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Corn Exchange, Dereham

The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Place, Dereham, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is used as a cinema, is a Grade II listed building. History In the early 1850s, a group of local businessmen decided to form a private company, known as the "East Dereham Corn Exchange Company", to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. The investors included Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, whose seat was a Holkham Hall, and who took a personal interest in the project. The site selected, on the west side of the Market Place, had been occupied by The Shambles, a collection of dilapidated market stalls. The building was designed by Mathias Goggs of Swaffham in the neoclassical style, built in red brick with a stucco finish and was opened in February 1857. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto the Market Place. The bays were separated by six full-height Corinthian order columns supporting a cornice and a parapet. The central section of three bays, which featured an elevated parapet, formed a triumphal arch. A statue of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester was installed on top of the raised parapet on 6 September 1858. After a public meeting in the building, in June 1859, at which 30 men enlisted for the newly formed Dereham Volunteer Rifle Corps, the building also served as the local drill hall. It appears that the building did not meet with universal acclaim as, in February 1866, an application was made to the court to have it demolished. The Vice-Chancellor ruled that it should not be pulled down as it was "a great public improvement". However, the use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century. The glass roof on the building was badly damaged in a zeppelin raid in September 1915. The building was converted for use as a cinema in 1924 and re-branded as the Exchange Theatre after the Second World War. The statue of the Earl of Leicester on the top of the parapet was hit by a bolt of lightning in June 1950; the head was shattered and the rest of the statue was subsequently demolished. The building was remodelled to create a dance floor in the stalls area in 1961. After a change of ownership in 1975, it started operating as a bingo hall and social club, as well as a cinema. The building was later remodelled again to create a three-screen cinema and re-branded as the Orion Cinema. See also Corn exchanges in England References
Corn Hall, Diss

The Corn Hall is a commercial building in St Nicholas Street, Diss, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is now used as an arts centre, is a Grade II listed building. History The building was commissioned by the lord of the manor, Thomas Lombe Taylor, whose seat was at Starston Place in Starston. He selected a site on the north side of St Nicholas Street. It was designed by a local architect, George Atkins, in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £10,000 and was completed in 1854. The design featured a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing St Nicholas Street. The central bay featured a tetrastyle portico formed by four Ionic order columns supporting a modillioned pediment. Behind the portico, a doorway with an architrave and brackets supported a cornice. The outer bays were decorated by blind windows with window sills and brackets supporting pediments. Internally, the principal rooms were the main hall, which was 77 feet (23 m) long and 42 feet (13 m) wide, and a library containing between 2,000 and 3,000 volumes. The official opening was celebrated by a concert performed by an orchestra of between 80 and 90 local people, with all the money raised being donated to the Patriotic Fund. The architectural historian, Nikolaus Pevsner, was impressed by the design, remarking on the "remarkably civilised facade" and commenting that "the effect...[of this]...is striking". Shortly after it opened, the building also became the venue for the local petty sessions. The use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century. Instead, it became a community events venue hosting dances, whist drives and bridge drives. The owners of the building, Diss Town Council, transferred the responsibility for the management of the building to the Diss Corn Hall Trust when the trust was formed in July 2009. An extensive programme of refurbishment project, involving the conversion of the building into an arts centre to a design by Hudson Architects, commenced in January 2016. Following the project's completion, which a cost £1.7 million with financial support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the new arts centre was opened by the Mayor Mike Barwell on 5 May 2017. The building houses a portrait of benefactor Thomas Lombe Taylor, painted by English portrait artist Sir William Boxall. See also Corn exchanges in England References
Burnt Norton (house)

