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All Saints' Church, Hovingham

All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Hovingham, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 11th century, from which period the tower survives. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1860, in a 13th-century style, by Rohde Hawkins. The tower was re-roofed in about 1970. The church has been grade II* listed since 1954. The church is built of limestone with a Westmorland slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, and contains a round-arched west doorway with free-standing shafts and four orders. Above are string courses, a 9th-century carved cross, a round-headed window and slit windows in the middle stage, and above are narrow double bell openings, a 10th-century wheel cross, an east clock face, and a corbel table. The south doorway is Norman, with two orders, and in the south wall of the chancel is a re-set round-arched doorway. Inside, the reredos is a stone slab carved in about 800, but very worn from previously having been set in the south wall of the tower. It depicts eight human figures under an arcade, with a plant scroll at the bottom, incorporating carvings of birds. It is described by the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture as one of the "most complex and ambitious" carvings of its period in the area, and possessing an "ease and delicacy". A 10th-century carved cross was stolen in 2015. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Hovingham Heritage England's detailed description References
Church of St Mary, Westow

St Mary's Church, also known as Church of St Mary of the Moor or St Mary ad mora is a church located in the village of Westow, North Yorkshire, England. The church dates back to Norman times but was almost entirely rebuilt in the 1860s, at a cost of £1,400 (equivalent to £147,178 in 2025), with only the Norman tower remaining. The rebuilding largely made use of the original stone. Inside of the church is a Norman water font, a cresset thought to have come from Kirkham Priory, and a memorial to George Montaigne, Squire of Westow, who fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War. In the church's graveyard, the former residents of Westow are buried on one side, those of Firby on another, and those of Menethorpe on another—as the church is roughly equidistant from each settlement. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Westow References
St Michael's Church, Great Edstone

St Michael's Church is an Anglican church in Great Edstone, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There has been a church on the site since the Saxon period, and the sundial set above the main doorway is from this period. It is inscribed "Orologicum viatorium. Lodan me wrohte a". The oldest part of the current building is the 13th-century nave. The chancel was rebuilt in the 18th century, and there were further alterations when it was restored by C. Hodgson Fowler from 1898 to 1899. The church was grade II* listed in 1955. The church is built of limestone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave and a chancel in one unit. On the west gable is a square timber bellcote with louvred bell openings and a pyramidal roof. The south doorway has voussoirs and a moulded hood mould springing from imposts, and above it is the sundial. Inside, the bells date from the 14th century, and the altar rail is 16th century. The font is Norman, with a carved base. The west window is a lancet and contains 19th-century stained glass. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Kirkdale sundial Listed buildings in Edstone References
Bridgnorth Town Hall

Bridgnorth Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. The town hall, which is a meeting place of Bridgnorth Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building. History The original civic meeting place in the town was the burgess hall on the first floor of the North Gate which was completed in 1270. The official troupe of actors known as King's Men performed in the town hall when they visited the town in 1603. A new town hall was constructed in the High Street by taking an old oak framed tithe barn that had been donated by Lady Bertie, the wife of Sir Roger Bertie, the lord of the manor at Much Wenlock, and placing it on arches in 1652. The arches on the ground floor were left open to allow markets to be held; at both the north and south ends of the building there were single arches large enough to permit carriage access with the town's coat of arms installed above. There was a three-part window on the first floor at each end with a gable and a turret at roof level. A sign on the wall above the window at the south end suggests the building was constructed by a Thomas Burne and a Roger Taylor. Internally, the principal rooms on the first floor were a council chamber and a courtroom. The clock in the gable at the south end was installed in 1680 while the clock at the north end was installed at a later date. The building was used for cultural events: an audience attended a "grand miscellaneous concert" there in 1789. It was refurbished and stained glass windows were installed to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The stained glass windows depicted all the kings and queens who had granted charters to the town from 1157 to 1830. A carpet made at the Southwell Carpet Factory, which had been established by Thomas Martin Southwell on the site of the old Bridgnorth Greyfriars Monastery in 1824, was installed in the council chamber at that time. The town hall continued to act as the local civic meeting place until the local board of health commissioned the new market hall in Postern Gate in 1859. The Postern Gate building was disliked by market traders and despite the local board of health taking legal action against traders to try and force the use of the building, the development was not a commercial success and it was sold off in the early 20th century. A drinking fountain which was decorated with two doves and cast by the Saracen Foundry was installed outside the town hall in the late 19th century. Although Bridgnorth District Council established offices for council officers and their staff at Westgate, the town hall remained a focus of civic activity and it became a regular meeting place for Bridgnorth Town Council when it was formed in 2009. A programme of refurbishment works was completed in 2015. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Shropshire Council (H–Z) References
Corn Exchange, Romsey

