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Hale, Halton

Hale is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England with a population of 1,800. The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 3 miles east of Speke in Liverpool, and 4 miles south-west of Widnes. The nearby village of Halebank is to the north-east. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, until 1 April 1974 the area formed part of the Whiston Rural District. Demography The population of the parish is stable with a population of 1,898 (2001 census), 1,841 (2011 census) and 1,800 (2021 census). Economy In 2020, the GVA for the Hale Built-up Area was £11.9 million. Notable people John Middleton (1578–1623), the Childe of Hale, was reputed to be nine feet, three inches tall, or 2.8 m. His cottage and grave are located in the village. Just outside St Mary's Church was a wooden carving of the Childe Of Hale that is said to have been life-sized. It was replaced in 2013 by a 3-metre bronze statue by sculptor Diane Gorvin. Audrey Withers (1905–2001), editor of Vogue between 1940 and 1960, was born in Hale, where her father was a local doctor. Charles Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh (1905–1985), (usually known as Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh), was the last "lord of the manor" of Hale, and resided at The Manor House, Hale from 1947 to 1985. An architect and architectural historian, he served in the Second World War, partly in co-ordination with the Maquis (guerrilla fighters) in occupied France. Jermaine Pennant (born 1983), former Liverpool footballer lived in Hale. Hale Head Lighthouse Hale Head is the southernmost point in the historic county of Lancashire. A lighthouse was established here in 1838; the original octagonal structure was superseded by a taller cylindrical tower in 1906. The rebuilding was overseen by John Arthur Saner, civil engineer. The light was discontinued in 1958 because of a decline in shipping, and sold a few years later for £1,100; the building remains in use as a private residence. The former optic is now in Merseyside Maritime Museum. See also List of listed buildings in Hale, Halton Hale Duck Decoy References External links Hale Village Online Visit Hale Village Archived 5 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Phare de Hale Head

Le phare de Hale Head était un phare situé sur Hale Head, sur la rive nord de la rivière Mersey, à environ 4 km à l'est de l'Aéroport de Liverpool John Lennon, dans le comté du Cheshire en Angleterre. Il est inactif depuis 1958. Il est maintenant protégé en tant que monument classé du Royaume-Uni de Grade II depuis 1971. Histoire Ce phare a été construit en 1906 pour remplacer l'ancienne station datant de 1838. C'est une tour cylindrique blanche de 17,5 m de haut attenante à une maison de gardien. Il est inactif depuis 1958 et l'édifice est devenu une résidence privée. Sa lentille de Fresnel a été démontée et exposée au Merseyside Maritime Museum à Liverpool. Le phare est maintenant menacé par l'érosion de la berge. Un mur d'enceinte a été construit pour le protéger. Identifiant : ARLHS : ENG-187 . Notes et références Voir aussi Lien connexe Liste des phares en Angleterre Lien externe (en) Lighthouses of Northwest England (Cheshire, Lancashire et Cumbria) Portail des phares Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Change Bridge, Kendal

Change Bridge is a Grade II listed single-arch changeline bridge spanning what was formerly a section of the Lancaster Canal in the English market town of Kendal, Cumbria. The structure dates to around 1817. Horses pulling laden barges crossed from one side of the canal to the other, to avoid the coal wharves on the northwestern side of the bridge. It now carries Garden Road, and is believed to be the only change bridge in Cumbria. The bridge is probably the work of John Fletcher, based on earlier designs by John Rennie the Elder. Rennie's route for the canal was authorised in 1792. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone with limestone voussoirs. Ramped paths lead to and from either side, with the cobblestones of the western ramp still intact. Kendal Civic Society restored the bridge in 2002 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. See also Listed buildings in Kendal References
All Saints Church, Sandford

