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St Alban Wood Street

St Alban Wood Street war eine anglikanische Kirche im Londoner Innenstadtbezirk City of London. Geschichte Die dem englischen Heiligen Alban gewidmete, im Mittelalter als St Alban Wuderstrate bekannte Kirche wird erstmals 930 im Besitz der Abtei von St Albans gelistet, die ihre Rechte 1077 an Westminster Abbey abtrat. Archäologische Untersuchungen im Vorfeld des Abbruchs der Kirche 1962 legten den Grundriss eines angelsächsischen Kirchenbaus frei, der mit dem historischen Palast des ersten englischen Königs, Offa von Mercien, in Verbindung gebracht wird. 1633 wurde nach Feststellung des desolaten Bauzustands der mittelalterlichen Kirche durch Inigo Jones diese im darauffolgenden Jahr abgebrochen und durch einen nachgotischen Neubau ersetzt, der selbst wieder 1666 beim Großen Brand von London zerstört wurde. 1682 bis 1685 erfolgte ihr Wiederaufbau durch den Architekten Christopher Wren in Anlehnung an den Perpendicular Style, der Turm wurde 1697–98 zugefügt. 1858–59 durch George Gilbert Scott restauriert und um eine Apsis erweitert, wurde die Kirche im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört, die Ruine, nach Vereinigung der Pfarrei mit der benachbarten Kirche St Vedast Foster Lane mit Ausnahme des Kirchturms 1965 abgebrochen. Architektur Von dem Kirchenbau Wrens hat sich nur der ursprünglich in den Nordwestwinkel der Kirche eingebaute, heute auf einer Verkehrsinsel freistehende Turmbau erhalten. Der Kirchenbau selbst war als dreischiffige Basilika mit spätgotischen Maßwerkfenstern errichtet und im Innern mit reichen figurierten Gewölben ausgestattet. Der durch flache Strebepfeiler an den Turmkanten und mittig an den Seiten vertikal gegliederte Kirchturm, der deutlich die Anschlussspuren des abgebrochenen Kirchenbaus zeigt, schließt mit einer (erneuerten) Maßwerkbalustrade mit acht Fialen ab. Literatur Nikolaus Pevsner: London 1: The City of London (The Buildings of England). Harmonsworth 1973, S. 142. Weblinks St Alban Tower
St Alban, Wood Street

St Alban's was a church in Wood Street, City of London. It was dedicated to Saint Alban. Of medieval origin, it was rebuilt in 1634, destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, and rebuilt, this time to a Gothic design by Sir Christopher Wren. It was severely damaged by bombing during the Second World War and the ruins cleared, leaving only the tower. History Some argue that it dated back to King Offa of Mercia, who is believed to have had a palace on the site which included a chapel. Offa founded an abbey also dedicated to Alban in 793 and subsequently a number of churches were dedicated to St Alban in the City of London. The accounts of the parish clerk date back to 930. In 1077 the abbot of St Albans exchanged the right of presentation of the cleric for this church for the patronage of another church belonging to the abbot of Westminster. At the time of King John the church was known as St Alban Wuderstrate. In 1633 Inigo Jones and Sir Henry Spiller, among others, were requested to examine the church, which had fallen into disrepair, and report on its condition. It was found to be beyond repair and was demolished and rebuilt in 1634. The church was completely destroyed in the Great Fire of London. It was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in a late Perpendicular Gothic style, and completed in 1685. The rebuilt church was divided into nave and aisles by piers shaped as clustered columns, supporting unusually flattened pointed arches. The nave had plaster lierne vaults. After the fire the parish was combined with that of St Olave's, Silver Street, which was not rebuilt. The church was restored in 1858–9 by George Gilbert Scott, who added an apse. The 92-foot high tower, which stood on the north side of the church, had four pinnacles which were replaced in 1879. The building was burnt out and partially destroyed during the Blitz in 1940. The parish was united with that of St Vedast Foster Lane in 1954 and the remains of the body of the church demolished in 1965. The tower was left standing and today remains as a private dwelling on a traffic island. The tower was designated a Grade II* listed building on 4 January 1950. Its exterior was used as headquarters of the group AD1 in the 2009 film St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, and as a location in the music video for Adam Rickitt's Everything My Heart Desires. Parish records The parish records are held at the Guildhall Library. Receipts for burial with names of deceased can be found in the churchwardens' accounts 1584–1636. See also List of Christopher Wren churches in London List of churches rebuilt after the Great Fire but since demolished Sources External links Church Album London City Churches Church bells of the city of London 88 Wood Street building programme St Alban Tower
St Albans Girls' School

