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St Giles' Church, Barrow

St Giles' Church is in the hamlet of Barrow, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Telford Severn Gorge, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Broseley, St Mary, Jackfield, St Bartholomew, Benthall, and St Leonard, Linley. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is one of the earliest surviving churches in Shropshire, and contains the county's only Anglo-Saxon chancel. History St Giles' was originally built as a chapel to Wenlock Abbey. The date of origin of its chancel is uncertain; it has been suggested that this was as early as the 8th century, but it is more likely that it originated in the 11th century. The Norman nave dates from about 1100, and probably replaced an earlier timber nave. The lower parts of the tower date from later in the 12th century. A brick south porch was built in 1705, and the brick top stage of the tower and its pyramidal roof were added during the 18th century. The church was restored in 1851–52 by G. E. Street. In 1894–95 Ewan Christian built the north chapel to replace a chapel dating from 1688, and also rebuilt the east wall of the chancel. Architecture Exterior Other than the brick top stage of the tower and the porch, the church is constructed in stone with tiled roofs. On the north wall of the chancel is an Anglo-Saxon window and traces of a strip pilaster. In the south wall is a Norman priest's doorway which cuts into an earlier window. In the nave the Norman features consist of two windows in the north wall, and a window and a doorway in the south wall. The tower has a Norman west doorway and one Norman window. The east wall of the nave has been built around the east gable of the chancel. The porch is Neoclassical in style; it is built in red brick with rusticated stone quoins. Its outer doorway is round-headed with a keystone, flanked by a pair of oculi. Inside the porch is a pillar piscina. Interior The chancel arch is Anglo-Saxon in origin, but it was altered during Street's restoration. The tower arch consists of the original Norman west doorway of the nave before the tower was built. Its tympanum, now seen from within the tower, is decorated with three tiers of saltire crosses in squares. The font consists of a plain tub on a cylindrical stem, and probably dates from the 12th century. The timber pulpit is in the shape of a drum, and is decorated with traceried panels. Also in the church is a poor box dating from about 1690 that is mounted in a later stem. The wall monuments date from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. External features In the churchyard is the Neoclassical chest tomb of John Rose, the creator of the Coalport China Works, who died in 1841. It is listed at Grade II. Barrow Church Cemetery contains the war grave of a Royal Artillery soldier of World War II. See also Grade I listed churches in Shropshire Listed buildings in Barrow, Shropshire References
St Giles' Church, Reading

St Giles' Church is a Church of England parish church in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. History St Giles' was one of the three original parish churches, along with St Mary's and St Laurence's, serving the medieval borough of Reading. The church is on Southampton Street, just outside the town centre and in the portion of the original borough to the south of the River Kennet. The original church was built in the 12th century to serve the population to the south of the River Kennet, who found it difficult to reach St Mary's during winter floods of the river. Besides the southern section of the medieval borough, its parish also included the hamlet of Whitley, which then lay outside the borough boundary. In 1191 Pope Clement III gave the church to Reading Abbey and throughout the Middle Ages it enjoyed the right of sanctuary. In 1539, John Eynon, the then priest of St Giles', was found guilty of high treason and along with Hugh Cook Faringdon, the abbot of Reading Abbey, was hanged in front of the abbey gateway. During the Civil War, when the Parliamentarian forces besieged Reading, the church tower was garrisoned by the King's forces and used as a gun platform. As a consequence it was in turn attacked by the besieging artillery and the upper part of the tower, including its spire, was destroyed in 1643. The fabric was restored at the end of hostilities. Soldiers who died in the Battle of Reading (1688) during the Dutch invasion of England in the early part of the Glorious Revolution are buried here. In 1798 there was a disagreement between members of the congregation of St Giles' Church. Many of them left and founded a new chapel in Castle Street, on the site of Reading's old gaol. This chapel eventually became the Church of St Mary, Castle Street. In 1872, the original small mediaeval church was rebuilt by James Piers St Aubyn in Early English style retaining only the 13th century aisle walls and Perpendicular style west tower. A new ashlar steeple was added in 1873. The exterior of the church is faced in flint and the roof is tiled. The church is a Grade II listed building. Present day The current Rector of St. Giles in Reading is David Harris, a Canadian. The parish sits within the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. As it opposes the ordination of women to the priesthood, St Giles is a member of Forward in Faith and receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Oswestry. References External links Media related to St Giles' Church, Reading at Wikimedia Commons Official website
St Giles' Church, Durham