All Saints Church is a Church of England church in Sandford, Somerset, England. Designed by Hans Price and William Wooler, it was built in 1883–84 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1983. Today the church is in a local ecumenical partnership with Sandford Methodist Church. History All Saints was built as a chapel of ease to the parish church of St James in Winscombe. Plans for the establishment of a church at Sandford originated with the offer of a plot of land by the Dean and Chapter of Wells, but it was not until 1882 that fundraising began through the efforts of the vicar of Winscombe, Rev. R. F. Follett, and others. A circular was issued in February 1882 detailing the need for a church and resident clergyman at Sandford. At the time, the hamlet and its surrounding area had a population of over 400, with most inhabitants being two to three miles from the parish church. A committee was formed, made up of the vicar and churchwardens of Winscombe, the Rev. Prebendary Stephenson (rural dean), Mr. Poole of Underhill Farm and Mr. Reece of Winscombe. The appeal, which aimed to raise £1,000, was successful in generating funds by public subscription, with major donors including Mr. Sidney Hall of Langford House, Mrs. A. G. Lethbridge and Rev. J. A. Yatman. A grant was also received from the Incorporated Church Building Society. The plans for the church, drawn up by Messrs Price and Wooler of Weston-super-Mare, were approved in December 1882, and Mr. James Wilcox of Weston-super-Mare was hired as the building contractor in February 1883. Construction commenced soon after and the church was consecrated on 10 January 1884 by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Right Rev. Lord Arthur Hervey. The church cost an approximate £1,100 to build, £850 of which had been raised by the time of its consecration. Architecture All Saints is built of local stone, with dressings in Bath stone and plain tiles on the roof, in the Perpendicular style. It was designed for 100 persons and made up of a two-bay nave, chancel, vestry and west porch. A bellcote tower is located on the west side of the building. Many of the original fittings are of polished pitch pine, except the doors of oak and the wagon roof of stained red Baltic timber. The flooring is all of timber, except the aisle and chancel floor which are laid with tiles. The church's furniture was gifted by Rev. P. Willis, late curate of Axbridge. The carved work was carried out by Harry Hems of Exeter and the ornamental glass windows supplied by Messrs Joseph Bell of Bristol. References
Woburn Town Hall

Woburn Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Woburn, Bedfordshire, England. The town hall, which has largely been converted for retail use, is a Grade II listed building. History The first municipal building in Woburn was a three-storey market hall commissioned by the John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford and completed in 1737. The ground floor was used as a shambles i.e. a meat market. On each side there was a Doric order peristyle and at roof level there was a cupola and a weather vane. By the early 19th century the building was dilapidated and John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford decided to demolish it and to replace it with a new structure on the same site. The new building was designed by Edward Blore in the Jacobethan style, built in brown brick with ashlar stone dressings and was completed in 1830. The design involved a broadly symmetrical main frontage with a single bay facing northeast onto the High Street; there was a doorway with an archivolt on the ground floor, an oriel window on the first floor and a gable containing a panel with the crest of the Dukes of Bedford above. On the south west elevation there were nine bays, separated by buttresses and gabled at roof level; the bays were mainly fenestrated with three-light mullioned and transomed windows on the ground floor and with small round headed windows on the first floor. A three-stage tower with a pyramid-shaped roof formed part of the northwest elevation of the building. Internally, the principal room was the assembly hall on the first floor. The building continued to be owned by successive Dukes of Bedford although they did not charge rent for its use. It was largely used by the local parish for community events and as a courthouse for petty session hearings for Woburn and the surrounding parishes. It was also home to a public library known as the Woburn Institute until 1884, when the institute relocated and the building was subsequently restored at the expense of Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford. A short single-storey extension to the southwest was commissioned by Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford in 1912. After the First World War, the 2nd Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment presented two German field guns, which the regiment had captured at the Battle of the Selle, to the 11th Duke, who chose to display one of guns outside the town hall in the late 1930s. In November 1944, during the Second World War, the future Home Secretary, Roy Jenkins, who at the time was working as a code breaker at Bletchley Park, attended a dance at the town hall. In September 1958, the town hall was the venue for a speech by local member of parliament, Alan Lennox-Boyd, who was then serving as Secretary of State for the Colonies, during which he was repeatedly interrupted by Empire Loyalists. The ground floor was converted into offices in the early 1970s, then into an antiques shop in 1993 and finally into a homewares shop in 2015. References
The Three Guineas, Reading