St Albans Girls' School, usually referred to as STAGS, is a girls' secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire. It was formerly known as "St Albans Girls' Grammar School." It is one of three schools for girls in St Albans, the others being Loreto College and St Albans High School for Girls; the latter is private and selective. There are approximately 1,450 students, including boys, on roll at the school (2025 figures). The Headteacher is Paul Kershaw. Achievements and recognition Number of students achieving 5 GCSE grades 9-6 is usually between 85 and 90%. The School was awarded the School Achievement Award by DfES in 2002. House system The school has eight houses, all named after famous women: Austen, Bronte, Curie, Franklin, Hepworth, Johnson, Parks and Seacole. The assigned colour of the house that a student belongs to is displayed as a small stag on their blouse collar. Parks is a new house that was made for the start of the 2019 academic year, after the school had finished its £2.5 million expansion that took a year to complete. The colours are as follows: Austen - Red Bronte - Yellow Curie - Green Franklin - Orange Hepworth - Blue Johnson - Silver Parks - Pink Seacole - Purple Each house has two house captains elected from Year 12. The house system encourages a positive competitive nature in sports and competitions. There are a number of big events covered by the house system every year. The Christmas Fair includes stalls from each house competing for three awards: 'Best Stall', 'Best Display' and 'Best over all contribution to the Fair'. There is also an inter-house Easter event which has a different theme every year. There is also a themed 'House Challenge Day' every year, where each house has various tasks to fulfill to make up a final score. The winning house gets a large number of house points to add to their total. The previous house system had seven houses, all named after planets: Krypton, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Pluto. Uniform The uniform consists of a navy blue blazer with badge, a navy, knee-length skirt or navy trousers, a navy jumper with school trim and blue badge with embroidered STAGs in house colours. The Sixth form may wear more formal, work-style clothes, which include a smart skirt of reasonable length or smart full-length trousers and a blouse or top with sleeves. Boys should wear a formal shirt and trousers. On formal occasions when representing the school, all sixth formers must wear a black tailored jacket with white shirt (and tie for the boys), black trousers or skirt. Notable former pupils Olivia Allison, Olympic synchronized swimmer. Anouk Denton, footballer Maddy Prior of the electric folk band Steeleye Span. Jeany Spark, actress. References
St Aloysius' College, Highgate