St. Giles Church is a Grade I listed parish church in Gilesgate, County Durham, England. It was founded in 1112 by Bishop Ranulf Flambard as the chapel for nearby St. Giles' Hospital. History The church was constructed as the hospital chapel of the Hospital of St Giles outside the city walls. It was dedicated on St Barnabas' Day, June 1112 by Bishop Flambard to "the honour of God and St Giles". Godric of Finchale was a doorkeeper as St. Giles before moving to Finchale to become a hermit. The church became caught up in an 1140 dispute over the bishopric of Durham following the usurpation of the diocese by William Cumin, Chancellor of King David I of Scotland. William of St. Barbara, the rightly elected Bishop, was forced to retreat to, and fortify, the church after his abortive entry into Durham was beaten back by Cumin's men. In response Cumin's men destroyed the hospital, which was later refounded at nearby Kepier. In 1180 Bishop Puiset extended the church to reflect its role at the centre of a growing parish, adding the chancel. The current font is believed to date from this time. The church was appropriated to Kepier Hospital which acted as rector, receiving tithes and with the advowson (right to appoint a vicar), appointing a parochial chaplain to minister to the needs of the parish. Extensive building and restoration work was also carried out during the 13th and 15th centuries. John Heath, the Elizabethan owner of the Kepier estates, Gilesgate and Old Durham is buried in the church. The ecclesiastical parish of St Giles was divided in 1852 with the creation of a new Belmont parish, served from the church of St Mary Magdalene, Belmont and covering Belmont, Gilesgate Moor and New Durham. St Giles Church retains some of Flambard's original building (primarily the north wall) and most of Puiset's additions. Minor restoration and three large windows were inserted into the south wall in 1828. The church was restored and extended in 1873-1876 as the parish continued to grow. The organ was built by Harrison & Harrison in 1882. The war memorial at the St. Giles Church, commemorates the members of the parish who were killed or missing in the First World War; it lists sixty-seven names. There are three bells in the tower that hang from a girder installed in 1964. The old oak bell frames are likely of late medieval or early post-medieval date. The Revd Canon Dr Alan B. Bartlett is the current vicar of St Giles since Summer 2008. The Rev’d Abbey Hughes is curate. References External links Gilesgate including the Cumin usurpation Northern Echo Durham Memories article on Gilesgate and St Giles Church St Giles' Church Durham website "St Giles's Church, Gilesgate, Durham", Pipe Organs of Durham and the North East
St Giles School

St Giles School is a special school located in South Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon, England. The school is a specialist school for physical and sensory needs and is for pupils with physical disabilities and complex medical needs from 4 – 16, and pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) from 11 to 19. The school admits pupils from Croydon and the surrounding boroughs. St. Giles opened in 1925 and was originally sited in Thornton Heath. In 1933 the school moved to Featherbed Lane, Croydon, close to what is now Forestdale and in 1977 it moved to its current site in Pampisford Road. The school has onsite medical and therapy provision with nurses and healthcare assistants on the school site at all times whilst the pupils are in school. References External links Official website
St Grada and Holy Cross

