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Holt Heath, Dorset

Holt Heath is a 4.88 square kilometres (1.88 sq mi) common situated four miles north-east of Wimborne Minster in east Dorset, southern England, close to the village of Holt. The reserve includes dry and wet heathland, bog and ancient woodland. The common has several nature conservation designations: national nature reserve, Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is owned by the National Trust and managed in association with Natural England. The heath is one of the few places where all six native British reptile species occur, and it also supports many other heathland animals, plants and birds. Rare heathland birds such as Eurasian Hobby, nightjar, Dartford warbler and woodlark have been recorded as breeding on the reserve. As a common, historically it was grazed by livestock owned by local people; as with other heathlands it was this grazing which created and maintained the open habitat. Grazing ceased in the mid-20th century, leading to long-term deterioration in the structure and composition of the habitat. Plans are under way to install cattle grids on the minor roads crossing the heath, and then to begin grazing again. References External links Walking at Holt Heath (moderate walk), (easy walk) - National Trust Media related to Holt Heath, Dorset at Wikimedia Commons
Holwood House

Holwood House is a 25,060-square-foot (2,328 m2) country house in Keston, near Hayes, in the London Borough of Bromley, England. The house was designed by Decimus Burton, built between 1823 and 1826 and is in the Greek Revival style. It was built for John Ward, who later employed Burton to lay out his Calverley Park Estate in Tunbridge Wells. The gate lodges of that estate take their names from the gate lodges on the Holwood Estate – Farnborough Lodge and Keston Lodge. Holwood is a grade I listed building, while its grounds, the Holwood Estate, are listed at grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Home of William Pitt the Younger Holwood House is on the site of an earlier building owned by William Pitt the Younger, and the grounds contain the remains of an Iron Age fort known as a "Caesar's Camp", which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Pitt is thought to have caused the Fort remains to be levelled in order to landscape the estate's gardens. The house was described in Thomas Wilson in his Accurate Description of Bromley in Kent of 1797 as "a small, neat, white building; it is more simple than elegant, and built on a rising ground, which commands one of the most fertile, variegated, and extensive inland prospects in the whole county". Wilson added "A stranger visiting this house, to view the country mansion of the prime minister of Great Britain, would be exceedingly surprised, to find it so insignificant in size and external appearance". Pitt engaged John Soane to enlarge the house and Humphrey Repton to improve the grounds. Wilberforce Oak The grounds are close to the stump of an oak tree known as the Wilberforce Oak, easily distinguished from the surrounding trees by a stone seat constructed in its shade. The Wilberforce Oak is part of the Holwood Estate, a private residential development that borders Holwood House and its grounds. A diary entry from William Wilberforce in 1788 reads: At length, I well remember after a conversation with Mr. Pitt in the open air at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the vale of Keston, I resolved to give notice on a fit occasion in the House of Commons of my intention to bring forward the abolition of the slave-trade. An oak sapling was planted in 1969 to replace the ageing original pollard oak (Quercus robur, also known as English oak). The work was carried out by the Forestry Section of Kent County Council's Estates Department in collaboration with the Anti-Slavery Society of Denison University in Ohio. By 1987 the original oak tree was a hollow shell surrounding a new sapling grown from one of its acorns. This young tree blew down in the Great storm of 1987. Slices of it were sold off by the London Borough of Bromley's Parks Department as a fundraiser to plant trees to replace those lost through the borough. A new sapling, the third generation, taken from an acorn of the younger tree, now stands beside the remains of the original tree. Ownership The house is privately owned. The property was marketed for sale in 2025 with a guide price of £23.5 million. References
Holy Ascension Church, Upton-by-Chester

Holy Ascension Church is in Church Lane, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History Holy Ascension Church was designed by James Harrison, and built between 1853 and 1854. Transepts were added in 1958 and in 1967 by A. C. Bennett, working with the Design Group Partnership. Labour Party former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott married his wife Pauline (nee Tilston) at this church in 1961. Architecture The church is constructed in red sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, and has a red tile roof. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave, a south porch, a two-bay chancel with north and south transepts, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages, standing on a plinth. It has diagonal buttresses, two-light windows, louvred bell openings and a plain parapet. The tower is surmounted by a spire containing lucarnes. The nave windows have two lights, there are three-light windows in the transepts, and east window also has three lights. Stained glass is by Kempe; that in the west window is dated 1883, in the east window it is dated 1885, and elsewhere there are windows dated between 1871 and 1873. The two-manual organ was made by Charles Whiteley and Company. Churchyard The churchyard contains Commonwealth war graves of three British Army soldiers of World War I and two soldiers and an airman of World War II. See also Listed buildings in Upton-by-Chester References
Holy Cross Church, Binstead