St Aloysius' College is a Roman Catholic, co-educational state school in the London Borough of Islington, England. Each year around 180 pupils are admitted to Year 7 (aged 11 or 12) on the basis of examination; the local education authority also assigns students without another school to this school. It is the oldest surviving foundation of its kind in the Archdiocese of Westminster. History St Aloysius' College was founded in 1879 by the Brothers of Mercy as a Roman Catholic private boarding and day school and then a grammar school. The control of the college was passed to the De La Salle Brothers in 1960. It turned comprehensive in 1971 with the reorganisation of the English education system, and merged with local boys' comprehensive St. William of York in the 1980s. The school went through a turbulent period during the 1990s with declining academic standards and the subsequent loss of its sixth form. It reopened the sixth form in September 2010 and admitted a small number of girls. It was awarded the Sportsmark and Artsmark awards. It also featured in a Dispatches special on Channel 4 TV documentary Undercover Teacher. The school is used by the National Youth Theatre for many of its auditions and courses. Academics Pupils usually take 10 or 11 GCSE subjects. The sixth form is part of a collaboration of local schools in the area known as the Islington Sixth Form Consortium. Fourteen AS Level and four A2 subjects and a number of BTEC courses were available in 2012. Ofsted inspection The school underwent Ofsted inspection in November 2018, receiving a Grade 3 ("Requires Improvement"). Effectiveness of leadership and management and personal development, behaviour and welfare were graded as 'good'. In 2022 they received a 'good'. Pupil protest In 2019 year 10 to 13 pupils protested outside the school, leading to the school agreeing to review sixth formers' dress code, and an end to compulsory study time. Some parents supported their children, commenting on "petty behaviour rules" and the school not adhering to its policies. Notable former pupils Ronald Shiner (1903–1966) - actor John Cronin (1916–1986) - surgeon and Labour Party politician Peter Sellers (1925–1980) - actor John Harvey (b. 1938) - writer Michael Gambon (1940–2023) - actor James Herbert (1943–2013) - writer Gary Breen (b. 1973) - footballer Nonso Anozie (b. 1978) - actor Joe Cole (b. 1981) - footballer Tyrone Edgar (b. 1982) - sprinter Jabo Ibehre (b. 1983) - footballer, Oldham Athletic F.C., Colchester United F.C. Femi Oyeniran (b. 1986) - actor and director Dappy (b. 1987) - rapper and singer Daniel Kaluuya (b. 1989) - actor Moses Barnett (b. 1990) - footballer Bobson Bawling (b. 1995) - footballer, Crawley Town F.C. Armstrong Okoflex (b. 2002) - footballer, Celtic F.C. Samuel Iling-Junior (b. 2003) - Footballer Aston Villa FC References External links Official website Redevelopment Plan for St Aloysius' College, part of Islington's "Schools for the Future" initiative St Aloysius RC College Islington from the BBC English School Tables 2006
St Alphage Garden

St Alphage Garden is an urban garden in the City of London, off London Wall. It was converted from the former churchyard of St Alphage London Wall in 1872. The north edge of the garden is defined by a section of the ancient London Wall, which was built below the current street level between 190 and 225 AD and was crenellated in 1477 during the Wars of the Roses. A lowered, paved extension to the garden lies to the west, accessed by a gate and a flight of steps. Both sections of the garden hold flower beds and benches. The main garden is mostly grass, with a magnolia tree and an oak tree. The southern edge of the garden is defined by a beech hedge. On the other side of the Wall lies the private Salters' Garden. References External links Images of St Alphage Garden
St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton

St Ambrose's Church is in the village of Grindleton, which is situated about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the Diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St Peter and St Paul, Bolton by Bowland and St Mary's Church, Gisburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The west tower and part of the nave date from 1805. In 1897–98 the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley rebuilt the body of the church, other than its south side. That rebuilding also included replacement of the box pews and the pulpit. Architecture The church is constructed in sandstone and has slate roofs. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a single-bay chancel, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages, with a lunette west window in the middle stage. The top stage contains lunette-shaped bell openings, and the parapet is battlemented with pinnacles at the corners. Each bay contains a two-light window. The south porch is constructed mainly of timber. Between the nave and the chancel is a buttress. The south wall of the chancel contains a three-light window, and the east window has four lights. The west window, and the windows along the north aisle, have two lights each. Inside the church is a five-bay timber arcade. The chancel contains a double sedilia and a piscina. The stained glass in the east window dates from the late 1800s, and contains depictions of the Four Evangelists. Another window depicts Saint George and Joan of Arc, and beneath it is a memorial to the two world wars. The two-manual organ was built in 1879 by Bevington, and restored and overhauled in 1979 by R. D. Holmes and E. H. Holmes. External features The churchyard contains the war graves of three soldiers of World War I, and an airman of World War II. See also Listed buildings in Grindleton List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914) References
St Andrew's Church, Aikton