St Grada and Holy Cross ist eine anglikanische Kirche der Church of England in Grade, einer kleinen Ortschaft nördlich des Lizard Point in Cornwall. Die Kirche steht frei auf einem Feld und ist als Landmarke weithin sichtbar. Das Gotteshaus ist seit dem Jahr 1957 als Kulturdenkmal der Kategorie Grade I eingestuft. Geschichte Die Kirche war ursprünglich nur dem keltischen Heiligen Grada gewidmet, über dessen Leben nichts mehr bekannt ist. Das Patrozinium wurde durch das Heilige Kreuz ergänzt, als der Kreuzritter Sir Roger Whalesborough der Legende nach aus dem Heiligen Land einen Partikel vom Kreuz Christi mitgebracht und als Dank für die Rettung aus Seenot an der Küste vor der Kirche diesen in St Grada hinterlassen habe soll. Ein Inventar der Kirche aus dem Jahr 1553 ist der letzte Beleg für das Vorhandensein eines silbernen Behälters mit der Reliquie des Kreuzes. Eine Taube führte die Gemeinde von St Grada der Überlieferung nach an die Küste zum angespülten Ritter. Daran erinnert heute die Darstellung einer Taube im Buntglasfenster im Ostchor der Kirche. Der Westturm der Kirche wurde um 1400 errichtet. Der Chorraum und das Kirchenschiff, die im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert erbaut worden waren, wurden im Jahr 1862 unter Einbeziehung einiger Reste des früheren Baumaterials wiederaufgebaut, dabei wurde beim heutigen Südportal ein spitzbogiges Portal aus dem 14. Jahrhundert wiederverwendet. Der Taufstein aus Granit stammt aus dem 13. Jahrhundert, er steht auf einem quadratischen Sockel mit achteckigem Schaft und vier Ecksäulen. Die Orgel der Kirche wurde durch das englische National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) im Jahr 2025 als Grade I gelistet. Das im Jahr 1885 durch den Orgelbauer Brewer & Co aus Truro für St Grada geschaffene Instrument befindet sich in einem sehr guten Erhaltungs- und Originalzustand der Erbauungszeit. Einzelnachweise Weblinks
St Grada and Holy Cross Church, Grade

St Grada & Holy Cross Church, Grade is the Church of England parish church of Grade with Ruan, Cornwall. The church is a Grade I listed building, having been added to the listed buildings register on 10 July 1957. History The parish was called St Cross in 1261, but by 1310 it was known as St Grada, Virgin. The font dates from the 13th century and the church contains a brass to James Eryssy and his wife, 1522. Parts of the church, which is built in the Decorated style, are of thirteenth century origin and the tower dates from around 1400. The thirteenth and fourteenth century nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1862−63, incorporating some of the original structure to the designs of the architect Edward William Godwin of Bristol. The construction is mainly of rubble stone, with some large blocks of granite and serpentine in the tower. There are separate slated, steeply-sloping roofs for the nave, chancel, vestry and porch. The unbuttressed tower is at the west end and has two stages. The font from the previous church was retained. The serpentine and Caen pulpit was the gift of the Lizard Serpentine Company. The lectern was the gift of Mr Cox, the agent of the company. The church was reopened for worship on 24 July 1863. The funds for the rebuilding in 1862−63 ran out and it was not until 1882 that an organ chamber and vestry were built, according to the original plans of Godwin. The organ was built by Brewer and Co of Truro and the new organ was ″opened″ on 12 March 1885 when a recital was given by Mr G R Sinclair, the organist of Truro Cathedral. The specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. In 1966, St Grada's was used as a filming location for the Doctor Who serial, The Smugglers. Parish status The settlements of Grade, Ruan Major and Ruan Minor were united into a single civil parish called Grade-Ruan in 1934. The former parish church of Ruan Major is now in ruins. St Grada & Holy Cross is part of a group of parishes comprising: St Grada & Holy Cross Church, Grade St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack St Rumon's Church, Ruan Minor St Mary's Church, Cadgwith Gallery References
St Gregory's Catholic High School

St Gregory's Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic co-educational voluntary aided comprehensive school that educates approximately 1200 children between 11 and 16 years of age as of . The school is located in Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England. In February 2005 until the end of the progamme in 2011, it became a specialist humanities college under the specialist school programme along with many other schools in Warrington. References current OFSTED report External links Official website
St Gregory's Church, Heckingham

