

The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, is a Grade II* listed building. St. John's is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. History The exact date of the building of the church is unknown, but was probably around 1150. The church was under the patronage of Merton Priory in London until the dissolution of the monasteries, but the origin of this link is unknown. A deed of surrender was signed by the prior John Ramsay in 1539 after which Henry VIII bestowed Norton on his Royal Foundation at Oxford. The patronage was passed to Christ Church, Oxford. The Midsomer Norton Knight is a 13th or 14th century tomb effigy carving which may be the figure of one of the Gourney or Warknell family. The wooden effigy used to sit on the top of a tomb which was demolished in the 18th century. It was moved into the vicarage garden and used to represent Judas, becoming known as the Jack o’ Lent. In 1975 the effigy was rediscovered and moved to the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery for conservation. The tower dates from the 15th century, although the upper stages, including the statue of Charles II, are from 1674. The rest of the church was also rebuilt around 1483 and was part funded by Sir John Cheddar. In 1775 John Wesley was allowed to preach at the church. By the beginning of the 19th century the church had fallen into a state of disrepair and major rebuilding and expansion work in Gothic Revival style was carried out under the direction of the Bath architect John Pinch in 1830–1831, at a cost of £2,829. It was extended in the 20th century with new chancel and lady chapel. The walls and gate piers were added a few years later. In 1878 the layout was altered to increase the seating capacity to 700 people and choirs were introduced for services. Since 2009 a major programme of restoration has been undertaken. The chancel has been given a new floor and the altar and choir stalls have been moved. Glass doors were constructed in the Lady Chapel and a new glass screen erected at the front of the St Barnabas Chapel. Some controversy arose when it was revealed that proposals to attach a 21 feet (6.4 m) mobile phone mast on the tower were under consideration to help fund the restoration work. Architecture The church is made up of a five bay aisled nave and two bay chancel with an additional Lady Chapel. The west tower is of three stages. The font is Norman and the east window includes stained glass by Charles Eamer Kempe which was installed in 1889. The churchyard includes a memorial to the 12 miners killed in 1839 at Wellsway pit in Westfield when their rope was severed. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Church web site Media related to Church of St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton at Wikimedia Commons
Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood

The Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood, is the parish church of Outwood, Surrey, England. Clergy and style of worship Part of the Diocese of Southwark, the style of worship is traditional and its Christmas Eve services are an afternoon crib service with candles and midnight mass. This is preceded on a preceding Sunday by a carol service. The clergy serve the parishes Burstow and Horne as one benefice. Building, setting and amenities Architecture The early medieval style building was built in 1869 and designed by William Burges. Its tower of 1876 is by W. P. Manning featuring a half-octagonal projection (bastion) beside one of its two buttresses and near the modest porch. The interior has a simple brick design, whilst the exterior is of knapped stone with a stuccoed tower over brick. The church is a Grade II listed building. J. Mordaunt Crook describes it as "outspoken to the point of bluntness", and Nairn comments that it is "honest, but not very good". Setting The church is bounded on three sides by land owned by the National Trust: a farm, common meadow and dense woodland. The church has a vestry housing robes for choir and clergy. The church has a maintained graveyard surrounding. Amenities The exterior of the church is in local Reigate Stone and the interior is brick with timbered beams and an acorn-shaped strip wood ceiling. The interior brick finish is intricate pointing, a showcase of Victorian workmanship. The building is heated and supplied with electricity. Parish Outwood is a parish of the Church of England which overlaps its civil parish. This area's nearest town is Horley and has a high proportion of farms and cottages on radiating rural roads making it somewhat dispersed. The church is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the nucleus of the village and faces a junction with the last house of a road leading directly to the village. The current parish was formed on 19 August 1870 from parts of five medieval parishes; Burstow, Blechingley, Horley, Horne, and Nutfield, surrounding villages, a close cluster being Burstow (its most populous part being the mainly late 20th century village Smallfield) and Horne. Other Bell ringing is practised on Monday evenings. See also Christianity portal Diocese of Southwark List of places of worship in Tandridge (district) Notes References Crook, J. Mordaunt (1981a). William Burges and the High Victorian Dream. John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-3822-3. Cherry, Bridget; Nairn, Ian; Nikolaus, Pevsner (1987). The Buildings Of England: Surrey. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071021-3.
Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett

The Church of St John the Baptist in Pawlett, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Norman church of St John the Baptist replaced an earlier Saxon structure and the church is thought to have been a popular station on medieval pilgrimages from Watchet to Glastonbury. The south doorway arch features three bands of decoration: lozenges, zigzags, and a biting beasts motif on the outer ring. The baptismal font appears to be made from two separate fonts, the bottom part an inverted Saxon font topped with an upright plain Norman font. The rood screen is 15th-century. The 20th-century north window shows Christ blessing children who are in modern dress and holding a teddy bear and toy boat. Other unusual features include pew boxes that still retain hat pegs, reflecting a time when congregants wore hats to church. The chancel includes wide communion rails on three sides, thought to have been used for seated communion. Unusual and ancient features of the church in part owe their preservation to major renovations made in 1779. That "modernization" seems to have slaked the zeal for Victorian-era updates which eliminated such features in many other churches in the area. The crumbling of the church's blue lias stone led to its exterior being coated with cement. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St John the Baptist, Pilton

The Church of St John the Baptist in Pilton, Somerset, England, dates from the 11th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The present Norman and Medieval structure, may stand on the site of an earlier wattle and daub church built by the early missionaries. In 2011 a new lighting system was installed at a cost of £17,000 with financial support from Glastonbury Festival and Viridor Landfill Communities Fund. The Anglican parish is part of the benefice of Pilton with Croscombe, North Wootton and Dinder within the archdeaconry of Wells. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar

The Church of St. John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar is a parish church in the Church of England in Stanford on Soar, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest. The church holds at least one service every Sunday. Services use the Book of Common Prayer. History The church was medieval but restored in 1893 and 1894 by W. S. Weatherley. It is the most southerly church in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham and the Province of York. Pipe organ The church has a fine two manual pipe organ by Henry Willis dating from 1895. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register Clock Mr Richard Ratcliff of Stanford Hall presented a clock and chimes to the church in 1898. It was constructed by John Smith and Sons of Derby and chimed Cambridge Quarters and struck the hour. The time was indicated on three dials on the exterior of the tower. Bells The church has eight bells. Current parish status It is in a group of parishes which includes: St. Giles' Church, Costock St. Mary's Church, East Leake All Saints' Church, Rempstone St. Helena's Church, West Leake Church of St. John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar See also Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Stanford on Soar Sources Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project Stanford on Soar