Burnt Norton is a manor house in Aston-sub-Edge, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, best known for being the inspiration for T. S. Eliot's poem of the same name. History Sir William Keyt, 3rd Baronet, Member of Parliament for Warwick between 1722 and 1735, was married to the Hon. Anne née Tracy. Keyt left his wife in London while he went to live with her maid on his Cotswold estate, where he spent much of his fortune in extending and improving his mansion. He notably added two large side extensions to it after his mistress, upon viewing the house, asked "what is a kite without wings." In time the mistress deserted him, and he began drinking heavily. One night in September 1741 he caused a fire which spread to the whole house. Unsuccessful attempts were made to rescue him and little was left of him to be buried at the church of Aston-sub-Edge. It was said he was deranged and set the fire deliberately. It was also proposed that he started the fire after a bout of heavy drinking. In 1753 the property was bought by Sir Dudley Ryder, ancestor of the Earls of Harrowby, and has remained in the family ever since. The house was rebuilt and renamed Burnt Norton. During the Second World War, Burnt Norton was occupied as a girls' boarding school by Tudor Hall school and, after the war, it was used as a school for boys from inner cities. In 1998, after lying empty for 30 years, Burnt Norton was restored as a family home. In popular culture The estate became known as Burnt Norton and the garden remained as an attraction. It was after visiting the garden with his friend and suspected lover Emily Hale that T. S. Eliot wrote Burnt Norton, the first of his Four Quartets. The story of Keyt and Norton House was the subject of a 2014 novel: Burnt Norton by Caroline Sandon, a pen-name of the present occupier, the Countess of Harrowby. References
Merton Hall, Norfolk

Merton Hall is a 19th century country house in Merton, Norfolk, England. The extant north-west wing is a Grade II listed building. The 17th-century gatehouse, the 19th century stables and other associated buildings are also listed. The house stands in a park about 2 miles in length. Hall The current building, originally the north-west wing of a larger complex, was built in 1846 by architect Edward Blore. The remainder of the house, dating from 1613, was destroyed by fire in 1956. It is built in red brick with stone dressings and plain tiled roofs. It comprises 2 storeys plus attic in the Jacobean style with a 5-bay frontage surmounted by 3 dormer windows. Gatehouse The gatehouse was built in 1613 and now serves as the estate office. It is built in two storeys of brick with ashlar dressings and a plain tiled roof. A semi circular doorway is flanked by paired Tuscan columns. Other features include a clock in central gable head and a central timber cupola. It is a Grade II* listed building. Stables Now used as flats and offices, the stables were built in 1898 by Milne and Hall of London. They are constructed in 2 and 3 storeys from brick with plain tiled roof. They are a Grade II listed building. Other features Other listed 19th-century features of the estate include the shellhouse, a brick-built garden house by Edward Blore whose interior is faced entirely with seashells; the lodge, a one-storey building with a Greek-cross plan; and the brewery, now used as garages. History Merton Hall was built in 1613 on the site of a house which had been in possession of the de Grey family since the middle of the 14th century, and prior to that of their ancestors in the female line, the Baynards, to whom the property was granted at the time of William the Conqueror. Some portion of the older buildings still remain. Additions were made to the house in 1846 and 1876, and extensive stabling and a coachman's house were erected in 1889 or 1890. The older part of the house was destroyed by the 1956 fire. Members of the de Grey family who owned the estate included William de Grey (1652–1687), his son Thomas de Grey (1680–1765), and his son Thomas de Grey (1717-1781). All were local MPs for Thetford or for Norfolk. When the latter died childless the estate passed to his nephew Thomas de Grey, 2nd Baron Walsingham and thereafter descended in that family, via a succession of Barons Walsingham, to the present time. References
Saint Nicholas Church (Bransdale)

