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St Mary's Church, Cowlam

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Cowlam, a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century. It was largely rebuilt in 1852, part of a group of churches with work funded by Tatton Sykes. Uniquely, it was designed by his daughter, Mary Sykes. The building was grade II listed in 1966. It was long thought to date entirely from the 19th century, but in 2004 the discovery of a fragment of a mediaeval wall painting suggested it had instead been substantially altered. Access to the church is through a working farm and in 2017 it was threatened with closure. By 2026 it was in need of major repairs, but still hosted a monthly church service. The church is built of sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. It consists of a nave, a south porch and a chancel with a north vestry. At the west end are angle buttresses, and a lancet window with a moulded hood mould, above which is a quatrefoil, and on the gable is a bellcote with ogeed trefoil openings, surmounted by a cross. Inside, there is a Norman tub font with rich but crude carving, and a marble wall tablet carved by Francis Leggatt Chantrey. See also Listed buildings in Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire References
Carnaby Temple

Carnaby Temple, also known as The Pepperpot, is a historic building in Carnaby, East Riding of Yorkshire, a village in England. The building was constructed as a folly by George Strickland of nearby Boynton Hall. It sits atop a hill with good views of Bridlington Bay. The building was completed around 1770 and was probably designed by John Carr, its design inspired by the Tower of the Winds in Athens. During World War II, the building was used as an observation post. It was grade II listed in 1952. The building is constructed of pinkish-brown brick, with a dentilled eaves band, and a bell-shaped roof in asphalt and Welsh slate. There are two storeys, a basement, and an octagonal plan, and a later rear extension. On each side on both storeys and the basement are blocked round-arched openings. On the roof is an octagonal lantern with similar openings, stepped eaves, and a pagoda roof with a ball finial. See also Listed buildings in Carnaby, East Riding of Yorkshire References
St Edmund's Church, Fraisthorpe

St Edmund's Church is a disused Anglican church in Fraisthorpe, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. A church was built in Fraisthorpe in the 12th or 13th century. From this period, one pier and capital survive, along with a font and perhaps a blocked doorway. The church was almost entirely rebuilt in 1893 by Richard George Smith and Frederick Stead Brodrick. The building was grade II listed in 1987. It closed in the 2010s, and was converted into a private house in 2021. It is built in cobble and stone, with quoins, sprocketed eaves, and a tile roof with stone coped gables and crested ridged tiles. It consists of a four-bay nave and chancel in one. On the west gable is a bracketed bellcote with a moulded semicircular opening and a gabled top. On the south front is a pointed doorway with moulded imposts, and the windows are chamfered lancets. All the openings have hood moulds and relieving arches. See also Listed buildings in Barmston, East Riding of Yorkshire References
St Botolph's Church, Allerthorpe

St Botolph's Church is the parish church of Allerthorpe, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Allerthorpe in the Mediaeval period, a small building with a chancel, nave, south porch and bellcote. A vestry was added in the early 19th century. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1876, to a Gothic revival design by J. B. and W. Atkinson. The building was grade II listed in 1987. The church is built of limestone with freestone dressings, and a slate roof. It consists of a three-bay nave and a lower two-bay chancel. On the west gable end is an octagonal bell turret corbelled out over a buttress. It contains bell openings under a brattished cornice, and is surmounted by a spire with lucarnes and a poppy-head finial. See also Listed buildings in Allerthorpe References
The King's Head, Beverley

The King's Head is a historic hotel in Beverley, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The hotel was constructed in the mid-18th century and was altered in the early 19th century. It was grade II listed in 1950. In 2015, the hotel was owned by the Revere chain, which redecorated the interior and partially rearranged the public areas. The hotel is in painted stucco, with rusticated quoins, a sill band, paired eaves brackets and a slate roof. There are three storeys and five bays. In the centre is a stone Greek Doric porch with unfluted columns, above which are iron railings. It is flanked by canted bay windows, and to the right is a small doorway. The upper floors contain sash windows, the central window on the middle floor with paired pilasters, a round arch and a wide archivolt. Inside, the original staircase survives. See also Listed buildings in Beverley (central and northeast areas) References External links Official website
St John of Beverley Church, Beverley

