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St Senara’s Church

St Senara’s Church ist eine anglikanische Pfarrkirche der Church of England in Zennor, einer kleinen Ortschaft südwestlich von St Ives an der Westküste von Cornwall. Die Kirche ist seit 1954 als Kulturdenkmal in der höchsten Kategorie Grade I eingestuft. Geschichte Die Kirche St Senara trägt das Patrozinium der keltischen Heiligen Senara, deren Lebensbeschreibung nur legendär überliefert ist. Die heutige gotische Kirche geht teilweise auf einen älteren Bau der Romanik zurück. Der Grundriss der Kirche umfasst ein Langhaus mit einem im Osten anschließenden gerade geschlossenen Chor, einen vorgesetzten Westturm, ein nördliches Seitenschiff, ein südliches Querhaus und eine Vorhalle im Süden als Hauptportal. Der Chor ist schmaler als das Langhaus. Teile der Südwand der Kirche stammen möglicherweise aus dem 12. oder 13. Jahrhundert, das Taufbecken in der Kirche stammt aus dem 13. Jahrhundert. Das Südquerhaus sowie der Chorraum wurden im 13. oder 14. Jahrhundert errichtet. Das nördliche Seitenschiff, der dreigeschossige Westturm mit Zinnenabschluss und die Vorhalle stammen aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Die Kirche wurde im 19. Jahrhundert neu bedacht und teilweise umgebaut. Das Mauerwerk besteht aus Granit-Feldsteinen und -Werksteinen. Der Turm und das Nordschiff sind in Granit-Quaderwerk ausgeführt. Einzelnachweise Weblinks
St Senara's Church, Zennor

St Senara's Church, in Zennor Churchtown, Cornwall, England, UK, is the parish church of the parish of Zennor. It is in the Deanery of Penwith, Archdeaconry of Cornwall, and Diocese of Truro. It is dedicated to the local saint, Saint Senara, and is at least 1400 years old, though it was rebuilt in the 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building. History A church dedicated to Saint Senara has stood on the current site overlooking the sea since at least the 6th century AD, but the current building is partly Norman and partly of the 13th and 15th centuries (the north aisle 15th century). There is a west tower and the octagonal font may be from the 13th century. It was reputedly founded by Saint Senara on her return from Ireland with her son, who was by then a bishop, when they founded the village of Zennor. One of only two remaining bench-ends in the church portrays the Mermaid of Zennor, depicted admiring herself in a mirror. This is on the so-called "Mermaid Chair" which also has carvings of fish on the seat, and which is believed to be at least 600 years old. The church was ″completely restored″ and reopened by, George Wilkinson, the Bishop of Truro on 10 December 1890. On the church's outside wall, west of the south porch, is a memorial to John Davy, 1891, the last person whose native language was Cornish. The church is surrounded by a small circular graveyard, the boundaries of which have existed since the Bronze Age and in which parishioners have been buried for centuries. The churchyard holds the graves of the artists Bryan Wynter and Patrick Heron, who both lived in Zennor and drew inspiration from the surrounding landscape for their art. Both this church and the church of the nearby village of Morvah lay claim to the local legend of a cow eating the bell-rope, at a time when such items were fashioned from straw. The tower contains six bells in the key of G, four of which were cast by Gillett & Johnston in 1926 to accompany the two much older bells already there. In 2019, a full restoration of the bells was carried out by John Taylor & Co, allowing them once again to be used for change-ringing. Today Saint Senara's is the parish church for Zennor, and mainly serves the village of Zennor, more properly called "Zennor Churchtown", after the church, to distinguish it from Zennor parish. The church remains in regular use for Sunday services, as well as hosting special events such as weddings and funerals. The priest-in-charge is Revd. Elizabeth Foot. Gallery References Mattingly, Joanna. (2016) St. Senara’s Church, Zennor: A Church History and Guide External links Diary of James Stevens of Zennor & Sancreed (about the restoration of the church; additional information from: Mattingly, Joanna. (2016) St. Senara’s Church, Zennor: A Church History and Guide.)
St Sennen's Church, Sennen