Die Saint Nicholas church, Bransdale ist eine Kirche in Cockayne im Bransdale bei Kirkbymoorside in der Grafschaft North Yorkshire in der Region Yorkshire and the Humber in England. Sie wurde ab 1886 an der Stelle eines Vorgängerbaus errichtet. Um die Kirche erstreckt sich ein Friedhof mit Gräbern bis aus dem 18. Jahrhundert. Die Kirche gehört zur Kirchengemeinde von Kirkbymoorside und wird regelmäßig am ersten Sonntag eines Monats für einen Gottesdienst genutzt. Lage Die anglikanische Kirche liegt 30 m hoch über dem Tal abgelegen im Talschluss des Bransdales, einem vom etwa 15 km entfernten Städtchen Kirkbymoorside sich nach Norden in die North York Moors hineinziehende Tal und liegt im gleichnamigen Nationalpark. Die Kirche liegt einsam direkt neben einem Cottage, das wie fast das ganze umgebende Land dem National Trust gehört. Sie ist nur von Süden über schmale Straßen von Kirkbymoorside und Helmsley zu erreichen. Bau Die Kirche ist ein kleiner Bau mit einer hölzernen Tonnendecke, einem kleinen Chor, und einer Vorhalle an der Südseite der Kirche. Der auch im Verhältnis zur kleinen Kirche kleine Turm ist im Westen an die Kirche angebaut und beherbergt zwei Glocken. Im Eingangsbereich der Kirche steht ein normannischer Taufstein. 1934 wurde die Kirche vergrößert, um Erzbischof Temple geweiht und im Jahr 2000 aufwendig renoviert. 2004 wurde die Kirche an das öffentliche Stromnetz angeschlossen. Um Feuchtigkeitsschäden zu vermeiden, kann die Kirche im Winter mit gespendeten Nachtspeicheröfen geheizt werden. Geschichte Die erste Christianisierung der Region erfolgte im 7. Jahrhundert u. a. durch die Gründung der Abtei Lastingham. Der Eroberung durch heidnische Dänen folgte die Blüte der angelsächsischen Kultur. Die Inschrift der Sonnenuhr an der 12 km entfernten Kirche St Gregory’s Minster erwähnt einen Priester Brandt. Es wird vermutet, dass das Bransdale nach ihm benannt wurde. Nach der Eroberung durch die Normannen und der Erbauung der Kirche von Kirkbymoorsite sowie der Errichtung des Nonnenklosters von Keldhome hatte die Kirche den Status einer chapel of ease und wurde von Kirkby oder vom Kloster mit Kaplänen versorgt. Nach der Reformation ist aus dem Jahr 1567 eine Beschwerde über den im Gottesdienst murmelnden nicht im Ort wohnenden Kaplan Henry Dail überliefert. Nach der Restauration der Monarchie im Jahr 1660 wurde der Kirche in Bransdale erlaubt einen Friedhof einzurichten und die Toten mussten nicht mehr zum Friedhof nach Kirkby getragen werden. Für das Jahr 1743 ist überliefert, dass der Prädikant von Kirkby einmal im Monat auf einem Pferd nach Bransdale geritten ist, um dort den Gottesdienst zu halten. Bransdale und Farndale wurde 1871 eigene Pfarreien, heute sind sie durch die drastisch zurückgehende Bevölkerung wieder Teile der Pfarrgemeinde Kirkbymooresite. Siehe auch St Gregory’s Minster All Saints, Kirkbymoorside Saint Mary’s Church (Lastingham) Saints Peter and Paul Church (Pickering, North Yorkshire) Ryedale Folk Museum mit einer Ausstellung von angelsächsischen Steinen Beck Isle Museum Literatur Ausliegende Blätter mit Beschreibung der Kirche Weblinks
St Nicholas' Church, Bransdale

St Nicholas' Church is the parish church of Bransdale, North Yorkshire, a village in England. There was a chapel in Bransdale by the 13th century, probably connected with Keldholme Priory. The current building dates from about 1800, and based on its style, Historic England attributes its design for John Smith of Farndale. The building was reroofed in 1886, and extended in 1934. It was Grade II listed in 1987. The church is constructed of stone and has a roof of stone flags, with a slate roof on the porch. It consists of a nave and a chancel under a continuous roof, a south porch and a west tower. The tower has a single stage, a louvred bell opening on the south side, a raised parapet band, and coped battlements. The porch is gabled and has a round-arched opening. The windows on the sides contain paired lights with pointed cusped heads, and the east window has a pointed head and three lights. Inside, there is a sedilia moved from elsewhere, a tub font, and a barrel-vaulted roof. See also Listed buildings in Bransdale References
Pickering Bridge