St Gregory's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Heckingham, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It stands on a small hill overlooking the River Chet. History St Gregory's originated in the 12th century, and most of its fabric dates from that and the next century. The south porch was added in the 15th century. Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in flint with limestone dressings, and some red brick. The roofs are thatched. Its plan consists of a nave with a north aisle and a south porch, a chancel with an apse at the east end, and a west tower. The lower third of the tower, dating from the 12th century, is round, and the upper two-thirds, added at a later date, is octagonal with brick quoins. The bell openings are lancets, and there are two lancet windows lower down on the west side, one above the other. The gabled porch is decorated with shields over the doorway. There are blocked windows in its east and west sides. In the south wall of the nave are a three-light window, dating from the 15th century, and a lancet window. The apsidal chancel is divided into five bays by pilasters acting as buttresses. In the south bay is a two-light window with Y-tracery. The southeast bay contains a lancet window and a memorial tablet. The east window has two lights containing Decorated tracery. The northeast bay contains a small lancet window, and in the north bay is a two-light window with ogee heads. There are windows with Y-tracery dating from about 1300 in the east and west windows of the north aisle. In its north wall are a two-light window with Y-tracery, two lancet windows, and a blocked round-headed doorway dating from the 12th century. The Norman south doorway also dates from the 12th century, and is described as being "very fine". It has four orders of shafts, cushion capitals, and arches decorated with a variety of motifs, including zigzags, reels, bobbins, stars and wheels. The church is located close to St Margaret's Church, Hales, which also has a very fine Norman doorway, and there is speculation that both doorways were the work of the same mason. Interior The arcade is in three bays with pointed arches, carried on square piers without capitals. The chancel ceiling is plastered and coved; the nave ceiling is boarded. In the southeast corner of the nave is a recess for the former stairway to the rood loft. At the east end of the aisle is a raised area which contains some medieval tiles and a memorial slab. The rest of the aisle is partly paved with stone coffin slabs and more memorials. The font probably dates from the 12th century. It consists of a square bowl supported by an octagonal stem and four columns, on a square base. In the nave is a small memorial brass dated 1407. The stained glass in the east window dates from 1910 and depicts the Annunciation. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England References
St Gregory's Church, Vale of Lune

St Gregory's Church, Vale of Lune, also known as the Vale of Lune Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church situated on the A684 road about 1.5 miles (2 km) to the west of Sedbergh, Cumbria, 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 St Gregory's was built by the Upton family of Ingmire Hall in the 1860s. The London and North Western Railway was at that time constructing the Ingleton Branch Line, and the company sent a scripture reader to minister to the navvies building the railway. The church was altered and enlarged in the 1900s; this included the installation of stained glass windows and the addition of a porch. It continued as the chapel to the Ingmire Estate until 1918. St Gregory's was declared redundant on 1 May 1984, and was vested in the Trust on 16 March 1992. Architecture The church is attached to a cottage. It is constructed in random rubble mixed stone with red sandstone quoins and a slate roof. The porch is built in rubble with yellow sandstone dressings and quoins. The roof is in slate, and on it stands a long wooden lantern, glazed with five lights and with a hip roof. The plan of the church consists of a nave on a north–south axis, with a porch on the north, and a chancel acting as a cross-wing on the south. On the north gable is a single bellcote containing a bell. The doorway to the porch is on the west side, over which is a small gable containing the Ingmire Hall cross. On the north side of the porch is a small rectangular window, over which is a memorial plaque. On the west side of the church are three single-light windows. There are no windows on its east side adjoining the cottage. Inside the church are wooden fittings and furniture by Waring & Gillow of Lancaster. The stained glass in the windows was designed by Frederick George Simon, and depicts images from nature, including river scenes, trees, plants, and birds and animals found in the locality. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England Listed buildings in Sedbergh References External links Visit Cumbria, with photographs
St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale

