NoeFlandre/osm-polygon-wikidata-only huggingface dataset:
Church of St John the Baptist, Ashbrittle

The Church of St John the Baptist is a Church of England parish church in Ashbrittle, Somerset. It was built in the 15th century, and is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the 15th century and underwent extensive Victorian restoration around 1874. The restoration included installing a clock. At the same time a spring was discovered under the church. Present day The parish is part of the Wellington and District benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. The church stands in the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England. Architecture The red sandstone building has hamstone dressings. It consists of a three-bay nave, chancel and three -stage west tower. One of the stained glass windows was donated by Edward Watkin in memory of his grandmother. In the churchyard is a 3- 4,000 year old Yew tree (Taxus baccata) in the village was among the Great British Trees list that included 50 trees selected by the Tree Council in 2002 to spotlight trees in Great Britain in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The tree is growing on the top of a Bronze Age Bowl barrow. It is no longer one solid tree having divided into seven separate trunks in a circle with a diameter of 42 feet (13 m). See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Faith's Church, Hexton

Saint Faith's Church, Hexton is the Anglican parish church for the village of Hexton, Hertfordshire. The church is within the parish of Barton-le-Clay in the Diocese of St Albans. The church has been a Grade II* listed building since 1968. History The Parish Church of St Faith's, Hexton was originally built in 1108 and dedicated in 1114, it was then rebuilt with the original core in 1254 and dedicated to the French Virgin Martyr Saint Faith. The southern aisle was built before the northern aisle which was added in the 1633 renovation of the church. The existing red brick parts of the church were added later in the 1824 renovation which was carried out by Joseph Andrew de Lautour and his wife Caroline Young. De Lautour was the local landowner of Hexton Manor and descended from the senior line of the Dukes of Bouillon. Throughout the interior of the church there are memorials to the Lautour family. The Tower of St Faith's, Hexton collapsed into a 'decorative ruin' during a particularly hard winter in 1947. In more recent times the church has been transformed into a community centre since 2003 and has been fitted with many conveniences. However there are still Church of England services every first and third Sunday at 6 p.m. for 45 minutes. Gallery References External links Media related to St Faith's Church, Hexton at Wikimedia Commons Images of St Faith's Church, Hexton Historic England page A Church Near Your Page
Church of St Nicholas, Hinxworth

The Church of St Nicholas is a Church of England parish church in the village of Hinxworth in Hertfordshire and is a Grade II* listed building dating mostly to the 14th century. The church comes under the Diocese of St Albans. The church is dedicated to St Nicholas and almost certainly stands on the site of an earlier church; however, there is no mention of a priest at Hinxworth in the Domesday Book. The West tower and battlemented nave are 14th century with 15th-century alterations and are built of flint rubble with clunch dressings. The chancel, which was rebuilt c. 1830, is of early 19th-century red brick chequered with stone dressings. The tower is in two stages with angle buttresses and battlements. The gabled South porch dates to the 15th century. The chancel measures 20 ft. by 16 ft., the nave 42 ft. 6 in. by 20 ft., the west tower 10 ft. 6 in. square, and the south porch 12 ft. by 10 ft. St Nicholas' has an aisleless nave with a late 19th-century panelled roof supported on four 15th-century carved wooden corbels. In the splay of the North nave window and in the south-east corner of the nave are two unusual canopied niches. Beside the north window is a 14th-century spiral staircase, now blocked at the top, which originally led up to the now lost rood screen. The west arch is of about 1350 and has semi-octagonal shafts. The original chancel arch was demolished in about 1440 and a mis-shaped replacement was built about 2 ft further east. The clerestory was raised at the end of the 15th century, and a new low-pitched roof was installed above it. The chancel has a panelled ceiling with simple bosses, while the stained-glass windows are mid-19th century. Two monumental brasses can be found in the chancel, with that high on the north wall being mid-15th century and believed to be the figures of Simon Ward, 1453, and his wife, 1481; that on the floor of a man, woman and six children is said to be of John Lambard, Alderman of London (died 1487), the eldest daughter was supposedly Elizabeth (better known as Jane Shore, mistress of Edward IV of England). The pulpit is mid-18th century with fielded panels, near which is a 16th- or early 17th-century Rector's chair. The small octagonal baptismal font in the west is mid-19th century. There are six bells with the treble by Mears & Stainbank (1908); the second by John Briant of Hertford (1820); the third and fourth by Miles Graye (1651); and the fifth and tenor by John Briant (1825 and 1820). These bells and the tower were restored between 1981 and 1986 with money given in response to a BBC Radio Appeal by author Monica Dickens, who had lived in the village before her marriage, and with funds raised by the Friends of the Church. The church has been Grade II* listed since May 1968. Gallery References External links St Nicholas, Hinxworth - Hertfordshire Churches in Photographs Burials at St Nicholas, Hinxworth - Find a Grave
St George’s Church (Fons George)