Pickering Bridge is a historic bridge in Pickering, North Yorkshire, a town in England. The bridge carries Bridge Street across Pickering Beck, at the western end of the town's market place. A stone bridge was first recorded in 1476, and was also mentioned by John Leland. One arch of the Mediaeval bridge survives, while the remainder of the bridge was rebuilt in the 18th century. The bridge was grade II listed in 1950. The bridge is built of stone and has four arches, with the Mediaeval arch being ribbed. The centre arch is segmental, and the others are smaller flanking flood arches with pilasters between. See also Listed buildings in Pickering, North Yorkshire References
Nash Mills railway bridge

Nash Mills railway bridge carries the West Coast Main Line railway over the Grand Union Canal to the west of Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, Eastern England. The bridge was built to the designs of Robert Stephenson for the London and Birmingham Railway and completed in 1837. Although modified, it is still in use and is Grade II listed building. Design The bridge was built in cast iron, one of the earliest railway bridges to use the material. It is a skew arch carrying the railway across the Grand Union Canal. It has a span of 66 feet (20 metres) and a width of 88 feet (27 metres). The arch is made up of six segmental ribs. It had decorative open spandrels and ornate iron parapet. It has substantial brick abutments which terminate in heavy stone capitals. The bridge was strengthened in the 1960s by encasing it in concrete though the original outline is still visible and some of the ironwork can be seen from the underside. The parapet was rebuilt at the same time and a decorative band added below it in the concrete. Gordon Biddle, a railway historian, described the original as "a handsome bridge" and lamented that it was "a great pity that some other means of strengthening it could not be found". History The bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson for the London and Birmingham Railway (now the southern part of the West Coast Main Line) and was complete for the railway's opening in 1837. It is the last in a series of engineering works along a long embankment which starts just north of Watford Tunnel and is a short distance north-west of Abbots Langley bridge, another original skew bridge on the same line. It was widened in 1858 when the railway was quadruple-tracked. John Cooke Bourne illustrated the bridge as part of his series of lithographs documenting the construction of the London and Birmingham. The image depicts the bridge as-built and continues the theme of Bourne's work in contrasting the modernity of the railway with earlier forms of transport, such as the canal it crosses. The bridge remains in use and was designated a Grade II listed building in 1985. Listed building status affords legal protection from unauthorised demolition or modification. References Bibliography Biddle, Gordon (2011). Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: A Gazetteer of Structures (second ed.). Hersham: Ian Allan. ISBN 9780711034914. Biddle, Gordon (2016). Railways in the Landscape. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. ISBN 9781473862357. Jenkinson, David (1988). The London & Birmingham: A Railway of Consequence. Ashford: Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 9781854141026. Thompson, Matt (2015). The Picturesque Railway: The Lithography of John Cooke Bourne. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 9780750960946. Footnotes
St John's Church, Mickley

St John's Church, Mickley is the parish church of the village of Mickley, North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in 1841, funded by the family of Colonel Dalton, of Sleningford Park. It is in the Early English style, and was Grade II listed in 1986. The church is built in split cobbles, with stone dressings and a purple slate roof. It consists of a four-bay nave, a south porch, and a single-bay chancel, with a bellcote on the west gable. The porch is gabled and has an arched entrance with a chamfered surround. The inner door is noted for its elaborate hinges. The windows on the sides are lancets alternating with stepped buttresses, at the east end are three lancets. Inside, there are boards displaying the Ten Commandments, 20th-century furnishings, and a timber roof. See also Listed buildings in Azerley References
Marlborough Buildings