St. Sennen's Church, Sennen is a parish church in the Church of England located in Sennen, Cornwall, England, UK. History Sennen parish church is dedicated to St Sinninus (St Senán), a sixth century Irish saint, but has also been dedicated to St John the Baptist. There has been a church here since at least the 15th century. In 1327 and 1430 the patron of Sennen is described as a female saint Senana. However in later times it has been assumed that Senanus is the patron saint. The identification of this Cornish saint with St Senan of Scattery Island appears to have no foundation. The church of St. Sennen is mediaeval. A visit by members of the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society on their annual excursion in August 1893 resulted in a translation of a Latin inscription on a stone at the base of the font as ″In the year of the Lord 1441 [2, 3, or 4], this Church was dedicated on [the festival of] the beheading of St John the Baptist″. (The feast referred to is celebrated on 29 August.) It is known as the parish church of Land's End and the patron is the Duke of Cornwall. The present church has a chancel and nave, a south aisle and a north transept. A wall-painting depicting two round embattled towers was uncovered during restoration in 1867. There is also a headless alabaster figure representing the Virgin Mary in the transept. The church has a three-stage battlemented tower housing a ring of three bells. In 1889 a peal of five bells were installed, replacing the old set of three. Whitechaple Foundry, London cast the bells and each had the following inscription; MEARS and STAINBANE, Whitechapel Foundry, London, 1889. Each bell also had a further inscription:- Bell 1 – Recast 1889. John Isabell, rector. Edward Trembath, William Hollow, wardens. Bell 2 – To the Glory of God. Bell 3 – A memorial of Rev R. J. Roe's devoted ministry, 1871–1886. Bell 4 – Many donors, through Mary H. Isabell. Bell 5 – Ring out o'er land and seas. There are five Cornish crosses in the parish. One is at Escalls and another at Sennen Green. Trevilley cross is one of only two crosses with a crucifixus figure on a cross carved onto the stone (there is a cross on the other side of the head). A cross on the churchyard wall came from a site near the Giant's Stone. A fine cross in the cemetery adjoining the churchyard was found in use as a footbridge near Trevear and moved to the churchyard in 1878. About 1890 it was moved to its present position. References
St Stephen's Church, Astley

St Stephen's Church is a parish church located in Astley, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican church built in 1968, and it is part of the Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford diocese of Manchester. Along with St George's Church, Tyldesley, and St John's Church, Mosley Common St Stephen's forms part of the united benefice of Astley, Tyldesley and Mosley Common. The origins of St Stephen's Church date back to Astley Chapel, a chapel of ease of Leigh Parish Church built in 1631 and its successor which was burned in an arson attack in 1961. History The first chapel, built and paid for by Adam Mort, a wealthy owner of Damhouse, who died in early 1631. The chapel was consecrated on August 3 of that same year by the Bishop of Chester. It was the first chapel of ease of the mother church of Leigh, and dedicated to St Stephen, the first Christian martyr. The chapel was built of local brick on part of the common. Reverend Thomas Crompton, appointed by Thomas Mort, became the first minister in 1632. The original chapel, constructed from local brick on part of the common, served the community for nearly 130 years until it was rebuilt after becoming dilapidated. In 1760, the first chapel was replaced by a slightly larger structure built on the same site. Thomas Froggatt of Damhouse contributed to the cost of the new construction. This second chapel, made from handmade brick, measured 54 ft 6 in (16.61 m) in length and 36 ft (11 m) in width. It could hold 170 people and had a nave with four side and two end windows, and a small chancel and had an embattled western tower containing a single bell. The chapel was enlarged in 1834, 1842, and 1847. The second chapel was destroyed by an arson attack on June 18, 1961. Rather than reconstructing on the same site, it was decided to relocate the church to a new site on Manchester Road. The third iteration of St Stephen's Church was consecrated on October 26, 1968. Clergy The first minister was the son of William Crompton of Bedford and his successor was from Shakerley. They were both educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. 1632 Thomas Crompton, B.A. (ejected for nonconformity). 1683 John Battersby 1702 Roger Seddon, died 1716 1716 James Marsh, died 1728 1732 Thomas Mawdesley, died 1769 1769 Robert Barker 1822 Thomas Birkett 1838 John Wilkinson Edwards, B.A. died 1840 1840 Alfred Hewlett, D.D. died 1885 1885 James Alexander Maxwell Johnstone, M.A 1970s Jack Finney 1980s John Findon 2010 Jonathan Carmyllie (Team rector of the united benefice of Astley, Tyldesley and Mosley Common) See also List of churches in Greater Manchester References Notes Bibliography Lunn, John (1968), A short history of the township of Astley, Lunn
St Stephen's Church, Bath