Holy Cross Church, Binstead is a parish church in the Church of England located in Binstead, Isle of Wight. History The 11th- and 13th-century church is located between the village and the coast. Its location some distance from the modern centre of Binstead probably indicates a medieval village associated with the quarries in the church's vicinity. Most of the chancel is of herringbone masonry. The original nave was replaced in 1844 and enlarged in 1875 by the addition of the north aisle. The bellcote dates from 1925 and contains a pre-reformation bell believed to have come from the original, now ruined, Cistercian Quarr Abbey. On 7 June 1969, the church was seriously damaged by fire. It was restored and rededicated in February 1971. Many stained-glass windows were destroyed and replaced by new designs by Lawrence Lee. Outside a sheela na gig, locally known as the "Saxon Idol", is carved on a stone gateway to the churchyard which contains several old and interesting burials. Possibly the best known is that of Thomas Sivell who was mistaken for a smuggler by customs officers and shot. In more recent times Nicholas Dingley, known as Razzle, the drummer of Hanoi Rocks was buried here. Organ The church has a pipe organ dating from around 1897 by Hele & Co. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
Holy Cross Church, Gilling

Holy Cross Church is a parish church which serves the village and parish of Gilling East in North Yorkshire, England. The parish contains the villages of Gilling, Cawton, and Grimston. The church is dedicated to the Holy Cross, although it has been referred to as either the church of Saint Mary or the church of Saint Helena (the queen who by legend discovered the true cross) in the past. It is part of a four-church benefice which includes Gilling, Oswaldkirk, Stonegrave, and Ampleforth under a single vicar, Rev James Trowsdale. The church was designated as a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1955. History The arcade dates from around the year 1200. The chancel was added early in the 14th century, and the southern arcade was added slightly later. The tower was a later addition, dating from the late 15th century. There are currently three bells in the tower, which are inscribed with the years of their installation, 1664, 1701 and 1773 AD. They, and the clock which faces east halfway up the tower, are accessible by means of a spiral staircase which leads up the centre of the tower. At the western end of the church, there is the tomb of Sir Thomas Fairfax, a local landlord, who died in 1828. There was some restoration during the Victorian era, which included the addition of the current organ chamber, which was installed in 1883. The east window, with reticulated tracery, was also installed in the 19th century. The current clock was installed in 1908: Prince Ranjitsinhji, who often played cricket in the village, raised money for the clock through organising cricket matches. Gallery References
Holy Cross Church, St Pancras

Holy Cross Church is a church on Cromer Street in the St Pancras area of the London Borough of Camden. It was built 1887–88 by Joseph Peacock. History The church began as a district chapelry in 1876 before becoming a parish in 1888. Its parish was merged with that of StJude Gray's Inn Road (demolished 1936) in 1935 and that of St Peter's Regent Square in 1954 (damaged in the Blitz and demolished in 1954). In 1988 its Crypt Centre was set up to work for the homeless, and the church is still in use under its parish priest Christopher Cawrse. The church was designated a Grade II listed building on 14 May 1974. The painting Santa Maria Magdalena by Reginald Gray hangs in the small chapel. As a result of industrial decline in the second half of the 20th century, by the 1980s the area around King's Cross Station, including Cromer Street, had become notorious for prostitution and drug abuse. In November 1982, the English Collective of Prostitutes staged a 12-day sit-in at Holy Cross as a protest against police harassment, attracting national media coverage. The then rector, Reverend Trevor Richardson, said at the time that the sit-in could continue so long as it didn't interfere with services. He also commented that too much attention was being paid to the women occupying the church and not enough to the evils of society that had given rise to their sit-in. Notable clergy Hope Patten, served his curacy here in the 1910s References External links Official page Page at GenUKI Archived 12 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Holy Cross College (UK)

Holy Cross College is a coeducational Roman Catholic sixth form college in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Originally a single-sex school, it was founded by religious sisters in 1878 and later became Bury Convent Grammar School. When the college adopted its current name in 1979, it also opened up to male students. It became a University Centre in 1999. As of 2020, the college has around 2000 sixth form students and 600 undergraduate students. It received the rating 'Good' in its Ofsted inspection of March 2024. History The college was founded in 1878 by the Daughters of the Cross of Liège, a Catholic female religious order. It was originally opened as a small private school, and was expanded by the order in 1905 to become a larger girls' convent grammar school, changing its name to Bury Convent Grammar School. In 1979, the school became a coeducational sixth form college and adopted its present name, Holy Cross College. It became a University Centre in 1999. Courses and qualifications Holy Cross College offers A Levels in a variety of subjects, vocational BTEC and CTEC diplomas, PGCEs (Postgraduate Certificate in Education), undergraduate, masters and foundation degrees in the field of education, and GCSEs. Partnerships The college has close educational links with Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio. It is also a member of the Maple Group, a partnership created in 2013 between some of country's leading sixth form colleges. Academic performance In 2023, the overall A Level pass rate was 96%. For students who completed 16-18 study at the college in 2021, 66% stayed in education, 5% entered apprenticeships and 17% entered employment, while 11% were unemployed or unknown. In 2020, 79% went on to a degree and a quarter of those went to Russel Group universities. Holy Cross College was previously ranked one of the top ten sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom, being placed eighth on the list in 2007 and second in 2008. Campus buildings and facilities The college is made up of several buildings on one campus: The Kentigern Building, containing teaching and learning facilities for different subject areas as well as the new College Chapel The Maureen Haverty Building, which houses the Art and Design Department The campus café, for use by staff and students The College Library, which also contains an astronomical observatory Notable alumni Samuel Brooksworth - Businessman. Anna Friel - actress (Brookside, Pushing Daisies). References External links Official website
Holy Family Catholic High School, Thornton