Die St George’s Church ist ein anglikanisches Kirchengebäude in Taunton, Somerset, England, dessen Anfänge in die Zeit der Sachsen in England zurückreichen. Die Kirche ist die Pfarrkirche für Wilton und liegt in der Diözese von Bath und Wells; sie ist ein Listed Building im Grade II*. Nutzung Die Kirche gehört zur Church of England und ist die Pfarrkirche von Wilton im Dekanat Taunton in der Diözese von Bath und Wells. Geschichte und Architektur Während der Zeit der angelsächsischen Besiedlung Englands bestand hier eine Kapelle, und um das 11. Jahrhundert wurde ein Turm hinzugefügt. Um 1308 unterstand Wilton der Taunton Priory, und die Seelsorge unterstand dem Pfarrer von St Mary Magdalene in Taunton. Durch Richard Carver wurde die Kirche Ende der 1830er Jahre umfassend erneuert und erweitert. Dabei wurden zwei Joche zum Kirchenschiff und zwei Kapellen im Chor hinzugefügt, jeweils im neugotischen Stil. Der Turm wurde 1853 niedergerissen und neuerbaut, und 1870 führte J. Houghton Spencer im Inneren weitere Umbauten aus. Obwohl Teile der Kirche noch das Mauerwerk aus der angelsächsischen Zeit mit langen und kurzen Steinen aufweisen, ist der größte Teil des Bauwerks gotische Architektur des 19. Jahrhunderts, die im Zuge von Carvers Arbeiten entstand. Der Kirchturm entspricht wie bei vielen anderen Dorfkirchen in Somerset dem Perpendicular Style; er hat zwei Stockwerke und diagonal gesetzte Strebepfeiler, zwei Fensteröffnungen für die Glocke und eine bewehrte Brüstung. Die Sakristei ist etwas jünger, sie entstand um die Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert. Die Kirche ist aus Bruchsteinen und behauenen Steinen gebaut, und das Dach ist aus Schiefer. Einzelnachweise
St George's Church, Fons George

The Church of St George is an Anglican church in Taunton, Somerset, England, dating from Saxon times. It is the parish church for Wilton, within the diocese of Bath and Wells, and a Grade II* listed building. Usage The church is part of the Church of England and is the parish church for Wilton, in the deanery of Taunton, within the diocese of Bath and Wells. It is ministered by The Reverend Nick Griffin. History and architecture A chapel was established on the site during Saxon times, and a tower was added to the church around the 11th century. By 1308, Wilton was associated with Taunton Priory and was served by the priest from St Mary Magdalene. The church was extensively renovated and extended in the late 1830s by Richard Carver, adding two bays to the nave and a chancel with two chapels in a Gothic style. The tower was demolished and rebuilt in 1853, while further internal restructuring was conducted in 1870 by J. Houghton Spencer. Although parts of the church retain the Saxon "long and short" stonework, the building is principally 19th-century Gothic architecture, following the work done by Carver. The tower follows the Perpendicular Gothic style of many Somerset village churches; it features two stages, with "diagonal buttresses, embattled parapet, and two-light bell openings". The vestry is slightly more modern than most of the church, dating from around the turn of the 20th century. The church is built of rubble masonry with hamstone dressings, topped by a slate roof. References
North Stafford Hotel

The North Stafford Hotel is a Grade II* listed hotel in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, opposite the city's railway station, also a Grade II* listed building. History and design The hotel was built by John Jay for the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1849 at a cost of £8,843. The building is three stories high and based on an Elizabethan-style E-shaped plan. The design is similar to that of the station but more subdued; the building was extended in 1878. The building is mainly brick-built, with blue stone diapering and a plain tiled roof and Dutch-style gables above the outer and central bay windows. The central ground floor bay forms a porch. The hotel was built to resemble an Elizabethan manor house. The hotel quickly built an up a good reputation and, within a few years, was regarded as one most important hotels in Staffordshire. When the County Borough of Stoke on Trent was formed in 1910, incorporating six towns, the hotel was chosen the venue for the inaugural meeting of the local council to avoid showing a bias by using one of the six town halls—a matter of local sensitivity at the time. Subsequent meetings rotated between the town halls before the council decided to permanently locate itself in Stoke. The NSR preferred to lease the building, with limited success. When the NSR was amalgamated into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923, the LMS took over the hotel and found the business in poor condition. When a lease expired in 1931, the LMS took the management of the hotel into its own hands and undertook an extensive refurbishment of the building. The hotel has been expanded several times during its history, including additional buildings to the rear, in order to provide more bedrooms and kitchen space. Not all the extensions were conducted sympathetically to the original architectural style, resulting in a variety of architectural styles to the rear of the building. The hotel became a listed building in 1972 and is listed in grade II*. It is located on Winton Square, immediately opposite Stoke-on-Trent railway station, and is one of four listed buildings on the square. The station itself is grade II* listed, and a statue of local potter Josiah Wedgwood is grade II listed; a row of railway cottages forms another grade II listed building. Winton Square is described as the UK's only piece of town planning undertaken by railway company specifically to set off a station. The hotel, by then owned by the nationalised British Rail, was sold in 1953 and today is owned by the Britannia Hotels chain, who acquired it in November 2002; it has 88 bedrooms. References
Church of the Holy Cross, Hillfarrance

