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All Saints' Church, Sedgley

All Saints' Church is the parish church of the town of Sedgley in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands County of England. It is dedicated to All Saints and is a Grade II* listed building. It is located on Ladies Walk and near the centre of the town. The spire and tower are a prominent landmark in the town. History The first records of the church date back to the Domesday Survey of 1086, but the current structure dates to the early 19th century. Paid for by the Earl of Dudley, the Neo-Gothic building, completed in 1829, originally had a seating capacity of over 1,000, but was later re-seated to hold 850. The church is located on the corner of Vicar Street and Dean Street, with the modern vicarage and church hall on the opposite side of Vicar Street. At the time, it was the only parish church in the large but relatively lightly populated parish of Sedgley, but the parish was later divided into five ecclesiastical districts, to cover the nine villages of the Manor. Present day The church serves as a local landmark and place of worship and community gatherings. References Further reading Jones, Percy Thoreseby (1935). The Story of the Parish Church of All Saints, Sedgley. Gloucester: British Publishing Co Ltd – via sedgleymanor.com. External links Official website (Gornal and Sedgley Team Ministry)
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Odcombe

The Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul in Odcombe, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church has 13th-century origins and was restored in the 15th. In 1874 transepts were added and the church restored. The parish is part of the Ham Hill benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The Ham stone building has clay tile roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave and two-bay chancel with transepts, vestry and porch. The central two-stage tower is supported by corner buttresses with pinnacles. It is decorated with gargoyles. The tower holds six bells. Most of the interior fittings are from the 19th century, but the purbeck stone font is much older. There is a memorial to the travel writer Thomas Coryate who lived in the village around 1600, and a replica of a pair of his shoes. A headstone in yellow Jaisalmer stone lies embedded in the front lawn of the church to mark a memorial service to poet Dom Moraes (1938-2004). See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sparkford

The Anglican Church of St Mary Magdalene in Sparkford, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the 14th century. In 1824 the church was restored and the nave rebuilt. The parish is part of the Cam Vale benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The stone building has hamstone dressings and slate roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave and a two-bay chancel with a small chapel and organ to the south. The three-stage tower has an embattled parapet and is supported by corner buttresses. Most of the interior fittings are from the 19th century, but it does have a 17th-century altar table and pulpit. There are also unusual cast iron bench-ends. The churchyard is the location of the 20th century philosopher and teacher, John Godolphin Bennett See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of the Holy Cross, Weston Bampfylde

The Anglican Church of the Holy Cross in Weston Bampfylde, Sparkford, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the 13th century and refurbished in the 15th. A Victorian restoration was carried out in the 19th century. Following an inspection in 2010 repair work was carried out on the stonework of the tower. The parish is part of the Cam Vale benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. It became part of the Sparkford Parish in 1933. Architecture The stone building has hamstone dressings and slate roofs. It consists of a two-bay chancel and three-bay nave with a vestry and south porch. The four-stage west tower is octagonal in its upper stages. Inside the church are a 17th-century timber pulpit and 12th century stone font. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Mary, Compton Pauncefoot

The Anglican Church of St Mary in Compton Pauncefoot, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the late 15th century after a bequest from Sir Walter Pauncefoot. It had a Victorian restoration which included the addition of the north aisle in the 19th century. The parish is part of the Camelot Parishes benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The stone church has hamstone dressings and stone slate roofs. It consists of a two-bay nave, chancel and north and south aisles. The two-stage west tower is supported by angled corner buttresses and surmounted by an octagonal spire. Most of the fittings in the church, including the stained glass by Charles Eamer Kempe and Jean-Baptiste Capronnier, are from the 19th century, but it does have memorials dating back to the 16th century. The stained glass windows were repaired by Holywell Glass Ltd. The lychgate in the churchyard is dedicated as a war memorial to those from the village who died in the two World Wars. References
St Leonard's Church, Beeford