The Three Guineas is a Grade II listed public house located at Reading railway station, in Reading, England. It occupies a building originally built in, or before, 1867. Until 1989, the building formed the main entrance and booking hall of the station, and consequently is listed as the Main Building Of Reading General Station. The pub is owned and operated by Fuller, Smith & Turner, trading under the Fuller's brand. It has two main floors, plus a basement and a centrally located clock tower. There are bars on both the ground floor and in the basement, together with a large outdoor seating area that forms part of Station Square. History The first Reading station was opened on 30 March 1840 as the temporary western terminus of the original line of the Great Western Railway (GWR). The line was extended to its intended terminus at Bristol in 1841. As built, Reading station was a typical Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed single-sided intermediate station, with separate up and down platforms situated to the south of the through tracks and arranged so that all up trains calling at Reading had to cross the route of all down through trains. Between 1865 and 1867, a station building, built of buff bricks from Coalbrookdale with Bath Stone dressings, and incorporating a tower and clock, was constructed for the GWR. Sources differ as to whether this was a new building, or remodelling of an earlier Brunel building. The building was granted grade II listed status in 1976. In 1989 a brand new station concourse was opened by British Rail, including a new booking hall. The station facilities in the 1860s station building were converted into a pub. This was given the name The Three Guineas in memory of a competition, run in July 1904, to name the GWR's new non-stop express train to Plymouth and Penzance. The competition prize, proclaimed in banner headlines, was ”Three Golden Guineas”. History records that there were two winning entries, The Cornish Riviera Limited and The Riviera Express, which the GWR combined as The Cornish Riviera Express, but the names of the winners are lost to time. In 2016, Fuller's announced that the pub would undergo a major renovation. It reopened on 30 January 2017 with a remodelled main bar and altered kitchen layout. The previously unused basement of the station building was converted into a secondary cellar bar. References
All Saints, Botley

All Saints is an Anglican church in the centre of the village of Botley, in Hampshire, England. Built in the 1830s to replace a church, St Bartholomew's, south of the village, it was expanded in 1859 and the 1890s. Further expansion followed in 1967 and in the early 2000s. Described as "an uninteresting specimen of its time", it is a Grade II listed building. History Following the partial destruction of St Bartholomew's in the early 1830s, a replacement church, dedicated to All Saints, was constructed between 1835 and 1836 as a result of a petition to the Bishop of Winchester and much fund-raising. The parcel of land on which the church is built was given by James Warner (Snr) and the foundation stone was laid on 11 June 1835. The new church was closer to the centre of the village; parishioners were finding it increasingly troublesome to take the path across the fields to the old church. The yellow-brick Gothic Revival church, designed by James William Wild, was consecrated on 22 August 1836 at a service with a congregation of 700. The Walker's organ was installed in 1852. The present chancel and choir vestry, by John Colson, were added in 1859. Further large increases in population made expansion necessary, and Thomas Graham Jackson undertook more work in 1892 and 1895. The north wall was removed and replaced with an arcade supported by oaken pillars on stone bases. A lower outer wall was built of stone crowned by a parapet. This, with the installation of dormer windows to improve the interior lighting, greatly improved the northern aspect of the building by reducing the large area of slated roof visible from the ground. The work was completed and consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester on 25 October 1892. With this increase in seating capacity the gallery across the west end was removed and the access from the tower filled in. A narthex across the west end was added in 1895. The church room was built in 1967. On 2 October 2006, work began on an extension to the west end of the church. The narthex was removed and foundations laid for a two-storey extension. Funding for this work was provided by a substantial legacy from the Maffey sisters and the fund-raising of parishioners. The extension was completed in 2008. The church is described as "an uninteresting specimen of its time". Its only ancient features - all retrieved from St Bartholomew's - are the font (12th century, recovered from a field in 1740), a monument (c. 1330) in the south wall, and three bells (dating from c. 1420). References
St John's Church, Darlington