St John of Beverley Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was built from 1897 to 1898 in the Gothic revival style. It is located on the corner of York Street and the North Bar in the centre of the town. It is a Grade II listed building. History Foundation In 1791, a Catholic chapel was built in Beverley. In 1846, a church was built. It was the first Catholic church to be built in Beverley since the Reformation. From there, priests would go out to serve the local Catholic population in places such as Bridlington. A school and a presbytery were built next to the church. Construction From 1897 to 1898, the current church was built. It was designed by the architectural firm of Smith, Brodrick & Lowther from Hull, comprising Richard George Smith, Frederick Stead Broderick and Arthur Randall Lowther, who also designed Our Lady and St Peter's Church in Bridlington. The total cost of the church came to £1,560 and it was paid by Lady Sykes of Sledmere House, wife of Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet and mother of Mark Sykes. Parish The priest at St John of Beverley Church also serves the surrounding parishes of Sacred Heart Church in Hornsea and Most Holy Sacrament Church in Marton. St John of Beverley Church has two Sunday Masses at 6:30pm on Saturday and at 10:45am on Sunday. Interior See also Media related to St John of Beverley Church, Beverley at Wikimedia Commons Diocese of Middlesbrough Listed buildings in Beverley (north area) References External links Official website Diocese of Middlesbrough page for the parish
The Cornerhouse, Beverley

The Cornerhouse is a historic pub in Beverley, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The building largely dates from the 18th century, although it has earlier origins. It became a pub named the Valiant Soldier, then around 2000 was renamed "The Cornerhouse". In additions to drinks, the pub became known for its breakfasts and Sunday lunches. The building was grade II listed in 1987. The pub is rendered and has a tile roof. There are two storeys and three bays, and a lower two-storey two-bay wing on the left. On the front is a plain doorway, above which is a gable with moulded kneelers. To its left is a bow window, and the other windows are sashes, some tripartite. See also Listed buildings in Beverley (central and northeast areas) References External links Official website
Royal Standard Inn

The Royal Standard Inn is a historic pub in Beverley, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The building may have been constructed in the 17th century, while the front was rebuilt in the early 18th century. It was converted into a pub, operating for a while as the "Turf Inn", before in 1875 becoming the Royal Standard. The building was grade II listed in 1969. The pub has a timber framed core, while externally it is of painted stucco, with a gutter on wood block brackets, and a pantile roof. It has two storeys and an attic, and is two bays wide. The ground floor contains a doorway and a shop window with pilasters and entablatures, on the upper floor are sash windows, and on the roof is a flat-roofed dormer. Inside, there is a small front bar with bench seating, and a larger lounge bar. See also Listed buildings in Beverley (north area) References
St Nicholas' Church, Beverley

St Nicholas' Church is an Anglican church in Beverley, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. A church in Beverley dedicated to Saint Nicholas was first recorded in 1160. It was partly demolished between 1653 and 1655, and its parish was merged into St Mary's Church, Beverley in 1667. Work began on an elaborate new church, to be dedicated to St Nicholas, in 1876, but this was abandoned and instead a simpler church, to a design by J. S. Crowther, was completed in 1880. It was initially a chapel of ease to St Mary, but in 1959 was given its own parish. A vestry was added in 1934, and the building was grade II listed in 1987. The church is built of sandstone and has a red tile roof. It consists of a nave with a clerestory, a south aisle, a chancel, and a southwest tower incorporating a porch with a pointed south doorway. Above the doorway are louvred bell openings, and arcaded parapets and pinnacles. Inside, there is an octagonal Perpendicular Gothic font, which was moved from St Margaret's Church, Long Riston. See also Listed buildings in Beverley (southeast area) References
Great Howarth House

Great Howorth House is a privately owned Grade II listed historic house located in Wardle, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. History Great Howarth House was the residence of the Howarths of Howarth from the 13th century until Radcliffe Howarth died unmarried in 1768. It was subsequently sold to John Entwistle and the house remains the residence of the Entwistle family. A pedigree scroll of the Howarth family compiled by Sir William Dugdale, states in a margin note that under the courtyard windows of the original house the Latin phrase 'Oremus pro bono Roberti Howarth statu fundatoris' ('Let us pray for the well-being of Robert Howarth, the founder') was carved. The Robert Howarth referred to died in 1611. Architecture The Elizabethan manor house was demolished in the early 19th century. The current house dates largely from the early 19th century. It preserves nine original sash windows, and a tunnel vaulted cellar with stone mullioned window which probably dates from the earlier building of the 17th century. See also Listed buildings in Wardle, Greater Manchester Howorth, surname References
Owd Betts