St Leonard's Church is the parish church of Beeford, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The church may have been constructed in the 11th century, but little survives which is earlier than the 13th century. The aisles, south porch and west tower were added in the 15th century, and the chancel was remodelled. In 1719, part of the chancel was rebuilt in brick, and some of the windows were replaced. A west gallery was added by 1831, then in 1846 a north aisle and north chapel were added, to a design by H. F. Lockwood. A vestry was added in 1859, and the interior was refitted later in the century. In 1939, a ceiling was inserted, and most of the glazing was replaced with clear glass. The church was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built of stone, cobble and brick, partly roughcast, and has slate roofs. The church consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry and chapel, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, a chamfered plinth, string courses, pinnacled diagonal buttresses, a quatrefoil window on the middle stage, two-light bell openings with pointed heads and hood moulds, and a pierced parapet with eight diagonally-set crocketed pinnacles. On the west front is a three-light Perpendicular window with a hood mould, above which is a niche, with an ogee canopy and a foliated finial, containing a statue. The porch also has an embattled parapet. Inside, there is a 13th-century sedilia with a trefoil head, an octagonal 15th-century font, and a 14th-century effigy of a priest under a canopy. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Listed buildings in Beeford References
St Mary's Church, Little Driffield

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Little Driffield, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, and the tower was heightened in the 15th century. The church was heavily restored in the early 19th century, then largely rebuilt by Temple Moore between 1889 and 1890. The building was grade II* listed in 1985. Inside the church, a plaque claims it is the burial place of Alhred of Northumbria. The church consists of a nave with a north porch, a chancel and a west tower. The tower has two stages, a chamfered plinth, diagonal buttresses, a chamfered string course, a two-light west window, two-light bell openings, a corbel table with masks, a parapet, and a pyramidal roof with a weathercock. The blocked south doorway dates from about 1200, and has colonnettes and a pointed arch. Inside, the chancel arch is 12th century in perhaps earlier stonework and incorporates carved human faces. There is a nine-sided font and an early-18th century pulpit. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Listed buildings in Driffield References
St Cuthbert's Church, Burton Fleming

St Cuthbert's Church is the parish church of Burton Fleming, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period the chancel arch, nave arcade, and part of the south doorway survive. A tower was added in the early 13th century. The nave, chancel and porch were largely rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, the work including demolition of the south aisle of the nave. The building was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built of stone, with repairs in cobble and brick, and has tile roofs. The church consists of a nave, a south porch, a chancel and a west tower. The tower has four stages, a chamfered plinth, massive buttresses, a two-light west window, string courses, a south clock face, lancet bell openings with decorated surrounds, and a coped parapet. The south doorway is re-set, and incorporates 12th century attached columns with water-leaf capitals. Inside, there is a 12th-century tub font, and a royal coat of arms dating from 1724. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Listed buildings in Burton Fleming References
Church of St Mary, Wambrook

The Anglican Church of St Mary in Wambrook, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the 13th century and has been altered many times since. In the 15th century the nave was rebuilt. Much later, in 1812, most of the chancel was reconstructed. A further Restoration was carried out in 1892. In 1963 the old south porch was transformed into a chapel. The parish is part of the benefice of Chard St. Mary along with Combe St Nicholas and Wambrook. This benefice is within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Previously, the parish was part of the Diocese of Salisbury. Architecture The stone building has hamstone dressings and a slate roof. It has a three-bay nave and chancel. The three-stage tower is supported by setback buttresses. The tower contains a peal of five bells. Inside, the church has a 13th-century font. Also, there is a west gallery held up by cast-iron columns. The churchyard contains a set of 17th-century stocks. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Wambrook Parish Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Aldbrough

St Bartholomew's Church is the parish church of Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built in the 11th century, from which period parts of the nave survive, including some windows. The chancel and aisles to the nave were added in the 12th century, and the tower in the early 13th century. The nave was largely rebuilt from 1870 to 1871, then the tower was restored in 1908 by Temple Moore. The building was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built of coursed cobbles with a slate roof, and consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north chapel, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, a moulded plinth, angle buttresses, quoins, moulded string courses, a two-light west window, lancet windows on the lower stages, bell openings with two or three lights, a west clock face, and a dentilled brick parapet. The south wall of the chancel has a priest's door, and contains an early carved stone. Inside, there is an 11th-century sundial inscribed to "Ulf who ordered this church to be built for his own and Gunware's souls". There is also a sculpture sometimes said to depict a Roman soldier, which may be 12th century; the chest tomb of John de Mulsa, who died in 1377; an effigy of a women, also late 14th century; and a 15th-century font on an octagonal pillar, which is said to have come from St Hilda's Church, Cowden Parva, which is now under the sea. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Listed buildings in Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire References
Marden Hill