St Andrew's Church stands near the village of Aikton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Michael, Burgh by Sands, St Mary, Kirkandrews-on-Eden with Beaumont, and St Peter, Kirkbampton. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. History The church dates from the 12th century, with additions made in the 13th century. In the 18th century a south aisle was added, and in 1869 the church was restored at a cost of over £400 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2025). Architecture Exterior The church is built in red sandstone rubble. Many of the stones used in its construction were taken from Hadrian's Wall. The chancel roof is in Welsh slate, while the roof of the nave is in sandstone slates. The plan of the church consists of a four-bay nave with a south aisle and a gabled porch, and a two-bay chancel with a gabled vestry to the north. At the west end of the church is a double bellcote. In the north wall are lancet windows, the east window has two lights and there is a lancet window in the vestry. In the west wall is a blocked window. In the churchyard is a War Memorial commemorating servicemen in the parish who lost their lives in the First World War, Interior The roof dates from the 15th century; it is an open timber roof consisting of four king post trusses with side struts. The chancel arch is Norman in style. The font dates from the 14th century. It consists of a square bowl on a pedestal; the bowl has trefoils and plain rounded decorations. In the aisle is a steeply pointed trefoiled piscina. In the porch is a 13th-century coffin lid, inscribed with the carving of a sword. The organ was built by J. Charles Lee of Coventry. See also Grade I listed churches in Cumbria Listed buildings in Aikton References
St Andrew's Church, Ashton-on-Ribble

St Andrew's Church is in Blackpool Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. The Church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is the burial site of Edmund Robert Harris (c.1804 - 1877), the principal benefactor of a range of local institutions, from the Harris Museum to the Harris Technical School (now known as the University of Lancashire). He is buried in a triple coffin in the Church vault. History The foundation stone of the church was laid on 20 August 1835, and the church was built in the 1836 consecrated on 7 October 1836 by the Rt Revd John Bird Sumner, bishop of Chester. At this time the church seated about 300 people. In 1873–74 the architect Ewan Christian added a north aisle and converted the nave windows into Early English style. A vestry was added in 1902. Present day St Andrew's Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England and it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet. Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in sandstone with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a wide north aisle, a north porch, a chancel with an organ chamber to the north, a vestry to the east, and a small west tower. The tower is in Romanesque style, and the rest of the church is in Early English style. The tower is in three stages, with buttresses, and a short broach spire. In the bottom stage are two round-headed lancet windows, with a similar but larger window in the middle stage. The bell openings are louvred, and consist of triple round-headed lancets. Along the sides of the nave and the aisle are three two-light windows, and a three-light window in the eastern bay. Interior Inside the church, the arcade is carried on cylindrical piers of polished pink granite. In the chancel is a sedilia. On the wall of the church are monuments to members of the Pedder family. The stained glass in the east window is by Hardman. The three-manual organ was built in 1902 by Henry Willis & Sons. It was overhauled in 1969 by J. W. Walker, and again in 2001 by Wood of Huddersfield. External features The churchyard contains the war graves of a Royal Air Force officer of World War I, and an Army Dental Corps officer and Royal Army Medical Corps sergeant of World War II. Further reading Douglas B Cochrane, A History of the Parish of St Andrew's Ashton-on-Ribble, ASAA See also Listed buildings in Preston, Lancashire References
St Andrew's Church, Blackburn

St Andrew's Church is in Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican church designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. The foundation stone was laid in December 1866, but the church was not consecrated until 1877. As first built, the church seated 652, and cost £6,000 (equivalent to £600,000 in 2025). Its plan is cruciform, consisting of a nave, north and south transepts, and a chancel with a polygonal apse. There is an incomplete tower in the angle between the south transept and the chancel. Along the sides of the church are paired lancet windows, the transepts contain rose windows, and the windows at the west and east ends of the church incorporate Geometrical tracery. The stained glass in the south wall of the chancel is by Clayton and Bell, and dates from about 1890. The church was declared redundant on 6 August 2008 and was approved for civic, cultural or community use on 13 August 2009. In 2010 there were plans to convert it into a 35-room care home for the elderly. As of 2014 the church is being refurbished into a care home. It is known as Andrews Court Care Home. Although most of the exterior remains the same there are noticeable alterations. The doorway arches have been lowered to accommodate additional windows to the upper floor. See also List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley References
St Andrew's Church, Stratton

