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St Lawrence's Church, Weston Patrick

St Lawrence's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Weston Patrick, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the eastern side of the village near its highest point. English Heritage calls it a "small-scale gem of English Gothic". History Norman church The only remaining part of the church that dates from the Norman period is the north doorway from the end of the 12th century, which has a rounded arch with a rolled edge and label with double-champfering. This is now topped with a timber gabled frame. A drawing dated c. 1810 shows that the east window was topped by a rounded Norman arch, where today it is a pointed Gothic arch. 19th-century rebuilding The church was rebuilt on the site of the Norman church in the Gothic Revival style by Thomas Henry Wyatt, who is buried in the churchyard, and whose family still live in the village. When the family came to live in the village in the 1850s the original church, although still in use and officiated by Revd T. B. Round, was in a run-down state. Wyatt decided to appoint a rector in 1866 and build a parsonage for him, before the rebuilding of the church started in 1867–68. The builder was John Wilkes of North Waltham, and the cost was £1,692; of this, a subscription raised £691, and the Wyatt family paid the remainder. Revd Terry was the first rector of the church, which was consecrated in June 1868. The exterior is flint and dressed in stone. The roof is red tiled, with a shingled broach spire on the west end, which Pevsner calls a "funny pagoda bell tower". The nave and chancel are the same width, and the ceiling of the chancel is painted dark blue, with gold stars; the floor is paved with encaustic tiles. The organ, a Willis "Scudamore" model built by Henry Willis & Sons, is in a southern recess besides the chancel; it has Bourdon pipes and until 1965 was blown by hand. The bell turret with a single bell is at the western end. Pevsner notes there is "some rich foliage carving" inside the church. The east window was a gift from Thomas Henry Wyatt, and the three west windows, including the rose "Nativity" window, were made by Lavers and Barraud. On the church walls is a fragment of an embroidered altar cloth bearing the initials GG George Green, of Western Corbett House and IR, and the date 1682. Gallery External links Official website References
St Werburgh's Church, Warbstow

St Werburgh's Church, Warbstow is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Warbstow, Cornwall. History Both the neighbouring parish of Treneglos and Warbstow belonged in the 12th century to the Lords of Cardinham who donated them to the priory of Tywardreath. Warbstow was then a chapelry to Treneglos and the two benefices were later united as a vicarage. According to Charles Henderson, writing in 1925, "The presence ... of St Werburga ... is not easily accounted for (though the parish is famous for geese which figure in her legend)". The church was originally Norman, but largely rebuilt in the 15th century. The north porch was added in 1601. It was restored in 1861. There is a tower of two stages to the west of the nave and a north aisle; until 1861 the church also had a south transept. Features of interest include the north porch of granite blocks (the north doorway is of Polyphant stone) and the font which is a fine example of the Altarnun type. Parish status The church is in a joint parish with St Gregory's Church, Treneglos St Winwaloe's Church, Poundstock St Anne's Church, Whitstone Our Lady and St Anne's Church, Widemouth Bay St Gennys’ Church, St Gennys St James' Church, Jacobstow St Mary the Virgin's Church, Week St Mary Organ A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Old Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i kommunen Dorset och riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 180 km väster om huvudstaden London. Sherborne Old Castle ligger 70 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Sherborne Old Castle är platt. Närmaste större samhälle är Yeovil, 9,1 km väster om Sherborne Old Castle. Trakten runt Sherborne Old Castle består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Kommentarer Källor Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Sherborne Old Castle.﻿
St Peter's Church, Stockton-on-Tees

St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. The church is a grade II* listed building. History In 1875, the parish was carved out of the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Stockton-on-Tees. The original church was built of wood and stone. The current church was built from 1880 to 1881, and is constructed from red brick with stone dressings. It was consecrated on 13 October 1881. The church was designated a grade II* listed building on 19 January 1951. Present day St Peter's Church is combined with All Saints Church, Hartburn to form the benefice of Stockton St Peter in the Diocese of Durham. St Peter's stands in the liberal catholic tradition of the Church of England. Notable clergy Mark Bonney, later Dean of Ely, served his curacy here. Ken Good, later Archdeacon of Richmond, served his curacy here. David Hawtin, later Bishop of Repton Nigel Stock, later Bishop of Stockport, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, and Bishop at Lambeth, served his curacy here. List of vicars 1875 to 1905: Henry Wodeman 1959 to 1970: Wilfrid Widdas Tymms 1970 to 1977: Tony Dumper, later Bishop of Dudley 1977 to 1988: Stephen Pedley, later Bishop of Lancaster 1989 to 2000: Alexander Whitehead 2002 to 2015: Philip David Ashdown from 2017: William Edward Braviner References External links Church website A Church Near You entry
St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Mawnan

