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St Mary's Church, Penny Bridge

St Mary's Church is on a site overlooking the villages of Penny Bridge and Greenodd, in the parish of Egton with Newland, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland with Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Andrew, Coniston, St Luke, Torver, St Luke, Lowick, and Holy Trinity, Colton. History The first church on the site was built before 1786. It was a chapel of ease to Ulverston parish church. The church was built in roughcast stone; it was a long low building with a large west tower. This church had round-headed windows. A new, larger church was built in 1831. The chancel was added in 1855–56, designed by Miles Thompson. In 1864–65 the nave was rebuilt by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, and the south aisle was added. This work cost £1,000 (equivalent to £110,000 in 2025), and was paid for by Countess Blücher von Wahlstadt. A transept was added in about 1890. The tower was demolished in 1893, and a replacement designed by Frearson was erected in 1969. Architecture The church is constructed in slate rubble, with red stone dressings. The west front is rendered. Its plan consists of a nave, a south aisle, a chancel, a south transept, with a tower at the northwest corner, and a west porch. The tower has a saddleback roof. Inside the church, the arches of the arcade are in brick. The carved wooden reredos dates from 1908. Also in the church is a painting of the Descent from the Cross. The stained glass is by William Wailes. The two manual organ was built in 1866 by Wilkinson, and was moved from the west end to the chancel in 1890. The lychgate is a First World War memorial. See also List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley References
St Mary's Church, Portbury

St Mary's Church in Portbury, Somerset, England, is an Anglican parish church close to the M5 motorway. It is a Grade I listed building. It dates from the 12th century, with alteration and extension in the 13th and restoration between 1870 and 1875. It has a Norman doorway and a grand fifteenth-century porch. There is a Berkeley Chantry chapel with early Berkeley family burials dating from around 1190. There are a number of elderly yew trees in the surrounding graveyard with one reputed to be 900 years old. The Church was extensively renovated in the 19th century, when a cast-iron heating system was installed. The parish is part of the benefice of Pill, Portbury and Easton in Gordano within the Portishead deanery. The tower houses six bells hung in the English style of change ringing, the heaviest being the tenor at 21cwt or in modern terms 1 ton. In 2012 work was carried out in the tower to reinstate the floor between the ringers and the bells. Like most bells in the area, they were locally cast by local founders. Many of the bells in this tower were made by the Bilbie family of Chew Stoke. In 2013 the church was added to the Heritage at Risk Register because of water damage to the plaster ceiling. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Mary's Church, Potsgrove

St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Potsgrove, Bedfordshire. England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands at the end of a country lane, north of the A5 road, some 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Leighton Buzzard. History The church dates from the 14th century, and was "heavily reworked" in 1880–81 by the architect J. D. Sedding. The nave walls had been raised in the 15th century when the present roof was installed, and the chancel roof is of a later date. There are a few 12th and 13th-century stones incorporated in the fabric of the north wall of the nave, indicating that an earlier church was present on the side. Architecture St Mary's is constructed mainly in ironstone rubble with some clunch, and has ashlar dressings. The roofs are tiled. Its plan consists of a nave with a south porch, a chancel, and a northwest bell turret. The east window in the chancel has five lights and contains panel tracery. On the north and south sides of the chancel are two two-light windows. There are similar windows in the nave, two on the north side and three on the south. On the north side is a doorway above which is a dripstone, its stops being carved with a male and a female head. In the south porch is another doorway with similar carvings. At the west end of the nave is a two-light window, above which is an ogee-headed niche containing a statue of the Virgin and Child. The bell turret is octagonal and has a stone spire. On each side of the turret are two tiers of openings. The spire contains lucarnes, and is surmounted by a cross finial. The chancel is divided from the nave by a wooden screen, the older parts of which date from the 14th century. In the north wall of the chancel is a recessed tomb, and also in the chancel are a piscina and a sedilia. There are more piscinae in the nave. The font is constructed from Purbeck marble. In the wall of the nave are two brasses, one dated 1535 and the other from later in that century. In the west window of the nave are pieces of 14th and 15th-century stained glass. External features In the churchyard are two items that have been designated Grade II listed buildings. The first is a limestone headstone dated (probably) 1711, and the other is a row of six limestone headstones dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England References
St Mary's Church, Pulford