The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Corn Market, Romsey, Hampshire, England. The structure, which has been used extensively as a bank branch, is a Grade II* listed building. History In the early 1860s, a group of local businessmen decided to form a private company, known as the "Romsey Corn Exchange Company", to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. The site they selected was a prominent position at the top of The Hundred in a position lying close to the main Market Place. The building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in brick with a stucco finish and was completed in 1864. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto the Corn Market. The central bay originally featured a tall segmental headed doorway with an architrave and a keystone, while the outer bays were fenestrated by tall round headed windows with architraves and keystones. The bays were separated by full-height Corinthian order pilasters supporting an entablature, a cornice and a modillioned pediment containing carvings of gilded sheaves, a pitchfork and a sickle in the tympanum. The building also became the main public events venue for the town: early visitors included the Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, who gave a speech about education to the Romsey Labourers' Encouragement Association in January 1865. His step-son, William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple, whose seat was at Broadlands, paid for a drinking fountain, which was placed outside the building in 1886. 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 operated as the "Corn Exchange Cinema" from the early 20th century until the First World War, when it became a drill hall for a detachment from C Squadron of the Hampshire Yeomanry and for C Company of the 4th Battalion the Hampshire Regiment. The building was remodelled during the 1920s to introduce an upper floor: the changes involved a squatter doorway and a new French door with a balcony above the doorway in the central bay, and new tripartite windows on both floors in the outer bays. Tenants introduced at that time included a branch of Barclays and a grocery business, Hook Brothers. The balcony above the doorway was removed from the front of the building in the 1950s. Hook Brothers moved out when Barclays took over the whole building in the 1960s. The building became vacant when Barclays closed the branch in December 2022. See also Corn exchanges in England Grade II* listed buildings in Test Valley References
St Mary Magdalene's Church, East Moors

St Mary Magdalene's Church is an Anglican church in the East Moors area north of Helmsley, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The moorland area long fell within the parish of All Saints' Church, Helmsley, but is distant from the church, and by the late 19th century there were 200 residents in the area who were rarely able to attend services. The church was designed by George Gilbert Scott Jr. with assistance from Temple Moore, and was completed in 1882. Nikolaus Pevsner claims that Moore "obviously enjoyed this job thoroughly, and his pleasure is infectious". In the early years, clergy would ride out in an evening and sleep in the church in order to reach the location early enough for a morning service. John Betjeman wrote a poem, "Perp. Revival i' the North", about the church. It was grade II* listed in 1985. The church is built of sandstone, the roof of the nave is in Westmorland slate and that of the aisle is in lead. The church consists of a nave, a chancel, and a lean-to south aisle. At the west end is a bellcote with two Tudor arched bell openings, and a pinnacle with lucarnes and crockets. Inside, there are a simple font, reading desk and pews, all designed by Moore, a painted wooden reredos and iron light fittings, under a barrel roof. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Helmsley References
Oswaldkirk Hall

Oswaldkirk Hall is a historic building in Oswaldkirk, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The oldest part of the country house is the service wing, at the rear, probably built by the Cholmeley family. In 1674, they sold the house to William Moore, who demolished the remainder of it and built the current hall, completing the work in about 1690. It is described by Giles Worsley as an "architecturally distinguished Classical house". A verandah was added in the 19th century, and at some point the entrance was moved to the side of the house. The building was grade II* listed in 1955. The house is built of limestone on a plinth, with rusticated quoins, a floor band, a modillion cornice, and a hipped Westmorland slate roof. There are two storeys with attics, and five bays, and a service wing with one storey and an attic on the right. Steps lead up to the doorway that has an eared surround and a broken segmental pediment, and the windows are sashes in eared architraves. In the attic are three dormers with horizontally sliding sashes. The wing has a sash window, dormers, a verandah and a bellcote. Inside, the reception rooms have early 18th-century decoration including panelling and plastered ceilings. See also Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Oswaldkirk References
St John's Church, Whitwell-on-the-Hill

St John's Church is the parish church of Whitwell-on-the-Hill, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Until the mid-19th century, Whitwell was in the parish of St Michael's Church, Crambe. A church was constructed in the village between 1858 and 1860 by George Edmund Street, in a late-13th century neo-Gothic style. The building was grade II* listed in 1985. The church is built in sandstone with a tile roof. It consists of a nave, a south porch, and a chancel with a north vestry and a south steeple. The steeple has a tower with two stages, a semicircular stair turret on the west, lancet windows, a south clock face, two-light bell openings with roundels above, and a broach spire with lucarnes. On the west front is a row of four lancet windows, and a rose window above containing roundels. Inside, the reredos, font and pulpit all have inlaid marble. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Whitwell-on-the-Hill References
St Mary's Church, Gate Helmsley