St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Mawnan is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Mawnan, Cornwall, England, UK. History The church dates from the 13th century with the tower dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored in 1827 when the north wall was rebuilt. The chancel roof was restored by the vicar in 1861 and a further restoration took place in 1879 to 1880 under the direction of the architect James Piers St Aubyn. It was by then in a ruinous state and no longer possible to worship within. In the 1880 restoration considerable portions of the north and south walls were rebuilt, and several new windows were inserted. The chancel and east window of the north aisle were filled with stained glass, and in the north-east corner a new window of coloured glass was inserted in memory of M. Nowell Peters who died in 1880. The contractor for the restoration was Messrs May of Pool, and it cost £1,500. The church reopened on 30 June 1880. The patron saint is Mawan, Mawnan or Mawganus, a Breton monk who arrived in the area in the 520AD. There is a fragment of a cross head built into the north aisle wall; it was found in the churchyard in 1881. Rectors of Mawnan Parish status The church is in a joint parish with: St Michael's Church, Mawnan Smith Organ The church had an organ by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd dating from 1875 which was originally in All Saints’ Church, Marazion. It has subsequently been enlarged by Hele & Co and Lance Foy. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
St Peter and St Paul Church, Caistor

St Peter and St Paul Church is the parish church of the town of Caistor in Lincolnshire, England. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle and is a Grade I listed building. It is located on Church Street and to the west of the town centre. The tower is a prominent landmark in the town. History The site of the church has been occupied since the 7th century and the present church dates back to around the 11th century. The church was given a Grade I listing by Historic England in 1966. Present day The church serves as a local landmark and place of worship and community gatherings. The Gad Whip The church houses, in a glass case, a whip 6 feet long with a lash of 7 ft 1 in, attached to which is a purse which previously contained 30 silver coins (one penny of Edward I remains), and three pieces of wych elm wood (originally four). This was used in a ceremony on each Palm Sunday until 1846, in connection with a tenancy agreement for a property in Broughton. References External links Official website
Stockton-on-Tees Town Hall

Stockton-on-Tees Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building. History The first structure on the site, traditionally referred to a town house, was completed in around 1100 and rebuilt in the late 15th century. A purpose-built tolbooth was erected just south of the original building in the late 17th century: it was arcaded on the ground floor to allow markets to be held and there was a lock up in the building to accommodate prisoners, as well as a meeting room on the first floor and adjoining accommodation to allow visitors to stay. The building was owned by the Bishops of Durham who collected rents from use of the market stalls and the rooms above. The current structure, which was designed in the Georgian style, was completed in 1735. The old tolbooth was demolished in 1744 to allow the new building to be extended. The design for the new building involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing the market square; the left hand bay featured a round headed doorway flanked by engaged Doric order columns with the borough coat of arms placed above the doorway. The side elevations displayed Venetian windows and the north elevation featured a doorway in the central bay and five round headed casement windows on the first floor. At roof level there was a short clock tower with a belfry surrounded by Ionic order columns supporting a small balcony; the hour-striking clock currently in place in the turret was installed by Thwaites & Reed of Clerkenwell in 1805. A piazza was created to the north of the building and a market cross designed by John Shout was erected there in 1768. At a meeting in the town hall in 1810, the recorder of Stockton, Leonard Raisbeck, used the opportunity to advocate the need for a railway to connect the borough with the more central parts of the country. The lock-up became redundant after a police station, complete with cells, was completed in West Row in 1851. The building was refurbished in the 1880s and the piazza was covered over with an iron canopy in 1890. Stockton-on-Tees Municipal Borough Council acquired the building from the Bishops of Durham in 1939 in order to secure continued access to their meeting place and then hosted a visit by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 4 June 1956. Municipal buildings, which were commissioned to provide additional office space for council officers and their departments, were built nearby, in Church Road, and completed in 1961. The town hall ceased to be local seat of government when the short-lived County Borough of Teesside was formed in 1967: however, its main role as a civic meeting place was restored when Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council was formed in 1974. An extensive programme of refurbishment works was completed in 2011. References
Holy Trinity Church, Fleet

Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England church in Fleet, Dorset, England. It was built in 1827–29, replacing an earlier parish church which was partially destroyed during the Great Storm of 1824. Holy Trinity remains in religious use and has been Grade I Listed since 1956. History Fleet's original church, along with much of the village, suffered considerable damage and destruction during the Great Storm of 1824. After waves broke through Chesil Beach, many of the village's residents were forced to retreat to nearby Chickerell. Once the storm had subsided, it was discovered that five dwellings had been destroyed, along with the nave of the parish church. In the aftermath, the Rector of Fleet, Rev. George Gould, of Fleet House, decided to have a new church built at his expense and plans were drawn up by Stickland of Dorchester. The chosen site of the new church was 540 yards inland from its predecessor. The foundation stone of the new church was laid by Rev. Gould on 25 April 1827. It was completed in 1829 and consecrated by the Bishop of Bristol, the Right Rev. Robert Gray, on 25 August 1829. A new altar of oak was dedicated by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev. John Wordsworth, on 25 January 1891. It was gifted by Sir Henry Peto of Fleet House. In 1891–92, improvements were made to the church at the expense of Sir Henry Peto, in memory of his father, Sir Samuel Morton Peto, who died in 1889. The church was reseated in accordance to a suggestion made by Sir Samuel Morton Peto on his final visit to the area, with the teak and cedar woodwork of the original pews being preserved as much as possible. Other work included the alteration of the chancel arch, the replacement of the flooring with blocks of wood on concrete, as much of the original flooring had suffered from dry rot, and the installation of heating apparatus. The work took three months to carry out under the supervision of George Vialls of London, and the church was reopened in February 1892. Today the church holds one service each month and is also used for weddings, funerals and other events. It is part of the circuit known as Chesil Churches. Architecture The Gothic style church is built of ashlar stone with slate roofs. There is a west tower, nave, chancel and sanctuary. All of the windows contain painted glass; the east window, which depicts the Raising of the son of the widow of Nain, was painted by Mr. Stevenson of Bath. References External links Media related to Holy Trinity Church, Fleet at Wikimedia Commons Chesil Churches website
Burford Tolsey Museum

The Burford Tolsey Museum is a local museum in the town of Burford, west Oxfordshire, England. It is located in a Tudor style structure, known as The Tolsey, and was formerly where market tolls were collected and where town meetings may have been held in the upper chamber. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The building The Tolsey was designed in the Tudor style, built using half-timbering techniques and was completed in 1520. Surveys using dendrology have dated the timbers back to 1525 although the first documented reference to the building was not until 1561. The building was raised on stone pillars so that markets could be held, with an assembly room on the first floor. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with two bays facing onto the High Street; the first floor was fenestrated by bay windows and surmounted by gables. The ground floor was the place for wool merchants to meet in medieval times. Tolls for the use of the market facilities and taxes were also collected on behalf of the lord of the manor. The assembly room was used as a venue for borough court hearings and also operated as the local town hall. The room was furnished with a chair, a table and a chest of drawers bearing the coat of arms of Burford Corporation. A lock-up for petty criminals was established at the rear of the building in the late 16th century, a projecting beam which supported a clock, with a bell suspended below, was installed in the right-hand gable in the 17th century, and a horse-drawn fire engine was acquired for the town and stored on the ground floor in the late 18th century. After Burford Corporation was disbanded in 1861, ownership of the building was transferred to trustees. The building fell into a state of disrepair in the first half of the 20th century although it was extensively refurbished in 1955. The museum A leading Burford antique dealer, Roger Warner, who had been collecting objects with a known Burford connection since the 1930’s, ranging from rope-making tools to a boxwood clarinet, donated his collection to enable the museum to open as a local history museum in 1960. The museum which was recorded as such in the BBC Domesday Project in 1986. The Museum is open 2-5 p.m. every day from April to October, weekends only in November & December and closed January to March. Admission is free. Donations are invited. The archive When in November 2022, the Burford Tolsey Archive was opened in an historic nearby barn in Swan Lane to collect, preserve and share Burford’s written and oral stories and images, the Registered Charity No. 309176 was renamed the Burford Tolsey Museum & Archive. See also List of museums in Oxfordshire Grade II* listed buildings in West Oxfordshire Museum of Oxford Notes References External links
St Peter's Church, Portesham

St Peter's Church is an Anglican church, the parish church in the village of Portesham, Dorset. It is a Grade I listed building. The earliest parts date from the 12th century, and it has suffered comparatively little from restoration. Description History The church is thought to be built with stone from a local quarry. The earliest parts date from the 12th century; the church of that time probably had a shorter nave, with north and south aisles, and a shorter chancel. Part of the original north arcade (once leading into a north aisle) survives in the north wall. The present chancel dates from the 13th century, when the nave was lengthened and the tower was built. About 1500 the chancel arch was rebuilt, and the present narrow north and south aisles were built, with two-bay arcades in the eastern part of the nave leading to the aisles. The top stage was added to the tower at this time. The south porch was built later that century. The font, near the door, dates probably from the 13th century. There are two bells in the tower, made in 1607 and 1623. Chancel The nave is not quite in line with the chancel, which veers slightly to the south, but the outer walls of the aisles are aligned with the chancel. The rood screen dates from the early 16th century. The chancel arch has squints on each side. The side windows of the chancel date from the early 14th century; the stonework of the east window is of the same date as the chancel arch, about 1500. Interior details The north aisle was formerly known as the Waddon Aisle, as the people of Waddon, a hamlet east of Portesham, used to worship here. There was formerly a gallery at the west end of the nave, where musicians played; a corbel supporting it can be seen. The gallery was removed in 1872, and a reed organ was installed. This was replaced by an organ in 1895. The present organ, by Hill, Norman & Beard, was installed in the south aisle in 1968. Living Churchyards project St Peter's is part of the Living Churchyards project of the Dorset Wildlife Trust, in which volunteers from the Trust visit churches in Dorset to advise on managing churchyards with regards to wildlife. The grass remains uncut at times, to allow wild flowers to flourish: more than 70 species have been identified. In 2011 the church won Best New Entry in the Living Churchyards competition, and was runner-up in this category in 2012. In 2013 it won the Bishop's Prize. References
Sydmonton Court