St Mary's Church is in the village of Pulford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. Its benefice is combined with that of St Mary, Eccleston. History The present church was built on the site of an earlier church between 1881 and 1884. The architect was John Douglas and its expense was met partly by the 1st Duke of Westminster. In the 1990s the spire was destroyed by fire and has been rebuilt. Architecture Exterior The church is built in red sandstone with bands of lighter stone. The roofs have red tiles and the spire is shingled. The plan of the church is cruciform and consists of a nave without aisles, a chancel with transepts to the north and south, and a north porch. The south transept forms an organ chamber and vestry. The tower is large and buttressed with a spire and octagonal corner spirelets. The church is designed in Decorated style. Interior The monochrome reredos is by Shrigley and Hunt. Two of the stained glass windows are by Heaton, Butler and Bayne, and one is by Kempe. On the south wall is a memorial board by the Randle Holme family of Chester to the memory of members of the Burgayney family who died between 1670 and 1693. It had been mislaid during the rebuilding of the church in the 1880s and was rediscovered at an auction some 70 years later by a canon from Chester Cathedral. There is a ring of eight bells, all of which were cast by John Taylor and Company, six of them in 1882 and the other two in 1903. External features In the churchyard is a sundial dated 1702. Also in the churchyard, to the west of the church, is a war grave of a Royal Welsh Fusiliers soldier of World War I. To the south of the church are the earthworks of Pulford Castle. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester Listed buildings in Pulford List of new churches by John Douglas References Further reading Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 137, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
St Mary's Church, Queniborough

St Mary's Church, Queniborough is the Church of England parish church of Queniborough, Leicestershire, England. The church mostly dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It was Grade I listed in 1966. The church has a ring of 6 bells for bell ringing. The churchyard contains war graves of a Royal Field Artillery soldier of World War I and an airman of World War II. Parish status The church is part of The Fosse Team which comprises the following churches St Mary's Church, Barkby St Hilda's Church, East Goscote Holy Trinity Church, Thrussington St Botolph's Church, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Rearsby St Peter & St Paul, Syston St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Thurmaston References
St Mary's Church, Roecliffe

St Mary's Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in the village of Roecliffe, North Yorkshire, England (grid reference SE375659). It is a Grade II* listed building and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. History The church was built in 1843 for Andrew Lawson of Aldborough Manor. It was designed by the York architect RH Sharp. It is built of stone from an old Roman quarry in the grounds of Aldborough Manor, and from a quarry at Cotgrove, while the stone for the internal arch was from Burton Leonard. In the 1870s large buttresses were added to the north and south walls. St Mary's was declared redundant on 1 April 1983, and was vested in the Trust on 5 June 1986. Architecture Structure St Mary's is built of limestone with a red tile roof and is in Romanesque Revival style. Its plan consists of a single cell comprising a three-bay nave, a shallow chancel, and a north-east vestry. On the west gable is a bellcote with a pitched roof and a single bell. The doorway is on the south side in the westernmost bay and consists of a round arch with two orders supported by a pair of columns on each side. There are three buttresses on the south wall and two on the north wall. All the windows are round-headed with roll-moulding, those in the chancel being narrower than elsewhere. The west window is flanked by colonnettes. The roof is barrel vaulted. Five black-and-white marble steps, formerly in York Minster, lead up to the chancel. Fittings and furniture The church contains much early woodwork moved from elsewhere. The octagonal pulpit is Jacobean in style and was moved here from Holy Trinity Church, Hull. The 15th-century vestry door, containing carved tracery, came from York Minster. The source of the other woodwork is unknown. This includes a panelled reading desk, pews dated 1619, and linenfold panelling on the east wall. The pews are arranged along three walls in the style of a college chapel. The communion table dates from the 17th century. The doorway leading to the vestry has an ogee head, and the vestry contains more early carved woodwork. A frieze contains biblical scenes, including the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, David and Goliath, and Salome. Other carving in the vestry depicts the heads of putti, and classical capitals. In the corner of the vestry is a round-arched fireplace, its voussoirs crudely carved with human faces and animals. Present day Despite its being redundant, services are still held occasionally in the church, and it is used as a venue for concerts. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Roecliffe List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England References Further reading Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid (revision) (1967) [1959]. Yorkshire the West Riding. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 417. ISBN 0-14-071017-5.
St Mary's Church, Saltford