The Marlborough Buildings is the original name for two historic blocks of flats in Chelsea, London, now known as The Marlborough. History The Marlborough Buildings were built in 1890 by the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company on the site of cottages in Bull's Gardens. This was part of a late Victorian movement to improve housing for the working poor. At the time the site was regarded as a poor area. In Charles Booth's poverty map map the area is classified as "Very poor, casual. Chronic want". The buildings consisted of two blocks with a courtyard in between. They provided low cost housing for 500 people. The entrance was through an arch from Walton Street. It was one of a number of social housing projects in Chelsea. College life While the buildings were still under construction, rooms to accommodate eight residents were taken by the Chelsea University Extension Committee. The idea (described as an experiment) was to provide evening-class students with 'some of the advantages of college life'. At a cost of 10s 6d (52 1/2 p) 'each resident will have a furnished private room, with the use of common dining and reading rooms.' The rooms were only to be available to bona-fide extension students. This scheme followed similar successful innovations at Toynbee Hall, Wadham and Balliol (in the East End, but named after their Oxford counterparts). An extension of the scheme to provide accommodation for women students was under consideration. Recent developments The original owners sold the property and in the 1970s and 80s, the flats transitioned from low-rent social housing into private ownership. The site was renamed The Marlborough – reflecting its gentrified status as a desirable address. In 2015, the courtyard was redesigned by Chris Dyson Associates and the landscaping was undertaken by Frost Landscapes. There is now a second entrance from Richard's Place. References
The Red Lion, Hatfield

The Red Lion is a grade II listed public house and former hotel on the Great North Road, Hatfield, in Hertfordshire. The building dates from the late eighteenth century with nineteenth century additions and a large 1950s rear extension. On 4 January 1970 The Who drummer Keith Moon accidentally killed his friend, driver and bodyguard, Neil Boland, outside the pub. Patrons had begun to attack his Bentley and Moon, drunk, began driving to escape them. During the fracas, he hit Boland. After an investigation, the coroner ruled Boland's death an accident and Moon received an absolute discharge after being charged with a number of offences. References External links Media related to The Red Lion, Hatfield at Wikimedia Commons
St Peter's Church, Norton-on-Derwent

St Peter's Church is the parish church of Norton-on-Derwent, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. History There was a Mediaeval church in Norton, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. In 1814, it was demolished and replaced by a new building, described by Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet, as "in a plain style without a steeple". The current church was built between 1889 and 1891 to a design by C. Hodgson Fowler. It was dedicated to Saint Peter, as William Thomson, Archbishop of York believed that one of the churches in Norton or neighbouring Malton should be dedicated to an apostle. The Mediaeval font which was thrown out in 1814 had been preserved as a garden ornament and was returned to the new building. The church was grade II listed in 1967. The church is built of sandstone with a slate roof. It consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a vestry, organ chamber and south chapel, and a west tower. The tower has four stages, buttresses, a plinth, and a west doorway with a hood mould, above which is a four-light west window with a hood mould. In the third stage is a ledge with a statue under a crocketed canopy, over which are two-light bell openings, a corbel table, and an embattled parapet with crocketed pinnacles. Inside, there is a 12th-century font on a modern plinth, a pulpit and tester designed by Walter Brierley, and two stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe, the east window being a memorial to the Second Boer War. See also Listed buildings in Norton-on-Derwent References
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Ripon

St John the Baptist's Chapel is a chapel of ease in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. St John's Almshouses, Ripon were founded in about 1110. Their chapel became disused in 1722, and from 1812 to 1854, it was used to house a school. The chapel then fell into ruin, and new almshouses were built. In 1868, William Henry Crossland designed a replacement chapel, on the site of the Mediaeval building. It had a capacity of 200 worshippers, and cost £1,200. The building was grade II listed in 1949. In the 21st century, the building was reordered, the fixed pews removed, and new heating and lighting installed. The chapel is built of limestone with a slate roof. It consists of a nave, a south porch, a chancel with a polygonal apse, and a vestry with a hipped roof. On the west gable is corbelled-out bellcote. At the west end is a four-light Early English window, and the other windows are in Perpendicular style. See also Listed buildings in Ripon References