Sydmonton Court is an English country house in Hampshire. Built and developed over the centuries, it is surrounded by a 5,000 acre estate, in the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green, near Watership Down. The house has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since 1984, and St Mary's church within the estate is also Grade II* listed. It is owned by the composer & impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and his wife, equestrian entrepreneur Madeleine Gurdon. The eclectic nature of its architecture led the house to be described by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as "the sort of English Architectural mongrel you want to rescue and love for the rest of your life". Gardens The gardens of Sydmonton Court are listed grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The gardens were featured in the 2017 book The Secret Gardeners by Victoria Summerley and photographer Hugo Rittson Thomas. References Lloyd Webber, Andrew (2018). Unmasked: A Memoir. London: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-823759-2.
Dewlish House

Dewlish House is a country house near Dewlish in Dorset. It is a Grade I Listed building. History Dewlish House, built in 1702, became the home of the Michel family in the 1756. It served as the childhood home of John Michel (who later became a field marshal) from 1804 to 1823 and later served as his retirement home between 1880 and 1886. The historic listing was added in 1956. Recently owned by Mr and Mrs Anthony Boyden (from 1962 to 2020) the Grade I-listed Queen Anne style house and its 296-acre (120 ha) property were sold in 2020. The buyer was an American already living in the UK. The "Queen Anne/Georgian" house was built in 1702 by Thomas Skinner; it was modified during the 1900s, according to Country Life (magazine), with "the removal of an 18th- and 19th-century service wing some time in the 20th century. In addition to the 12,800 sq ft (1,190 m2) home, the property includes "stabling, six cottages, outbuildings and 134 acres (54 ha) of gardens, grounds, pasture and park-land". References
Casa de Dewlish

A casa de Dewlish é uma casa de campo perto de Dewlish, em Dorset. É um edifício listado como Grau I. História A casa de Dewlish, construída em 1702, tornou-se o lar da família Michel em 1756. Serviu como a casa de infância de John Michel (que mais tarde se tornou um marechal de campo) de 1804 a 1823 e mais tarde serviu como a sua casa de repouso entre 1880 e 1886. Agora é propriedade do Sr. e da Sra. Tony Boyden. Referências
Woodsford Castle

Woodsford Castle ist ein befestigtes Herrenhaus an den Ufern des River Frome, etwa 6,5 km östlich von Dorchester in der englischen Grafschaft Dorset. Grundherrschaft Im Domesday Book von 1086 ist die Grundherrschaft als „Waredesfor“ eingetragen, was der Historiker John Hutchins im 18. Jahrhundert als „Furt über die Varia“ interpretierte. Heute denkt man, dass der Name „Furt des Weard“ (Eigenname) bedeutet. Zwei Gehöfte waren registriert, die man als „East Woodsford“ (das heutige Dorf) und „West Woodsford“ (heute Woodsford Castle) interpretiert. Herrenhaus Woodsford Castle ist der bis heute erhaltene Flügel eines Herrenhauses aus dem 14. Jahrhundert. König Eduard III. gewährte William des Whitefield 1335 eine Erlaubnis, sein Herrenhaus zu befestigen (engl.: „Licence to Crenellate“). Das Haus hatte das größte geschindelte Dach in der ganzen Grafschaft. Es wurde vom Landmark Trust restauriert. English Heritage hat das Herrenhaus als historisches Bauwerk I. Grades gelistet. Einzelnachweise und Bemerkungen Weblinks
Woodsford Castle

Woodsford Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i kommunen Dorset och riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 180 km sydväst om huvudstaden London. Woodsford Castle ligger 43 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Woodsford Castle är platt. Närmaste större samhälle är Dorchester, 6,3 km väster om Woodsford Castle. Trakten runt Woodsford Castle består till största delen av jordbruksmark. Kommentarer Källor