St Gregory's Minster is an Anglo-Saxon church with a rare sundial, in Kirkdale near Kirkbymoorside, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The minster was built c. 1060 on the site of an earlier church, and is dedicated to St Gregory the Great, who was pope from 590 to 604. Major modifications were completed in the 15th century and in the 1800s. The church was restored during 1907–1909. The building is similar in style and age to that of St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn. The church is open during the day; volunteer stewards provide information to visitors and services are offered weekly. The maintenance of the fabric of the building is helped by financial contributions from The Friends of St Gregory's Minster. The Friends' Annual General Meeting is followed by the Kirkdale Lecture about the parish and its environs. Parish status The Parish of Kirkdale is a local ecumenical partnership with St Saviour's Church, Harome St Hilda's Church, Beadlam All Saints’ Church, Nunnington St John the Baptist's Church, Pockley See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire Listed buildings in Welburn, Kirkbymoorside Sundial The sundial above the church door dates to the 11th century (c. 1055 to 1065). The inscription is in Anglo-Saxon and is translated as follows by Historic England: "Orm Gamal's son bought St. Gregory's Minster when it was all broken down and fallen and he let it be made anew from the ground to Christ and St. Gregory, in Edward's days, the king, and in Tosti's days, the Earl. This is day's Sun marker at every tide. And Haworth me wrought and Brand, priests." The name Tosti refers to Tostig Godwinson, the Earl who rebuilt a monastery in Tynemouth Castle and Priory at Tynemouth, during the reign of Edward the Confessor, in about 1065. References External links "St Gregory's Minster Kirkdale". Kirkdale Churches. "The Friends of St Gregorys Minster Kirkdale, registered charity no. 700344". Charity Commission for England and Wales. "St Gregory's Minster". A church near you. The Church of England. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1149213)". National Heritage List for England. "Kirkdale", Ormerod.uk.net, description of the Minster reproduced from guides published by the Parochial Church Council The ancient parish of Kirkdale: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
Église Saint-Grégoire de Kirkdale

L'église Saint-Grégoire de Kirkdale (St Gregory's Minster en anglais) est une église paroissiale anglicane située dans le Kirkdale, une vallée du Yorkshire du Nord, en Angleterre. La nef de l'église remonte au milieu du XIe siècle. Le cadran solaire de Kirkdale, qui se trouve encore au-dessus de l'entrée, sous le porche, comprend une inscription en vieil anglais qui note que la reconstruction de l'église a été financée par un certain Orm, fils de Gamal, à l'époque du comte Tostig de Northumbrie (entre 1055 et 1065). Le reste du bâtiment remonte au XIIIe siècle, sauf le porche et la tour, construits au XIXe siècle, et le chancel, reconstruit au même moment. Elle a été restaurée entre 1907 et 1909 par l'architecte Temple Moore (en). L'église est dédiée à Grégoire le Grand, pape de 590 à 604. Elle est protégée en tant que monument classé de grade I depuis 1955. Références Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail du Yorkshire Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail de l'anglicanisme Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Biddenham

Biddenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, located around 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Bedford town centre near the A428 road. It forms part of the wider Bedford urban area. History The earliest archaeological evidence from Biddenham dates to the Palaeolithic, from the site of Deep Spinney. These were some of the first major Palaeolithic discoveries in England, although they were probably deposited there by glacial flow. Biddenham is the location of the Manor Hospital, a BMI Healthcare private hospital. The village also contains St James Church, The Three Tuns pub, and a sports pavilion with a cricket pitch and football pitch (interchangeable depending on the season). Sometime before 1920, a short 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway was operated by S.W. Jarvis & Son at the Biddenham Gravel Pit. The line was removed in the 1930s. Biddenham International School and Sports College is located on Biddenham Turn. It is a state secondary school for Biddenham and the western part of Bedford. The school was originally named John Howard Upper School, but was renamed after a merger with another school in 1988. St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is also located on Biddenham Turn. The school was formed following the merger of St Joseph's Lower and St Gregory's Middle in September 2017. St. James' Primary School, located on Main Road, is the village's primary school. See also Biddenham Pit – a Site of Special Scientific Interest References External links Biddenham Parish Council village website 1929 photo showing the gravel pit railway