St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in Bath, Somerset, England. History Designed to serve the spiritual needs of northeast Bath by James Wilson and built between 1840 and 1845, from Bath Stone, a limestone sourced from the Limpley Stoke mine which is situated in the Limpley Stoke Valley. St Stephen's Church on Lansdown Road in Walcot cost £6,000. The constructed church, however, remained unconsecrated until 1881. For the Royal School, a northeast aisle was added in 1866, thought to be designed by the Wilson & Willcox firm. The very wide apsidal chancel with the vestry and organ chamber was built by W. J. Willcox in 1882–1883, for £3,000. W. J. Willcox also designed the painted ceiling in 1886, which was executed by H. & F. Davis. The Lady Chapel's east stained glass window was completed in 1983 by local artist Mark Angus to commemorate one hundred years since the formation of the parish. 'Centenary' depicts St Stephen's transformation on the bridge between life and death to the moment of martyrdom: 'With distorted ambiguity between pain and repose, the body rises amid red flames on a blue ground'. The Gothicised font and font cover are marble and dated 1843. The c.1900 transept ceiling and reredos are by Sir T. G. Jackson. The crypt was converted into a community centre in 1993-1994 by Slade, Smith and Winrow. In 2007 the tower stonework was restored and the church bells replaced. Modern exterior floodlighting, replacing a less efficient previous system, was installed. Present day The parish is a member of Inclusive Church, an organisation founded in 2003 that advocates for the full inclusion of all people regardless of ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation. References External links Official website Photos of St Stephen's: [1][2] Further reading Michael Forsyth (2003). Bath. New Haven: Yale University Press, 265–266.
St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth

St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in Bournemouth, Dorset (formerly in Hampshire), England. The liturgical life of the church is rooted in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, and the building features a noted lady chapel. The church is close to Bournemouth town centre and Meyrick Park. History The church was designed by the architect John Loughborough Pearson as a memorial to Alexander Morden Bennett, first vicar of St Peter's Church, Bournemouth. It is constructed with Purbeck stone and Bath stone. Its nave was built from 1881 to 1883 and the chancel from 1896 to 1897. The tower was built from 1907 to 1908. It is a Grade I listed building. It was in here, on 15 March 1888, that the wedding between Oscar Bernadotte of Sweden, son of King Oscar II, and Ebba Munck af Fulkila, took place. Vicars 1881–1911 Alexander Sykes Bennett 1911–28 George Philip Trevelyan 1928–44 Philip Harold Rogers 1944–52 Geoffrey Heald 1952–58 Francis John Michael Dean 1958–62 Charles Edward Burnett Neate 1962–70 George Percy Wilkins 1970–73 Anthony Douglas Caesar 1974–83 John David Corbett 1983–87 John Catlin 1987–94 Paul Hastrop 1994–2012 Robin Harger 2009–2023 Ian Terry 2024– Nicholas Lawrence Jepson-Biddle Music The church has an organ by William Hill dating from 1898. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. There is also a small five-stop chamber organ dating from 1870. The specification of the chamber organ can also be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. List of organists 1881–93 T. J. Baker 1894–1930 Henry Holloway 1930–35 Percy Whitlock 1936–66 Cyril Knight 1967–75 Spencer Fackerell 1976 Roger Hill 1976–82 Cyril Knight 1982–88 Ian Harrison 1988–94 Anthony Wood 1994–2019 Ian Harrison 2019–2024 Sean Tucker 2026- Nigel Groome Gallery See also List of new ecclesiastical buildings by J. L. Pearson References
Église Saint-Étienne de Bristol