The Church of the Holy Cross in Hillfarrance, Oake, Somerset, England, was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the 14th and 15th centuries, although the south chapel may contain fabric from an earlier building, with the tower being added in 1540. It then underwent Victorian restoration in 1857 and further work on the roof in 1967. In 2007 repairs were undertaken and a new kitchen and disabled toilet were installed. The parish is part of the Deane Vale benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The red sandstone building has Hamstone dressings. The three-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and topped with a parapet and gargoyles, with a central stair turret. The tower contains a bell chamber, and six bells which were restored by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1925. Within the church is a memorial to the men of the village who died in World War I. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Nicholas, Corfe

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Corfe, Somerset, England was built in the Norman period and rebuilt in 1842. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The Church of St Nicholas is an 1842 rebuilding, by Benjamin Ferrey of a Norman church on the same site. The chancel arch and nave arcade are neo-Romanesque and, along with two corbels, have survived from the design of the original building. The south aisle was added and tower rebuilt in 1858 by Charles Edmund Giles. Stained glass by James Powell and Sons was installed in the 1850s. In 1969 the chancel was further restored. The parish is part of the Blackdown benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The church is built of Blue Lias with stone dressing and a slate roof. It has a four-bay nave, a south aisle and a chancel. The three-stage tower has a pyramidal roof. Inside the church the Norman white stone font survives. The churchyard includes an unidentified chest tomb from around 1860, and one for the Brown family from the late 18th century. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Gorhambury House

Gorhambury House is a Palladian-style house near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was built between 1777 and 1784 to replace Old Gorhambury House, which was left to fall into ruin. It was designed by Sir Robert Taylor and commissioned by James Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston. Grimston's son was made Earl of Verulam, and the building is currently the home of the 7th Earl of Verulam. Features of interest inside include a fireplace designed by Piranesi. The house is Grade II* listed. It is a member of Historic Houses Association and is open for tours at certain times. The surrounding estate includes much of the site of the Roman city of Verulamium. References External links The Gorhambury Estate
Gorhambury House

Gorhambury House est une maison de style palladien située près de St Albans, dans le Hertfordshire, en Angleterre. Elle est construite dans les années 1777-1784 pour remplacer Old Gorhambury House, qui est laissé en ruine. Elle est conçue par Sir Robert Taylor et commandée par James Grimston (3e vicomte Grimston). Le fils de Grimston est fait comte de Verulam, et le bâtiment est actuellement la maison du 7e comte de Verulam . Les éléments d'intérêt à l'intérieur comprennent une cheminée conçue par Piranesi. La maison est classée Grade II*. Elle fait partie de l'Association des maisons historiques et est ouverte aux visites à certains moments . Le domaine environnant comprend une grande partie du site de la ville romaine de Verulamium . Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Gorhambury House » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes (en) Site officiel Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
St Michael's Church, Orchard Portman

The Anglican Church of St Michael in Orchard Portman, Somerset, England, dates from the Norman period. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the Norman period. The chancel was rebuilt in the early 15th century and the tower around 1540, with further building work in the 19th and 20th centuries. The church formed part of the former Portman family estate. The Portman chapel was erected as the south aisle around 1450, demolished in 1844 and rebuilt again in 1910. The parish is part of the Seven Sowers benefice which includes Beercrocombe, Curry Mallet, Stoke St Mary, Hatch Beauchamp, Staple Fitzpaine and West Hatch. It is within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The church consists of a chancel, vestry, three-bay nave and south chapel. The chancel has a wagon roof with plastered barrel vault. The crenellated three-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. Inside the church is a hexagonal Jacobean style pulpit. There is some medieval stained glass; however, most is from the 19th and 20th centuries. Dr Thomas Bond (1841–1901) a British physician considered by some to be the first offender profiler, and best known for his association with the notorious Jack the Ripper murders of 1888, was buried in the churchyard. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
All Saints' Church, Kilnwick