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Gate Helmsley, a village east of York and west of Stamford Bridge, in North Yorkshire. The oldest parts of the church date from the 13th century, while the west tower was added in the 15th century. It was heavily restored from 1885 to 1886, with a new chancel added, and the eastern half of the nave rebuilt. Stained glass was added between 1890 and 1910, designed by Ward and Hughes. The church was Grade II* listed in 1953. The church is built of sandstone, with a Welsh slate roof. It has a three-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, with a south aisle and north chapel. At the west end is a three-stage tower, which includes a three-light Perpendicular window in the second stage, two windows in the belfry, and a battlement. Most of the windows in the body of the church are 19th century, although there is a moved 13th century lancet window in the north chapel. In the porch is a 12th-century capital, which has been reused as a stoup. The font is 13th century and has an octagonal bowl. There are three bells, cast by John Warner in 1889, and the organ was designed by Abbott and Smith in 1913. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Gate Helmsley References
St Mary the Virgin (Saffron Walden)

St Mary the Virgin ist eine Pfarrkirche der Church of England in der Kleinstadt Saffron Walden in der ostenglischen Grafschaft (county) Essex. Sie trägt das Patrozinium der Jungfrau Maria und ist als Grade-I-Bauwerk eingestuft und gehört zum Major Churches Network. Lage Die etwa 15.000 Einwohner zählende Kleinstadt Saffron Walden liegt ungefähr 1 km östlich des River Cam etwa 80 km nordöstlich von London bzw. ca. 24 km südlich von Cambridge in einer Höhe von etwa 55 m. Die St-Mary-the-Virgin-Kirche liegt am nördlichen Ende der Altstadt. Geschichte Die Kirche wurde um die Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts an der Stelle eines angelsächsischen und eines normannischen Vorgängerbaus errichtet und in den Jahren von 1430 bis 1525 in den Formen des Perpendicular Style weitgehend neu erbaut. Aus dem Jahr 1790 ist ein Blitzschaden überliefert und im Jahr 1832 wurde ein insgesamt ca. 56 m hoher neuer Glockenturm mit einem steinernen Spitzhelm (spire) vorgesetzt. Architektur Die dreischiffige Kirche hat einen basilikalen Wandaufriss; die in einer Höhe von ca. 17 m angebrachten Kassettendecken sind aus Holz gefertigt. Der im unteren Teil noch dem 13. Jahrhundert zugehörige Chor schließt – wie in England üblich – flach und hat ein später hinzugefügtes großes Maßwerkfenster im Perpendicular Style. Ausstattung Das Taufbecken ist ein Werk des 15. Jahrhunderts; im 19. Jahrhundert erhielt es einen baldachinartigen hölzernen Aufsatz. Unterhalb des Triumphbogens zwischen Langhaus und Chor befindet sich eine Chorschranke (chancel screen) aus dem Jahr 1923 mit einer Kreuzigungsgruppe. Die Fensterverglasungen stammen allesamt aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. In der Kirche wurden annähernd 800 Personen begraben; einige Grabplatten sind an den Außenwänden aufgestellt. Die aus dem Jahr 1824 stammende Orgel wurde mehrfach restauriert; eine Besonderheit sind weit in den Raum hineinreichenden Trompetenpfeifen (royal trumpets). Literatur Lawrence Gooderham: The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden. 1994 (pdf, englisch) Weblinks St Mary the Virgin – Website (englisch) St Mary the Virgin – Geschichte (englisch) St Mary the Virgin – Diverses (englisch)
St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden

St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Saffron Walden, Essex. It is the largest non-cathedral church in Essex with an overall length of 183 feet (56 m) and a spire 193 feet (59 m) high, which is the tallest in Essex. It was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1951. A Norman church was recorded in 1130, which in turn had replaced an earlier wooden structure. The building as it currently stands dates predominantly from a rebuilding between 1250 and 1258, with a further rebuilding in the Perpendicular style begun in about 1450, the latter stages supervised by John Wastell, the master mason who was building King's College Chapel in the nearby city of Cambridge. In 1769 the church was damaged by lightning. The repairs, carried out in the 1790s removed many medieval features but saved the building which was in a dilapidated state. The spire was added in 1832 to replace an older "lantern" tower to a design of Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson. Thomas Cornell, progenitor of the American family bearing his name, was baptized in the church around 1592. The Conservative politician Rab Butler (1902–82) is buried in the churchyard. He promulgated the Education Act 1944. References External links Media related to St Marys Church, Saffron Walden at Wikimedia Commons St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden
St Mary's Church, West Lutton