L'église Saint-Étienne (anglais : St Stephen's Church) est une église paroissiale située sur l'avenue Saint-Étienne (anglais : St Stephen's Avenue) à Bristol. Il s'agit d'un monument classé par Historic England. Histoire Elle a été construite au XIVe siècle à l'emplacement d'une église du XIe siècle puis reconstruite vers 1470. La tour et la fenêtre est ont été financées par le maire de Bristol, John Shipward. La claire-voie a été réparée après une tempête en 1703. L'allée et les fenêtres est ont été restaurées en 1873. La tour mesure environ 18 pieds sur 20 pieds à sa base et s'élève à une hauteur totale de 152 pieds. Elle contenait à l'origine six cloches, mais elles ont été remplacées au fil des ans et leur nombre est passé à douze. La tour est typique des églises du Somerset, mais avec l'ajout d'une « couronne du Gloucestershire » de créneaux à arcades, de pinacles et d'arcades ajourées. Le lutrin d'aigle en laiton du XVe siècle et le repose-épée en fer de William Edney d'environ 1710 ont été déplacés de l'église St Nicholas endommagée lors du Blitz de Bristol à St Stephen's. En 1885, un jeune homme du nom de Ramsay MacDonald occupa le poste d'assistant de Mordaunt Crofton, un ecclésiastique de Bristol qui tentait d'établir une guilde des garçons et des jeunes hommes à l'église St Stephen. C'est à Bristol que Ramsay MacDonald a rejoint sa première organisation radicale, avant de s'installer à Londres au début de 1886. Plus tard, MacDonald est devenu le premier Premier ministre travailliste du Royaume-Uni. Les St Stephen's Ringers sont un groupe de sonneurs continuellement actifs depuis 1574. Ils se réunissent chaque année au Red Lodge depuis 1920 pour leur dîner de cérémonie. Notes et références Liens externes Site officiel Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
St Stephen's Church, Copley

St Stephen's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Copley, West Yorkshire, 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 1863 for the industrialist Edward Akroyd, and designed by W. H. Crossland. It stands on a wooded hillside in the Calder Valley opposite a model village built by Akroyd for his employees. Architecture Exterior St Stephen's is constructed in stone and has a slate roof. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a chancel with a five-sided apse, a south porch, and a north chapel acting as a transept. In the clerestory are two lancet windows in each bay, and at the west end is a four-light window over which is a round window. Along the aisle walls are three cinquefoil windows in each bay; the bays are separated by buttresses surmounted by pinnacles. In the transept are two lancet windows, over which is a quatrefoil window. The apse also contains lancets. Above the walls of the aisles are pierced trefoil parapets. Over the join between the nave and the chancel is a double bellcote. Interior Inside the church, the nave has a waggon roof, while the chancel is tunnel vaulted. The arcades are of different design, one is supported by cylindrical piers, the other is on clustered colonnettes. The transept is occupied by the organ. The interior of the church is decorated with wall paintings. These include depictions of saints on the south wall of the chancel, and stencilled designs on the ceilings of the aisles. The pulpit is also highly decorated, with mosaic panels, and there is also mosaic in the reredos. The west window and in the windows of the apse contain stained glass. The glass in the apse was designed by Hardman & Co. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England References
St Stephen's Church, Exeter

St Stephen's Church is a small church in the centre of Exeter. It has a Saxon crypt but the first mention of the church is in the Domesday Book. Its location (now near the middle of the High Street) was formerly opposite the medieval guildhall. In July 2012 it reopened following a major renovation which cost £1.5 million. References Further reading Orme, Nicholas (2014) The Churches of Medieval Exeter, Impress Books, ISBN 9781907605512; pp. 166-69. External links St Stephen's Church
St Stephen's Church, Low Elswick