St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Saltford, Somerset, England. It dates from the 12th century or earlier and has been designated as a Grade II listed building. History This church has stood in the village of Saltford for over a thousand years. It is believed to be Norman with an authentic Norman Font still used for christenings today. It was taken away and defaced during the Battle of Lansdown during the English Civil War. The font was subsequently found being used as a cattle trough. The rector at the time was never seen again. The tower is believed to be Saxon although 10 feet (3.0 m) have been added and extensively repaired. Originally there were three bells dated 1820, although only one remains and still used. The gallery and porch are 19th-century and is where the organ is. More recently, a window has been added in memorial of the choirmaster for 10 years, Mr. T.C.G. Ewins. Current Information The current rector is The Reverend Daile Wilshere. She succeeds The Reverend G. Richard W. Hall, who served as Rector between 1988 and 2014. The church has many youth groups and other resident groups and initiatives. The Choir sings at most Parish Communion services. The church holds close links with Saltford Church of England Primary School, where the Rector speaks at Assembly every Monday Afternoon. The Church Hall The former village school has been converted into a Church Hall, with a spacious Main Hall, full kitchen facilities and 3 different smaller rooms. Local Groups hire these rooms; with revenue going to the church. The Benefice, Deanery and Diocese Saltford is part of the Benefice of Saltford, All Saints Church, Corston and Holy Trinity in Newton St Loe, as well as the Diocese of Bath & Wells (in the Archdiocese of Canterbury) and the Deanery of Chew Magna. The church's sister parish, Newton-St-Loe, is in the patronage of the Duchy of Cornwall. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links St Mary's Church, Saltford Official Website All Saints Corston Official Website Holy Trinity Newton Saint Loe Official Website Saltford CofE Primary School OFSTED Report - detailing its CofE connections Saltford CofE Primary School Website
St Mary's Church, Somers Town

St Mary's Church is a Church of England church on Eversholt Street in Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden. History It was designed by Henry William Inwood as a chapel of ease for St Pancras Old Church (which resumed being a parish in its own right in 1852) and built between 1824 and 1827 by I. T. Seabrook. A Parliamentary grant paid for the construction, though local taxation funded the purchases of the chapel's interior decoration and the site itself. It was consecrated on 11 March 1826 and soon afterwards it became famous for converting several local people from Roman Catholicism there. Early on, the chapel was known as "Mr. Judkin's Chapel" or "Seymour Street Chapel" and was attended during his schooldays by Charles Dickens, who was then living nearby with his family at 13 Cranleigh Street. Augustus Pugin satirised the chapel's architecture, comparing it with Bishop Skirlaw's Chapel. The interior was the subject of two schemes, the 1874 one of J K Colling and the 1890 one of R C Reade—in the latter, traceried transoms were added to the windows and the west gallery taken out. In 1888 a chancel was added and the side galleries removed. It was designated a Grade II listed building on 10 June 1954. Modern day From 2003 to 2023 it formed part of the Old St Pancras Team Ministry (which also included St Michael's Church, Camden Town, St Pancras Old Church and St Paul's Church, Camden Square - all four are now independent parishes again). Notable clergy Basil Jellicoe was Missioner at the Magdalen College Mission which operated in Somers Town in association with the parish. Rob Wickham curate from 2001 to 2003; later Bishop of Edmonton References External links GENUKI Archived 12 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
St Mary's Church, South Cowton

St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing in open countryside in the former village of South Cowton, near Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. History The church was built between 1450 and 1470 by Sir Richard Conyers, who also built South Cowton Castle to the south of the church. The village of South Cowton was destroyed by Sir Richard and its land cleared for agricultural use. The church was restored in 1883. St Mary's was vested in the Trust on 1 April 1988. Architecture Exterior St Mary's is constructed in rubble and sandstone ashlar, with a lead roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave with a two-storey south porch, a three-bay chancel with a northeast vestry, and a west tower. The tower is in Perpendicular style. It has a two-light, ogee-arched bell opening on each side, an embattled parapet with pinnacles, and a stair turret on the southeast corner. On the south wall of the nave are three windows, two with three lights and the middle one with two lights. In the central bay of the south wall of the chancel is a doorway over which are two panels bearing the arms of the Conyers and the Boynton families. On each side of the doorway, at a higher level, is a two-light window. Interior Internally there is a low-pitched tie-beam roof. The font is octagonal and dates from the 15th century. On the chancel arch is a painting, also from the 15th century, and from the same period are the choirstalls, the rood screen and alabaster effigies of Sir Christopher Boynton and his two wives. The porch has a barrel roof, over which is a room for the priest. On one of the choirstalls is a "two-faced" carving. There is a ring of three bells, one dated 1700 cast by Samuel I Smith, one by Edward I Seller cast in 1712, and the third by John Warner & Sons, dating from 1883. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in South Cowton List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England References
St Mary's Church, St Mary's