Holy Family Catholic High School is a Catholic comprehensive school situated in Thornton, Merseyside, England, catering for mixed pupils aged 11–18. The current intake at the school is 885, of which 156 are aged 16–18 pursuing further education in the school's own sixth form, with student attainment Year 13 above average in 2004, compared with all sixth forms nationally. History Holy Family converted from a secondary modern to a comprehensive during the late 1970s, and was formerly known as St Joseph's. The catchment area for pupils during the 1970s and 1980s was predominantly from the nearby towns of Formby, Freshfield and Crosby. This was the nearest RC High School that these pupils could attend after leaving junior school. Many pupils now come from areas such as Bootle and Seaforth and fewer come from Formby due to improvements made by the schools there. The school was victim of an arson attack in 1994, with the culprits believed to have gained access via a boarded up window. An art room suffered mostly smoke damage, with fire fighting crews on site for around two hours. Redevelopment proposals Reports in 1992 suggested that a developer was interested in buying the school's site, which would involve relocating the school to an alternate location nearby. The school's governors noted that a meeting had taken place with a developer interested in redeveloping the grounds and demolishing the existing school, which was considered by the governing body as lacking in facilities and only barely adequate. Several months later in late 1992, the development plans had been announced as being withdrawn, following opposition by over a thousand campaigners against plans to build a supermarket on the site. The proposals had been expected to be refused permission by Sefton Council within 24 hours if they had gone through to the decision stage. Opposition was also raised regarding the proposed new site for the school, which was designated greenbelt land. The following year, the Crosby Herald reported of Sainsbury's intention to move from the nearby Crosby Village to a new store on the school's site, with contracts having already been signed with developers. The retailer announced that they intended upon purchasing the site if the school could find a suitable alternate location, subject to planning permission being granted. The planning chief of Sefton Council remarked his intention to oppose any application from Sainsbury's, given the council's policy of not developing upon greenbelt land. 21st century Matthew Symes is the School's headteacher, a position that he has held since September 2012. In June 2014, the new School Dance Studio opened. References External links Official website
Holy Sepulchre Priory, Thetford

The Holy Sepulchre Priory was a medieval monastic house in Thetford, Norfolk. The ruins of the nave of the priory's 14th-century church are the only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who followed the Rule of Saint Augustine and aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb. It was later used as a barn, and is a Grade I listed building. Domus Dei The hospital of Domus Dei (or God's House) originated sometime before 1319. It was located on the Suffolk side of the borough; the river washed its walls on the north, and the east side fronted the street. In 1335, John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, transferred it to Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre at Holy Sepulchre Priory. In 1347 Henry of Grosmont was patron of the Domus Dei. He confirmed to the prior and canons the gift of the lands, tenements, and rents lately belonging to the Hospital of God's House, but excepted the actual site of the hospital, which he conferred upon the Blackfriars to maintain. The site of the Domus Dei stood between their cloister and the High Street. Two of the canons were to sing daily mass in the conventual church for the souls of the founders of the hospital. The priory was also to find a house yearly for three poor people from 9 November to 29 April, giving to each of them nightly a loaf of good rye bread, and a herring or two eggs. They were also to provide three beds, and hot water for washing their feet. This charter received royal confirmation the following year. See also Austin Friars, Thetford, Southeast of Thetford Castle Blackfriars, Thetford, at the site of Thetford Grammar School St George's Priory, Thetford, at the site of the British Trust for Ornithology South of Nuns Bridges Road Thetford Priory, a Cluniac Priory 300 metres to the north of Holy Sepulchre Priory, directly across the River Little Ouse References
Priorato del Santo Sepolcro