St Stephen's Church is a redundant Anglican church on Brunel Terrace, Low Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, 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 foundation stone of the church was laid by Sir William Armstrong on 19 November 1866. Building was completed in 1868 and it was dedicated by Charles Baring, Bishop of Durham, during that year. It was declared redundant on 1 January 1984 and was vested in the Trust on 18 March 1987. The main part of the church building was found to have been suffering from dry rot and was demolished between 1987 and 1988. Only the tower of the church remains standing. Only the base of the tower is available for public access, by prior appointment. Architecture The church is constructed in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. As built, its plan consisted of a nave with north and south aisles and a west porch, a north transept, a chancel with a north aisle, and a northwest tower. Its architectural style is Decorated Gothic Revival. The tower is in three stages with triple bell openings, a corbel table, and a battlemented parapet. Flying buttresses lead up to a tall octagonal spire with lucarnes. It contains a ring of eight bells which were cast in 1880 by John Taylor of Loughborough. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England St Michael's Church, Elswick References
St Stephen's Church, Moulton

St Stephen's Church is in the village of Moulton, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich. History The village developed with the growth of the salt industry in nearby Winsford and it was decided to have a church in the village. The church was designed by John Douglas and the foundation stone was laid in 1876. In 1877 St Stephen's was established as a separate parish and the church was consecrated on 16 January 1877 by Dr William Jacobson, Bishop of Chester. Architecture and fittings The church is built in yellow sandstone with red sandstone ashlar dressings and has a green slate roof with a lead spire. Its style is Gothic Revival. The plan of the church consists of a nave and chancel with a north-eastern transept, a south-eastern vestry and a southwest porch. While the exterior is in stone, the interior is built in two kinds of brick. In the church is a plain sedilia. The stained glass in the east window is by J. C. Bewsey. Elsewhere there is a millennium window by R. N. Bradley. The organ was built in 1876 by Henry Bevington and Sons. External features The vicarage in Jack Lane was also designed by John Douglas and is listed Grade II. Present day Anglican services are held regularly on Sundays, and baptisms, weddings and funerals are performed in the church. Regular children's and youth activities are also organised. See also Listed buildings in Moulton, Cheshire List of new churches by John Douglas References
St Stephen's Church, Selly Park

St Stephen's Church, Selly Park is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. History It was built between 1870 and 1871 by Martin & Chamberlain architects in the English Decorated Gothic style, as a daughter church of St Mary's Church, Selly Oak. It was consecrated on 18 August 1871. A separate parish was assigned out of St Mary's Selly Oak in 1892. St. Stephen's was combined with St Wulstan's Church, Bournbrook (now on Alton Road) to form a single parish. The Church Centre, formerly part of St. Stephen's, became a separate parish known as Christ Church, Selly Park, in 2004. St Stephen's Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions to show that it rejects the ordination of women. Organ The first organ in the church was built by Henry Jones and opened in 1875. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Bells The church possesses a single 5cwt chiming bell cast by Barwell in 1870. References
St Stephen's Church, Whelley

St Stephen's Church is in Balcarres Avenue, Whelley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Wigan and West Lancashire, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of St John, New Springs. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The first phase of the church was built between 1928 and 1930, the foundation stone being laid in November 1928, and the church being consecrated on 9 April 1930. It was designed by the Lancaster architect Henry Paley of Austin and Paley, and the church was built on land given by Lord Crawford. The first phase consisted of the east end of the church, and the first two bays of the nave and the aisles: this cost £9,863 (equivalent to £560,000 in 2025). The church was completed in 1937–38, and a choir vestry was added, the cost of these additions being £5,253. Architecture St Stephen's is constructed in red and brown sandstone with green slate roofs, and is in Free Perpendicular style. Its plan consists of a nave with a clerestory and a south porch, north and south aisles, a chancel with a canted east end, a south vestry, and a single gabled bellcote standing at right angles to the south side of the chancel. At the west end are broad buttresses, with a canted baptistry between them. The west window has four lights, the east window has five lights, and the clerestory windows have three lights. Pollard and Pevsner in the Buildings of England series comment that it is "an odd time" for the architect to be continuing to use the style of the practice during the 1880s. The two-manual pipe organ, the third to be installed in the church, was made in 1964 by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. In 2011 the pipe organ was replaced with an electronic imitation produced by Johannus of Holland. See also List of churches in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Wigan List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916–44) Bibliography Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012). The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin. Swindon: English Heritage. ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8. Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10910-5. Notes References