Owd Betts is a Grade II listed public house near Norden, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1796, it is located on Edenfield Road (A640), on the outskirts of Rochdale. The building stands adjacent to Ashworth Moor Reservoir to the south and Scout Moor Wind Farm to the north. History The building has operated as a public house since 1796, when it was known as the "Hare and Hounds" and run by landlords Richard and Mary Ashworth. In 1869 the pub was taken over by Betty Ashworth, who was known to the locals as "Owd Bett". By 1950 it was officially renamed "Owd Betts" to commemorate Betty, who died in 1893. In 2016 her headstone was discovered at nearby St Paul's Church after the location of her final resting place had long been a mystery. On 12 February 1985, the pub was designated a Grade II listed building by Historic England. In 2018 the landlord placed the pub up for sale for £194,995. Architecture The building is constructed in stone with a slate roof. It has three main sections, with a small rear addition on the right and a later extension behind it, along with a lean‑to at one end and a porch at the front. The front has three bays over two storeys, with a modern porch and a dated stone set between the middle bays. Each bay contains a three‑part window on both floors, fitted with a mix of sash and casement frames. There are three chimneys: one on each gable and another above the second bay, all set across the roofline. Paranormal activity According to local media, Owd Betts is reportedly haunted by former landlady Betty Ashworth, with some claiming she can be heard walking the corridors and "keeping an eye on staff". In a 2018 interview with the Manchester Evening News, landlady Lynn Hartley claimed members of staff did not like to be left alone in the pub, with some reporting being pushed over and hearing footsteps on the landing. In 2017 the television series Ghost Dimension: Flying Solo filmed an episode at the pub. In the same year, paranormal investigator Sean Reynolds claimed to have captured evidence of Betty Ashworth moving a bible and a cushion, as well as experiencing "strange noises" and a "blast of ice cold air." In 2025 Owd Betts made a brief appearance in the BBC paranormal documentary Uncanny. Food and drink Owd Betts has three handpumps which are used to serve real ales. The pub serves Wainwright Gold as a permanent ale, and two guest ales, one of which is typically from a local microbrewery. Dishes served at Owd Betts include traditional British pub-style food, including Lancashire hotpot, rag pudding, and cheese and onion pie (described as "famous" by the Manchester Evening News). See also Listed buildings in Rochdale Listed pubs in Greater Manchester References
St Michael and All Angels Church, Harbledown

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Norman stone church in the village of Harbledown, near Canterbury, England. A part of the Church of England, it follows the Anglo-Catholic tradition, is a parish of the Society of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda, is under the care of the Bishop of Richborough and is served by clergy of the Society of the Holy Cross. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since January 1967. Aphra Behn, a pioneering female playwright, was baptised here on 14 December 1640. History The church was built around 1160 but received an enlargement during the 13th century and twice during the 19th century; a north transept was built in 1825 but later demolished in 1881 to make way for a new chancel and nave, designed by J. P. St Aubyn, doubling the size of the original church. Mission Church of St Gabriel, Rough Common In 1890 the Mission Church of St Gabriel was established nearby in Rough Common as a sister church; it is nicknamed the 'Tin Tabernacle'. The east window, above the altar, was saved from St Paul's Church in Ramsgate after it was bombed during the Second World War. References
St James' Church, Staveley

St James' Church, Staveley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Staveley, Cumbria. As at 2026, the building is closed following the identification of structural problems in 2025. Its benefice is united with that of St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere; St Anne's Church, Ings; St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere; Jesus Church, Troutbeck and St Mary's Church, Windermere. History In the 1860s Staveley's 14th century church was replaced with a new one on a different site. Only the tower of the old church survives. The new church was designed by the architect, J. S. Crowther of Manchester, in Early English style. The foundation stone was laid on 24 September 1863 by General Upton, acting on behalf of Hon. Mrs Howard, the Lady of the Manor. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Carlisle, Rt Revd Samuel Waldegrave on 24 April 1865 at which point the only outstanding item was the spirelet. Stained glass The Pre-Raphaelite stained-glass windows, made by Morris and Co to designs of Edward Burne-Jones, are agreed to be outstanding. A light from the East Window was reproduced on a Christmas stamp (one of the United Kingdom commemorative stamps of 2009). The Royal Mail's set of Christmas stamps that year marked the impact of the Pre-Raphaelite movement on church windows. Organ The church organ was built by Wilkinson and Son of Kendal and inaugurated on 25 September 1866 by Mr Smallwood of St George's Church, Kendal. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Incumbents References
Haile Parish Church

Haile Parish Church is near Haile, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is Egremont with Bigrigg & Haile. The church is a Grade II listed building. History Haile Parish Church, with no dedication, has Georgian plain arched windows, but the walls are medieval. The west porch was added by Ferguson in 1882, and the Church restoration took place mainly in 1883. a South-East quoin in the nave is part of an Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft, with scrolls. Outside against the West wall is a monument to John Ponsonby (1670). Architecture Haile Parish Church is built of local red sandstone with white roughcast walls beneath a slate pitched roof. The church is 18th Century with earlier fragments, and a 19th Century porch believed to be by Charles John Ferguson, 1882. It has a single vessel nave and chancel with lean-to west porch. The 3-bay nave and narrower single-bay chancel have round-headed windows with large voussoirs and leaded glazing. It has plain cornice and coped gables with kneelers and an east gable cross and west gabled bellcote with 2 round-headed openings. The porch has 2 single-chamfered mullioned windows of 3 and 2 lights. The entrance to north has moulded reveals. Some 18th Century headstones to south wall, headstone to west wall, John Ponsonby (died 1678) has good naive inscription. Monument to John Ponsonby (1670) on the west outside wall. The inscription reads : "Learn Reader Under This Stone Doth Lye A Rare Example Cald John Ponsonbye If I Said Ylese I am Sur I Lyd He was a Faithful Freind And Soe He Dyd November 25 in the Year 1670". The south-east angle of nave has fragment of Anglo-Danish cross shaft as quoin. RIB 796 Altar dedicated to Hercules and Silvanus (a.d. 43-410) The north window depicts Saint George and the Dragon by James Powell and Sons, a memorial to a later John Ponsonby, who died in 1952. The east window of the Crucifixion by Wailes and Strang and the south window depicts Saint Bega by Heaton, Butler and Bayne. Inside is a carved oak screen to the chancel. In a vault underneath this seat lie the remains of Miles Ponsonby esquire lord of the united manors of Hale and Wilton. The floor is diagonal basket weave wood. The pews are dark wood. There is a square terracotta font with cross engraved. The church has no war graves. References
St Mary & St Michael, Egremont