Marden Hill is a Grade II* listed country house close to the village of Tewin, Hertfordshire. The house, originally Jacobean but substantially rebuilt in the 18th-century and modified in the 19th, is built in two storeys with attics of yellow brick with Portland stone dressings. The floor plan is square with five bays and a two-storey Ionic entrance porch at the front. History In 1550, the Manor of Marden paid a rent of 26 ounces (740 g) of honey to the abbey of St Alban. Marden was held by the abbey until the dissolution, and in 1539 it was granted to William Cavendish. It came to Edward North, Master of the Harriers to Edward VI. In 1653 his grandson demolished the Elizabethan building and built a new house on the site, Marden Hill, high above the Mimram. After several owners, Robert Mackay demolished all but the present north wing in 1789 and it was redesigned in 1790-94 by Francis Carter retaining Jacobean fragments of the house. It was bought by Richard Flower (the father of Edward Fordham Flower) and became the meeting place of many men of 'radical and dissenting opinion' including William Cobbett. Flower emigrated to the United States in 1817, hiring two ships at Liverpool to transport all his belongings. Flower subsequently helped found Albion, Illinois, and wrote on the English Settlement in the state. The house was sold to Charles G. Thornton, who served as Governor of the Bank of England in the 1790s. Through his connection with the bank, Thornton knew the architect Sir John Soane, surveyor of the Bank of England since 1788, and commissioned him to extend the house. Soane's work for the Bank of England is largely destroyed but elements of that building were used in his designs for Marden Hill and still exist, particularly the Aztec-style cornices and the Ionic columns. He designed a vestibule and staircase, and also added the Ionic-columned two-storey porch that is a notable feature of the building. In 1903 it came, at last, to be owned by the Cowper estate, and was leased. During World War II, it was occupied by a boarding school. The building was listed in 1952. In 1957 it was owned by a gravel extraction company, which was unable to demolish the building, and leased it to two architects, who signed a 21-year lease. A co-ownership company was formed, which now owns the freehold of Marden Hill. Nine families live there today. References
Mutley Baptist Church

Mutley Baptist Church is an evangelical Baptist church and congregation in Mutley Plain, Plymouth, Devon, situated in a large Grade II building, designed by architect J. Ambrose in 1867. History Early history The Baptist Magazine reported that the church was built at the initiative of the congregation of George Street and that the construction started on June 16, 1867, with the memorial being laid by Mr. Peter Adams, of Plymouth. It also described the style of the building as Venetian-Italian and reported the estimated cost of construction to be around 7000 pounds. The Building News and Engineering Journal reported in 1869 that the construction lasted 16 months and defined the style as Palladian. The church was certified as a place of religious worship on April 20, 1871. Present times In January 2021 the church announced that the Revd Nick Lear was to become the new minister. Architecture The church it built of Plymouth limestone in a Classical Style described as French late Gothic /Renaissance or Palladian. It was extended in 1907 to include Spurgeon Hall and is considered a notable example of non-conformist chapel architecture. Further reading A Brief History of Mutley Baptist Church, Plymouth: 1869-1949 Underhill, 1949 Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England) Pevsner Architectural Guides 1989 References External links Official website
Church of St Peter, South Barrow

The Anglican Church of St Peter in South Barrow, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was probably built in the 14th century or earlier. In 1850 a Victorian restoration included the addition of the chancel. The church was not very busy but a conversion, funded by £20,000 form the Somerset Community Foundation, has made the interior more flexible so that it can be used for a variety of community purposes. The parish is part of the Six Pilgrims benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The stone building has clay tile roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave and two-bay chancel supported by buttresses. The two-stage tower is also buttressed. Although there are still 13th or 14th century arches visible most of the interior is from the 19th century. The altar table, pulpit and sexton's desk are 17th century. The font has the date 1584 on it. A brass plaque in the church commemorates the men from the village who died in World War I. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome

The Great Yarmouth Hippodrome is a circus building in Great Yarmouth, England that was built in 1903. Peter Jay bought the building in 1979, and the Jay family continue to produce Circus Spectaculars four times a year, with Jack Jay as ringmaster and producer and Ben Jay as manager. History The Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth was built by the showman George Gilbert in 1903 and designed by architect Ralph Scott Cockrill. It is one of only two purpose-built permanent circuses in England still in operation, and one of only three in the world with a circus floor that sinks into a pool. It is a concrete construction with brick and terracotta facing. Its facade consists of three bays with two towers including Art Nouveau relief foliage patterns in the arched side panels. The main cornice has a frieze of carved owls. Billy Russell's Hippodrome Circus was a series of three TV programs broadcast by the BBC from Great Yarmouth in July, August and September 1962. The circus director was Roberto Germains and the programs were introduced by Peter West. Now Peter Jay bought the building in 1979, restoring the circus floor that sinks into a water feature in 1981 when he presented his first show. The Jay family continue to produce Circus Spectaculars four times a year, with Jack Jay as ringmaster and producer and Ben Jay as manager. Wrestling The Hippodrome was a frequent venue for professional wrestling, hosting shows by both Joint Promotions and opposition promoters. In 1980, wrestler/promoter Jackie Pallo taped a show at the venue as a home video release and also as an audition tape for possible ITV coverage. Veteran heel King Kong Kirk died of a heart attack on 23 August 1987 after collapsing in the ring at the venue during a tag team match pitting himself and King Kendo (Bill Clarke) against Big Daddy (Shirley Crabtree) and Greg Valentine (Steve Crabtree) in front of 1,500 people. References External links The Hippodrome Circus official website Historic England
St Magnus' Church, Bessingby

St Magnus' Church is the parish church of Bessingby, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Bessingby in the mediaeval period, but it fell into ruin, and the villagers instead worshipped at St John the Baptist's Church, Carnaby. In 1767, a small brick church was constructed in Bessingby. This was demolished and a replacement built between 1893 and 1894. It was designed by Temple Moore in a 14th-century Gothic revival style, at a cost of £2,896. The building was grade II* listed in 1976. The church is built of Whitby stone with red tile roofs. It consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a chancel, a northeast vestry, and a central steeple. The steeple has a tower with a projecting southeast stair turret, cusped lancet windows, cusped bell openings containing Y-tracery, an embattled parapet, and a recessed spire with small spire lights. Inside, the walls are of pink stone with cream stone above. The original choir stalls, altar rails, pulpit and chancel screen survive. There is a 12th-century tub font possibly brought from Bridlington Priory, and covered in Romanesque carvings. The windows have stained glass designed by Victor Milner, and there are some 19th-century wall monuments, moved from the predecessor church. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Listed buildings in Bridlington (Quay area) References
St John's Church, Sewerby

St John's Church is the parish church of Sewerby, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. Sewerby was long in the parish of Bridlington Priory. Between 1846 and 1848, a church was built in the village, to the designs of George Gilbert Scott. The church was funded by Yarburgh Graeme, who selected a Romanesque Revival style. This was not Scott's preference, and he later wrote that "difficulties arose from the fads of my employer". The church was restored in 1947 by Francis Johnson, his work including whitening most of the internal walls and picking out selected architectural features with colour, and putting plain glass in the nave windows. The building was grade II* listed in 1976. The church is built of sandstone with slate roofs, and consists of a nave, a north transept, a chancel, a northeast vestry, and a steeple at the southeast corner of the nave. The steeple has a slender tower with engaged shafts, two-light bell openings in arcades, and a splay-footed lead-covered spire. The openings in the church have round-arched heads, and at the west end is a large window with three orders flanked by three-arched arcades. The south doorway is in a gabled projection, and has three orders, and three shafts in the jambs with reeded and foliage capitals. Inside, most of the original fittings survive, including pews with panelled doors. The west window has stained glass designed by William Wailes, and there is a wall monument dating from 1779, which was moved from St Martin's Church, Wharram Percy. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Listed buildings in Bridlington (Sewerby and Marton) References