St John the Evangelist's Church, Darlington is a Grade II listed former Church of England church on Neasham Road, Darlington, County Durham. History The church was designed by John Middleton and built between 1847 and 1849. The foundation stone was laid on 10 September 1847 by George Hudson Esq M.P. The design included a spire projected to be 160 feet (49 m) high sitting on the 90 feet (27 m) tower, but this was never added. The church opened for worship on 3 January 1850. The debt took some time to pay off, but by 1853 the Bishop of Durham agreed to consecrate the church and it took place on 16 July 1853. The vestries were added in 1900 by W.S. Hicks. In December 2022, it was announced the church was to close due to declining congregation numbers and rising running costs, a final service was held on 5 February 2023. Organ Initially services were accompanied by a Seraphine. A pipe organ was presented in 1857 by Nathaniel Plews, which was second hand from Bedale church. However, this proved to be unsatisfactory and in 1865 a new organ was installed by Mr. Nicholson of Newcastle upon Tyne which included parts from the old organ. The cost was £150. This organ was replaced in 1890 when a 2 manual organ was built by H.S. Vincent and Company of Sunderland. The opening recital was given on 18 September 1890 by Philip Armes, organist of Durham Cathedral. A specification of the current organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. It has been awarded a Grade II* listing by the British Institute of Organ Studies. Bells The tower contains a ring of 8 bells. Five were installed in 1848 by Charles and George Mears. Three more were added in 1893 by Mears and Stainbank. References
St Hilda's Church, Darlington

St Hilda's Church, Darlington is a Grade II listed former Church of England church on Parkgate, Darlington, County Durham. History A new parish was formed from St John's Church, Darlington containing a population of 11,000. The site was donated by Mary Eason of Ladbrooke Gardens, Notting Hill, London who also contributed £1,000 to the cost of construction and another £1,000 to its endowment. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Durham on 21 September 1887. The church was designed by the architect John Loughborough Pearson. It consisted of a nave, north and south aisles, organ chamber, chapel, chancel and two vestries. The west window overlooked Parkgate. A tower was planned but not built. The roofs were of pitch pine open woodwork, and in the nave are six piers of stone with moulded bases and capitals, supporting arches of stone and brick. Four triple light lancet clerestory windows illuminated the church as the building was surrounded by other tall buildings. The altar was of oak, and the floor paved with wood blocks, and Staffordshire tiles. The brick and stone works was done by Messrs McKenzie Bros, the joiner was R.T. Smith, the plumbing was done by H. Patch, the roof slating by Messrs J. & G. Wharton, and the painting by Messrs W.H. & W. Hoskins. The pulpit was the gift of Mrs. R. Child and was designed by the architect and constructed of Leeds stone by Messrs Priestman & Sons, Bleckwellgate, Darlington. The font was the gift of Mrs. Harland. The brass lectern was the gift of Mr. W. Russell. Pevsner noted that the building was a boldly massed composition of nave, chancel, N chapel, and S vestries, despite being extremely cheap. The church was consecrated on 30 August 1888 by the Bishop of Durham Rt Revd. Joseph Lightfoot. Post Anglican use The church was declared redundant by the Church of England in 1986. The church is now the Light and Life Mission Church. Organ The 3-manual tubular-pneumatic action organ was built by T.C. Lewis of Brixton in 1892. The organ cases were designed by John Loughborough Pearson and executed by Mr. T.M. Hobson of Darlington. The organ cost £192 (equivalent to £21,100 in 2025). A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
Jesmond Library