St Mary's Church, St Mary's is a parish church in the Church of England located in Hugh Town, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK. The Church was consecrated on 7 September 1838 and replaced the church at Old Town which was inconvenient for the Hugh Town population and in need of repair. History Augustus Smith although not an architect designed the church and according to a letter, penned by himself to the secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall was very pleased with his architectural skill. Smith laid the foundation stone on 31 October 1836, on a site at the eastern end of Hugh Town on high ground between Carn Thomas and Buzza Hill. Vyvyan (1960) describes the building as ° ... bold rather than pleasing, plain rather than ornate, characteristics which mark the interior also″. King William IV granted £1,500 towards its erection, it was completed in August 1838 and was consecrated on 7 September 1838. The proposed inscription for the church, according to a memorandum in Smith's handwriting was to be ″This Church was erected by the munificence of His Majesty, King William the Fourth, a lasting memorial of his zeal and of his paternal regard for the inhabitants of these Islands.° It actually reads ″In the year of our Lord, 1837, this Church was erected by the munificence of His Majesty King William IV. The same was completed at the expense of Augustus Smith, Esq″. The interior contains the coloured and gilded wooden lion from the flagship of Sir Cloudesley Shovell, wrecked in 1707. Outside the church are two lead water cisterns, with heraldic plaques and cartouches set in strapwork panels, dating from 1727 and brought here from Star Castle. The church was repaired by Corfield (C. Russell and Son), Architects of Falmouth between 1979 and 1980. Stained glass The east window dates from 1899 and is by Charles Eamer Kempe. The west window dates from 1937 and was designed by Arthur Lucien Ward. Two north windows by Alfred Wilkinson were added in 1967. Bells The peal of eight bells were cast together at Whitechapel Bell Foundry to a Gillett & Johnston 1922 profile in 2008. The bell frame was constructed and bells hung by Nicholson Engineering of Bridport 2009. The dedication of the eight new bells, clock and chimes was by the Bishop of Truro Timothy Martin Thornton, on his first visit to the Islands. This was on 21 May 2009. Organ The church pipe organ is by Willis and dates from 1866. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Parish structure St Mary's Church is within the United Benefice of the Isles of Scilly parishes, comprising All Saints' Church, Bryher St Agnes' Church, St Agnes St Martin's Church, St Martin's St Mary's Old Church, St Mary's St Nicholas's Church, Tresco References
St Mary's Church, Stainburn

St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stainburn, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. History The church was built in the 12th century as a chapel of ease in the parish of Kirkby Overblow. Alterations were made to the church in the 17th century. In 1894 it was restored and additions were made by C. Hodgson Fowler. This included re-roofing the church, refitting the chancel, the addition of the vestry, and relaying of the grave slabs. St Mary's was declared redundant on 1 December 1975, and was vested in the Trust on 30 March 1977. Architecture Exterior St Mary's is constructed in gritstone rubble and has a graduated stone slate roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave with a south porch, and a single-bay chancel with a north vestry. A two-arched bellcote stands on the junction between the nave and the chancel. Much of the church is Norman in style. The porch has a round-arched doorway, and the door to the church has a plain tympanum. To the left of the door is a square-headed window and to the right are two lancet windows on each side of a window with a pointed arch. At the west end is a lancet window, and in the north wall is a two-light mullioned window. The chancel is lower and narrower than the nave. The east window has three lights and is in Perpendicular style. On the south wall of the chancel is a blocked doorway and a three-light mullioned window. Interior The chancel arch is Norman in style, having a round arch and two orders. The font is Norman and consists of a circular carved bowl on a circular stem. The pews date from the 16th and 17th centuries. See also Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Stainburn, North Yorkshire List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England References