La chiesa del Santo Sepolcro era una casa monastica medievale a Thetford, nel Norfolk. Le rovine della navata della chiesa (risalenti al XIV o XV secolo) sono tutto ciò che rimane in Inghilterra di un priorato di Canonici del Santo Sepolcro, che seguivano la Regola di Sant'Agostino e aiutavano i pellegrini a recarsi al sepolcro di Cristo. Nel tempo fu utilizzato anche come fienile, ed è un edificio di interesse storico culturale di I grado. Domus Dei L'ospedale della Domus Dei (o Casa di Dio) fu costruito prima del 1319. Si trovava sul lato del borgo che dava nel Suffolk. A nord le mura davano sul fiume, mentre il lato est si affacciava sulla strada. Nel 1335, John de Warenne, 7º conte di Surrey, lo trasferì ai Canonici Regolari del Santo Sepolcro presso il Priorato del Santo Sepolcro. Nel 1347 Enrico di Grosmont divenne proprietario della Domus Dei. Confermò al priore e ai canonici il dono di terre, proprietà e affitti che erano appartenute all'ospedale, ma fece eccezione per il sito effettivo dell'ospedale, di cui affidò il mantenimento al priorato domenicano dei Blackfriars di Thetford. Il sito della Domus Dei si trovava tra il loro chiostro e la strada principale. Due canonici dovevano cantare la messa quotidiana nella chiesa conventuale per le anime dei fondatori dell'ospedale. Il priorato doveva anche trovare ogni anno una casa per tre poveri dal 9 novembre al 29 aprile, dando a ciascuno di loro ogni sera una pagnotta di buon pane di segale e un'aringa o due uova. Dovevano anche fornire tre letti e acqua calda per lavarsi i piedi. L'atto di affidamento ricevette la conferma reale l'anno successivo. Dissoluzione e rovina Il priorato del Santo Sepolcro, in quanto casa monastica minore, fu chiuso nel 1536 dopo l'emanazione della legge di soppressione delle case religiose del 1535 voluta da re Enrico VIII d'Inghilterra. Il sito fu venduto e divenne una fattoria, convenientemente chiamata Fattoria dei canonici (in inglese Canons Farm). Nel XVIII secolo la parte esterna della chiesa era già crollata. La navata, meglio conservata, fu trasformata in un fienile grazie alla costruzione di un muro che la chiuse sul lato est. Nei muri a nord e sud vennero aperti portoni per consentire il passaggio dei carri. Giardino vittoriano A metà dell'Ottocento, l'allora proprietario della Canons Farm, Henry Bartlett, volle creare un giardino con prati e rocce. Le rovine della chiesa del monastero – all'epoca considerate un'attrazione alla moda – furono valorizzate con l'aggiunta di una grotta di selce che fu attaccata all'angolo sud-est della navata. Probabilmente la grotta aveva un tetto o una volta per imitare una caverna ed era coperta di edera, piante rampicanti o felci. Bartlett incorporò anche vari frammenti architettonici della chiesa normanna del XII secolo in un giardino roccioso all'interno della navata. I frammenti sono ora conservati nell'English Heritage Archaeological Store di Wrest Park, a Silsoe, nel Bedfordshire. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Priorato del Santo Sepolcro, Thetford Collegamenti esterni Sito ufficiale, su english-heritage.org.uk.
Priorado do Santo Sepulcro (Thetford)

O Priorado do Santo Sepulcro foi uma casa monástica medieval em Thetford, Norfolk. As ruínas desta igreja do século 14 são os únicos vestígios remanescentes na Inglaterra de um priorado dos Cónegos do Santo Sepulcro, que ajudou os peregrinos a viajar até ao túmulo de Cristo. Mais tarde, foi usado como um celeiro, e é um edifício listado como Grau I. Referências
Holy Spirit Church, Newtown

Holy Spirit Church, Newtown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Newtown, Isle of Wight. History The church dates from 1835 by the architect A. F. Livesay, and was built on the site of a ruined medieval chapel. Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described the church as 'the finest early nineteenth century church on the Island'. Church status The church is grouped with All Saints' Church, Calbourne. References External links The Gentleman's Magazine August 1838 on the church
Holy Trinity Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. Description The church was built between 1838 and 1840 to designs by the Derby architect, Henry Isaac Stevens. The chancel was added in 1866 by James Piers St Aubyn. The church was consecrated by George Davys, Bishop of Peterborough on 13 August 1840. It was reported that: The Marquess of Hastings gave land for the site. The cost of the building, upwards of 3000l., together with a handsome sum towards an endowment fund, was raised by subscription, chiefly among the inhabitants aided by a grant from the Church Building Society. The church contains upwards of 900 sittings, 600 of which are free and unappropriated. Ministry It is part of the Ashby and Breedon Team Ministry which comprises the following churches: St Mary the Virgin, Coleorton St John's Chapel, Coleorton St Matthew's Church, Worthington St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill All Saints' Church, Isley Walton Organ The church contains a 2 manual pipe organ by Brindley & Foster. It appears to date from around 1867 shortly after the chancel was built. A specification of the organ can be found on the British Institute of Organ Studies National Pipe Organ Register at N04546. References External links Holy Trinity Ashby parish website