St Mary's Church is the parish church of West Lutton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel of ease was built on the site, probably in the early 12th century. It was demolished and a new church constructed from 1874 to 1875. The construction was funded by Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet, and designed by George Edmund Street. Street also designed a vicarage, coach house and associated buildings. The building was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built of sandstone on a chamfered plinth, with a tile roof. It consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, and a chancel and vestry. On the west gable is a tile-hung belfry with timber balustraded bell openings, and a broach spire with a weathercock. The porch is gabled and has a pointed arch with three orders. Above it is a bracketed niche containing a statue, and a crocketed canopy. Above the outside door to the vestry is a Romanesque arch, relocated from the old chapel. Inside, the sedilia, piscina and aumbry are grouped under pointed arches. There is a painted timber altar, and a reredos in the form of a triptych, depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus, which was designed by Burlison and Grylls. The same firm designed the stained glass, with the west window depicting the Tree of Jesse being most noted. There is a stone pulpit, an octagonal stone baptismal font, and an iron and brass chancel screen. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Luttons References
St Nicholas' Church, Ganton

St Nicholas' Church is the parish church of Ganton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The oldest parts of the church are the chancel and the transept arch, which date from the 13th century. Much of the church was rebuilt in the 14th century, and the nave and south transept survive from this period. In the 15th century, the tower and porch were added. The church was restored in 1843, the work including partial rebuilding of the chancel. The church was grade II* listed in 1966. In 2012, it was placed on the Heritage at Risk Register, as it was in urgent need of repair, but was removed from the register in 2014 as repairs were completed. The church is built of sandstone, the main roof is in stone slate, and the roof of the porch is in stone slab, and the church is in Perpendicular style. It consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a south transept, a chancel with a north chapel, and a west steeple. The steeple has a tower with two stages on a plinth, diagonal buttresses, a three-light west window with a pointed head, a southeast stair turret, clock faces on the north and west sides, a string course, bell openings with hood moulds, and a corbel table with masks, fleurons and grotesques. At the top is an embattled parapet and a recessed octagonal spire. Above the porch is a heraldic shield with a coat of arms. Inside the church is a baroque monument to Sir John Legard, and stained glass windows, one by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier and another by William Wailes. The church forms part of the Hertford Benefice within the Deanery of Scarborough. The benefice is named after the River Hertford, which flows through the area. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Ganton References
St Andrew's Church, Normanby

St Andrew's Church is the parish church of Normanby, a village near Malton, North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the mid 12th century, from which period the nave arcade and some other fragments survive. The chancel arch dates from about 1300. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1718, and then heavily restored by Temple Moore between 1893 and 1895. Moore's work included the addition of a north aisle, partial reconstruction of the chancel and its arch, and addition of a porch. The building was grade II* listed in 1953. The church is built of sandstone, the roof of the nave and porch are tiled, and the chancel has a stone slate roof. The church consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, and a chancel with a north vestry. On the west gable is a gabled bellcote with twin arches and a cross. In the porch is a small re-set Norman window, and the doorway contains part of a roll-moulded arch. The 15th-century east window has been reset in the north wall. Inside, there is a piscina with elements from the 12th and 13th centuries, an octagonal 17th-century font, and an alms box which may be 17th century. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Normanby, Ryedale References
All Saints' Church, Slingsby

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Slingsby, North Yorkshire, a village in England. A church was built in Slingsby at an early date. In 1848, it was described as "a neat structure, partly Norman, and partly in the later English style". Between 1867 and 1869, it was demolished and rebuilt, with funding from Edward Howard. The new building was designed by Robert James Johnson, who attempted to move away from typical Victorian restoration practices, and produced a design similar to those popular in the 1880s or 1890s. He reused much material from the old building, including a whole 13th-century arcade. The building was grade II* listed in 1954. The church is built of sandstone, and consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a south chapel and a north organ chamber and vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, stepped diagonal buttresses, the north incorporating a stair turret, and string courses. On the west front is a large window with a pointed arch, a clock face on the south of the middle stage and a small trefoil-headed window, two-light bell openings with square heads, and a decorated embattled parapet, with corner crocketed pinnacles, projecting animal sculptures and gargoyles. The tower has a clock, built in 1838, and three bells dating from 1803. Inside, there is a 13th-century effigy of a knight, a 17th-century oak bench, a large brass chandelier brought from St Mary's Church, Sledmere, 19th-century oak pews, and a tower screen dated 1928. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Slingsby, North Yorkshire References