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Kilnwick, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in or before the 12th century, with parts of the nave surviving from this period. The north aisle was added in the early 13th century, and the chancel later that century. The tower was added in the 15th century, and rebuilt in the 17th century. Most of the church was rebuilt in 1871. The building was grade II* listed in 1968. The church is built of stone with slate roofs, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a north porch, a chancel and a west tower. The tower has two stages, a chamfered plinth, a northeast stair turret, and round-headed bell openings, above which is a band and an embattled parapet. The reset north doorway is Norman, and has two orders. The shafts have scalloped capitals, and the arches have beakhead decoration and a single beast at the head of the arch. Inside, there is a mid-17th century pulpit, an organ built in 1836 with a neo-Gothic case, and a font with an early-13th century top, on a newer basin and octagonal pillar. There are various memorial tablets from the 18th century. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Listed buildings in Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire References
Church of St Mary, Cheddon Fitzpaine

The Anglican Church of St Mary in Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England was built in the late 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The tower of the church was built in the late 13th century. The rest of the building is 15th century with enlargement in the 16th century and Victorian restoration in 1861. In 2011 a grant of £10,000 was received from the National Churches Trust. The parish is part of the South Quantock benefice of West Monkton with Kingston St Mary and Broomfield within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The red sandstone building has hamstone dressings. It has a three-bay nave, chancel, and south porch. The north and south aisles each have three bays. The three-stage west tower is unbuttressed and topped by a parapet. The interior of the church includes pew ends from 1530. The Old Rectory near the church was built around 1861, possibly by Edward Jeboult and later turned into 3 dwellings. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Luke's Church, Blakenhall

St Luke's Church, Blakenhall is a Grade II* listed former parish church in the Church of England in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton. History The foundation stone was laid on 26 June 1860 by Revd. W. Dalton, vicar of St Philip's Church, Penn. It was designed by the architect G. T. Robinson of Leamington Spa, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 18 July 1861. A set of eight bells were installed in 1897 by James Barwell of Birmingham, and are the last complete ring of bells to be cast by that founder. Pevsner describes the church as furiously unruly. Present use In 2014 it was announced that parts of the tower and spire were unsafe and the roof and floor had dry rot. The Diocese of Lichfield was seeking formal closure of the church as the congregation was unable to raise funding to match that offered by English Heritage to repair the church. In 2016 a petition to save the building from demolition gained over 1,500 signatures. The church closed in 2017, and while several groups were interested in purchasing it, including a Sikh congregation, the building is now used as an antiques shop. The former congregation now meets in St. Luke's School a short distance away. Also within the parish is a tin tabernacle on Pond Lane, used as a Mission hall. References
Church of St James the Great, Fitzhead

The Anglican Church of St James the Great in Fitzhead, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the 15th century from which the tower survives. The three-bay nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1849 and a vestry added in 1863. The north aisle was added in 1887. Next to the church is a medieval tithe barn. The parish is part of the Milverton with Halse, Fitzhead and Ash Priors benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The red sandstone building has hamstone dressings. The three stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. Inside the church is a 15th-century rood screen. In 2009 ceramic panels by local potter John Watt, depicting local scenes, were installed in the church. In the churchyard is a 14th-century grey sandstone cross which was restored in 1908. As well as being a listed building it has been scheduled as an ancient monument. Several of the tombs in the churchyard are also listed, including the late 17th century chest tombs of Ann Brulard, and Mary Byam. There are also unidentified tombs from the 17th and 18th centuries, The gates and gatepiers were installed in the early 19th century. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Nicholas, Kittisford

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Kittisford, Somerset, England was built around 1500. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built between 1480 and 1500 after Cothay Manor was constructed. Some of the fabric of an earlier church on the site may still survive. It is believed that the Bluett family were responsible for its construction. It was expanded in the mid 17th century including the construction of the north chapel. It had a Victorian restoration in 1875. The parish is part of the West Tone benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The church is built of red sandstone with tiled roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave, south aisle and south porch. A particular point of interest are the timber pillars on the south side of the nave. The three-stage west tower has a parapet and is supported by buttresses. The tower has four bells. Inside the church is a wooden pulpit built in 1616. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Holy Trinity Church, Eastbourne

The Holy Trinity Church, Eastbourne, is an Anglican Early English-style place of worship in Eastbourne in the English county of East Sussex. Structure and history It was designed by Decimus Burton and opened in 1839 as a Chapel of ease for St Mary the Virgin. Aisles and the east end of the chancel were added in 1855 and 1861 respectively. It became a parish church in 1847. The Reverend Thomas Henry Sparshott married his second wife in this church, in 1890. It is a conservative evangelical parish that has passed a resolution to reject the ordination and/or leadership of women, and it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet (currently Rob Munro). Notes References