Jesmond Library is a public library in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built in 1963. It is a Grade II listed building. Since 2013 it has been run by Friends of Jesmond Library, a group of local volunteers. Description The building, designed by Harry Faulkner Brown of Williamson, Faulkner, Brown and Partners, was erected in 1962–63. It was awarded the RIBA Bronze Medal in 1965. Situated on a corner site, the lending area, connected to a two-storey administrative block, is a small circular building with a steel frame painted black, windows above precast panels of pink granite aggregate, and a flat roof. The external windows and panels have a sawtooth arrangement. Closure and re-opening After a budget review, Newcastle City Council decided to reduce the number of libraries in the city, and announced in March 2013 that Jesmond Library would be closed. Subsequently, a group of local residents formed Friends of Jesmond Library, to oppose the closure, and with a contingency plan for volunteers to run the library. The library closed on 29 July 2013, and was re-opened by Friends of Jesmond Library, a limited company and a registered charity, on 21 September 2013. The Council remains the owner of the building, and a 20-year lease with the council was signed on 1 July 2016. The number of library volunteers in 2017 was about 90. At the suggestion of local residents, the library is also a community hub. References External links Media related to Jesmond Library at Wikimedia Commons
The Chequers Inn, Smarden

The Chequers Inn is a public house in the village of Smarden in Kent. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since February 1967. It was built in the 16th-century and is timber framed. It was subsequently refronted in red brick and features extensive weatherboarding. The 1886 Memories of Smarden' by Rev. Francis Haslewood relates an incident in which a gang of smugglers held a gun to the head of an excise officer who entered the Chequers and demanded their surrender before riding off. The Chequers is one of a number of pubs where the ghost of highwayman Dick Turpin and his horse Black Bess have allegedly been sighted. In 1886 the Court Nil Desperandum society of the Ancient Order of Forresters were registered at the pub and had 90 members. The sign of the Chequers Inn was traditionally garlanded with leaves and berries from Torminalis glaberrima, a tree popularly known as the Chequers tree, every autumn. In 2024 permission was granted by Ashford Borough Council to turn the Chequers Inn into a single-family residence. References
St Katharine's Church, Southbourne

St Katharine's Church is a Grade II listed church in the Southbourne area of Bournemouth. History The church was constructed from 1891 to 1892 by Alfred Birt. The church is built from Purbeck rubble with limestone dressings. In 2024, it was reported that the church would merge with other churches to become the parish of Southbourne on Sea. References See also List of churches in Bournemouth List of Anglican churches
St John's Church, Bridgetown

St John's Church, Bridgetown is a Church of England place of worship built in 1832 by Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset for the tenants of his estate in Bridgetown, Devon. The original church was gutted by fire on 9 July 1976 owing to arson. The church was rebuilt and reconsecrated by Eric Mercer, the Bishop of Exeter in 1980. It is a Grade II listed building. When the church was built Edward St Maur contacted Henry Philpotts, the Bishop of Exeter as regards the consecration of the church. After a meeting and extensive correspondence between the Duke's solicitor and the Bishop's secretary it was resolved to make the church a chapel of ease attached to St Mary's Church, Berry Pomeroy. From 1843 until 1869 the church was aligned with the Free Church of England. References
Burt Hall

Burt Hall is a public building in Northumberland Road in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is a Grade II listed building. History The building was designed by John Dyson for the Northumberland Miners' Association and completed in 1895. A plaque on the wall states that it "was built by the miners' in recognition of valuable service rendered by Thomas Burt M.P. as general secretary for 27 years, and to commemorate his appointment as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in 1892." There is a statue of a miner with his pick and lamp on the roof; the statue is modeled on a painting entitled "Going Home". The building served as the head office of the Northumberland Branch of the National Union of Mineworkers until it was acquired by Northumbria University in the 1990s. It is now occupied by the university's Department of Arts, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences. References
Old Quay Bridge

Old Quay Bridge is a Grade II listed swing bridge in Runcorn, England. History Old Quay Bridge is a swing bridge across the Manchester Ship Canal between Runcorn and Wigg Island, built circa 1894. It took its name from the Old Quay Canal, a now defunct canal which is more commonly known as the Runcorn to Latchford Canal. Usage The bridge is still in use and is opened for traffic along the canal. The swing mechanism is operated from a control room on the Runcorn side of the bridge. References External links Media related to Old Quay Bridge, Runcorn at Wikimedia Commons