St Mary & St Michael is in Egremont, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice of Egremont with Bigrigg & Haile. The church is a Grade II listed building. History St Mary & St Michael's Church was built in 1881, to a design by T.L Banks of Whitehaven, replacing an earlier 12th century church. A recess in the west wall houses the baptistry, donated by the Freemasons of Egremont in 1883, contains seven stained-glass windows. In 1901 the tower was raised 42 feet by Oliver & Dodgshun (Carlisle) and contains a set of eight bells presented by Lord Leconfield. Architecture The church has hammer-dressed, snecked, sandstone blocks with quoins; moulded plinth, strings, eaves cornice, and pilaster buttresses. It has a graduated slate roof with outshoots to either side of the chancel with stone copings, kneelers, and apex crosses. There is an embattled tower to north-west corner, nave with aisles, short transept, and chancel. The 4-stage tower has a panelled door to ground floor with a pointed arch-head of 4 orders with foliate capitals to jamb-shafts. There is a similar 2-order door in the gabled porch on south side. The lancet windows, some in chancel and north nave aisle re-used are late 12th century; the corbels are of similar date to north aisle. The interior has pointed arches throughout with a 5-bay nave arcade carried on columns with foliate capitals. The nave roof is carried on corbels. The transept arms are separated from nave by a 2-bay arcade carried on tall quatrefoil pier. There are 2-seater sedilia, pillar piscina, and shelf, under wall arcade in chancel. The pulpit is Caen stone with alabaster figures, supported on marble shafts. The font has a sculpture of a kneeling angel holding a large scallop shell, copied from a design by Thorvaldsen in the Lutheran Cathedral in Copenhagen. Above the altar is a carved reredos, and above that a large stained glass window. The glass in the rose window was replaced with a modern design by Christine Boyce in 1992. Churchyard The churchyard extension has 2 Commonwealth War Graves from the First and Second World War References
Phare de Whitehaven (West Pier)

Le phare de Whitehaven (West Pier) est un phare situé sur le brise-lames ouest du port de Whitehaven, dans le comté du Cumbria en Angleterre. Ce phare est géré par l'autorité portuaire de Whitehaven. Histoire La première station de navigation a été établi en 1823. Le phare actuel a été érigé en 1841 sur le brise-lames ouest datant de 1821. C'est une tour ronde de 14.5 m de haut, avec galerie et lanterne. Le phare est peint blanc avec bande rouge à la base, le dôme de la lanterne est gris métallique. En 2013, les deux phares de jetée, en mauvais état dû au vandalisme, ont subi quelques réparations et une nouvelle peinture. Identifiant : ARLHS : ENG-245 - Amirauté : A4698- NGA : 4880 . Notes et références Voir aussi Lien connexe Liste des phares en Angleterre Liens externes (en) Lighthouses of Northwest England (Cheshire, Lancashire et Cumbria) (en) Whitehaven West Pier Light - Lighthouse Explorer (en) Whitehaven West Pier - Site Worldwide Lighthouses Portail des phares Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Holy Trinity Church, Milford

Holy Trinity Church, Milford is a former Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England situated in Milford, Derbyshire. History The architect was William Bonython Moffatt and the contractor was Mr. Thompson of Derby. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 26 July 1848. The church was extended in 1909 to the south-east, forming a vestry and church room to the designs of Hunter and Woodhouse of Belper. Organ The church obtained a pipe organ in 1905 at a cost of £450 (equivalent to £47,307 in 2025) by Bevington and Sons. This was sold to Australia in 1994 and replaced by an older instrument dating from 1874 by J.M. Grunwell which had previously been in Belper Baptist Church. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Closure The high cost of upkeep of the church led to a decision being made in 2021 to cease using it for services. The final service was held on 26 September of that year. See also Listed buildings in Belper References