St Andrew's Church is a Grade I listed church in Stratton, Bude, Cornwall. It is located along the main road in Stratton. The font is dated to the 12th century, the north aisle to the mid 14th. The tower, aisle and chancel date to the 15th century. The church was restored in 1888 by St Aubyn and Wadling. It became a Grade I listed building on 5 March 1952. The church The oldest part of the structure is the mid-fourteenth-century north aisle, with the south aisle, chancel and tower having been added in the fifteenth century. The font precedes these as it has been dated to the twelfth century. The vestry was added in the late nineteenth century and the church was restored and partially rebuilt by James Piers St Aubyn and Henry J. Wadling in 1888. The north aisle is constructed of rubble stone, the chancel, south aisle and tower is built of ashlar masonry and the south arcade is built of granite. The church is built in Perpendicular style except for the north arcade, which is built in Decorated style. The porch has granite coping and kneelers, and the moulded, arched granite outer doorway is set under a sundial in the gable. Apart from the arcade, the interior walls are plastered. The roof is probably original and is of the open waggon type with carved ribs and bosses. The bowl of the font is twelfth century and it stands on a nineteenth-century base. The seventeenth century pulpit is five-sided, on a wineglass type stand; it has panels of round-headed blind arches. On the south side there is a stair to a former rood loft, and the rood screen dates to 1901. There are some good windows in the north aisle and tower. References
Église Saint-André de Burnham-on-Sea

L'église Saint-André (anglais : St Andrew's Church) est une église paroissiale, d'origine médiévale et bien connue pour sa tour penchée, de Burnham-on-Sea dans le comté de Somerset en Angleterre. Un feu directionnel rouge est toujours présent sur le mât de la girouette. La première église a été érigée entre 1305 et 1314, puis elle a subi de nombreuses améliorations. Il est maintenant protégé en tant que monument classé du Royaume-Uni de Grade I depuis 1949. Histoire Burnham-on-Sea se distingue par sa plage et ses vasières, caractéristique de la Bridgwater Bay (en), site d'intérêt scientifique particulier, et du reste du canal de Bristol où la marée peut reculer jusqu'à 1,5 milles (2,4 km). Burnham est proche de l'estuaire de la rivière Parrett qui s'écoule dans le canal de Bristol, et possède la deuxième plage où le marnage est le plus élevé du monde, avec une amplitude de 15 mètres. La première est la baie de Fundy dans l'est du Canada. Les sables, en constante évolution, ont toujours été un risque important pour la navigation dans la région. Au cours du XVIIIe siècle, une lumière a été placée sur le sommet du clocher de l'église Saint-André pour guider les bateaux de pêche dans le port. Deux vicaires locaux, John Goulden en 1764, puis Walter Harris en 1799, ont suscité une souscription parmi la population locale pour remplacer la lumière de l'église. Celle-ci a été construite entre 1800 et 1801, lorsque le curé David Davies a payé 20 £ pour construire une tour ronde attenante à sa maison. Des fonds ont été recueillis auprès de commerçants locaux et des propriétaires de navires. Cependant, en 1813, les fonds étaient encore insuffisants et Davies eut la permission de percevoir des cotisations pour compléter le revenu annuel car cela ne suffisait pas pour la maintenance des lumières. Un bail de 100 ans fut accordé à cette permission de percevoir des cotisations. Puis, les 85 années restantes du bail ont été vendues à Trinity House vers 1829. Les fonds provenant de la vente de la Round Tower ont été utilisés par le vicaire David Davies pour améliorer la zone dans le but de créer une station thermale. Trinity House a exploité le phare jusqu'en 1832 et il est devenu inactif à son remplacement par le phare de Burnham-on-Sea High et le phare de Burnham-on-Sea Low. Le feu rouge sur l'église a été adjoint à Burnham Low. Identifiant : Amirauté : A5572.1 - NGA : 6180 . Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « St Andrew's Church, Burnham-on-Sea » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Lien connexe Liste des phares en Angleterre Liens externes (en) Lighthouses of Western England (Somerset et Gloucestershire) St Andrew Church Portail des phares Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni