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St Mary's Church, Catherston Leweston

St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Catherston Leweston, Dorset, England. It was designed by John Loughborough Pearson and built in 1857–58. The church is a Grade II* listed building. Today the church forms part of the Golden Cap Team of Churches, with Sunday services being held twice a month, along with occasional Songs of Praise services. History St Mary's was built to replace an earlier church which was described as being of "ancient foundation", with the first recorded rector being Adam Payn in 1337. By the mid-19th century, the building had become dilapidated and the lord of the manor, Robert Charles Hildyard, decided to have a new church built at his sole expense. Plans were drawn up by John Loughborough Pearson of London for a church providing accommodation for 50 people. The church was built by Mr. H. Poole of Westminster, with Mr. W. Buchanan of London as the foreman. Much of the carving work was carried out by Mr. M. Barns of Clifton and Mr. S. Poole of Westminster. The carpentry was carried out by Mr. W. Hoare of Charmouth and the flint masonry by Mr. J. Dunn of Charmouth. Hildyard laid the foundation stone during 1857, but died on 7 December 1857, before the church was completed. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev. Walter Kerr Hamilton, on 7 September 1858. Repairs were carried out to the church in 1977. Architecture St Mary's is built of knapped flint, with Bath stone dressings and roofs covered with red tiles from Stoke-upon-Trent. The internal stonework is of Bath and Caen stone ashlar. The church is made up of a nave, chancel and north vestry with organ chamber. The entrance is through a recessed door at the west end. Above is a bell-cot, featuring gablets and a foliated cross, containing a single bell. It was cast from a piece of brass cannon captured at Sebastopol during the Crimean War (1853–1856). The oak roof is of arch-braced construction and has stone corbels in the form of carved angels. All of the paving inside the church is made up of Mintons tiles. The church's fittings are contemporary with the 1857–58 rebuild; the seats are of oak, and the octagonal pulpit and font are both of Beer stone. The font was gifted by Frederick Hildyard in memory of R. C. Hildyard. The organ was made by Joseph Walker of London in 1857 and underwent repair by R. Godfrey in 1983. The windows have stained glass from Clayton and Bell of London. Many of the windows are memorials to the Hildyard family. Some depict the Agony in the Garden, the Betrayal, the Bearing of the Cross, the Entombment and the Resurrection. The west window illustrates the life of St Mary. The chancel contains a reredos, sedilia and credence shelf. The reredos has a triple arcade, supported on green marble pillars, with stone capitals and bases. In the sacrarium, the Pede cloth and kneeling cushions were made by Mrs. Hildyard. There are memorial tablets to R. C. Hildyard, dated 1857, and his son R. H. Hildyard, dated 1876. Both are buried in the churchyard. In the chancel is a memorial tablet to Catherine Hildyard, who died in 1855. References
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Maidwell

St Mary the Virgin's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Maidwell, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the south side of Draughton Road. There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for the parish in the Domesday Book, which was compiled in 1086. This may indicate the absence of a church building at that stage or, alternatively, only the absence of a resident priest. The church consists of a nave, chancel and west tower. The main structure of the present building was erected in the 12th and 13th centuries. The oldest parts are the north and south doorway dating from the 12th century. The tower dates from the 13th century. The chancel was constructed in 1891 to a design by James Piers St Aubyn. There are monuments to Catherine, Lady Gorges (1634) erected by her husband Edward Gorges, Lord Dundalk and also a tablet to the Haslewood family erected 1695 by Elizabeth, Viscountess Hatton. A detailed description of the building appears on the Historic England website A notable Rector was George Folbury (d. 1540) Master of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge from 1537. The parish registers survive from 1708 and, apart from those currently in use, are kept at Northamptonshire Record Office. Details of its location and opening times can be found on the Record Office website. Maidwell is part of a united Benefice along with Draughton, Faxton and Lamport. Except for Faxton, each parish retains its own church building. Notes
Field House, Sowerby

Field House is a Grade II* listed privately owned historic house in Triangle, West Yorkshire, England. History Field House (Old Hall) is mentioned as being in the possession of William Brig in 1533 and it passed to other owners during the 17th century but by the 1740s was owned by George Stansfeld (1725–1805) of Sowerby, a descendant of the Stansfeld family of Stansfield, Yorkshire. He built a new house (Field House) in 1749, and this estate later passed to his cousin Robert Stansfeld (1771–1855), then his son, Col. Robert Stansfeld (1805–85), to his second son, John Stansfeld (1840–1928) who married Eliza Arkley of Dunninald Castle, and then passed to a cousin, George Reginald Stansfeld (1870–1964). Architecture Field House Old Hall This Grade II listed house, dating from the early 17th century and with 19th century alterations, is now 2 dwellings. It has hollow-moulded double-chamfered mullion windows and a heavily-moulded Tudor-arched doorway amongst other features. Field House This Grade II* listed house is in a Palladian style, with some 19th century additions and incorporating earlier elements (a 16th century Perpendicular style transomed 5-light pointed-arch window, and 2 columns supporting a cupola-style bellcote with tripled columns and finials) from St Peter's Church, Sowerby when it was rebuilt in 1762. Other listed aspects of the site include: The Grade II listed Stables, which probably dates from the mid-18th century with mid-19th century additions and a reused seventeenth century 6-light double-chamfered mullion window. The Grade II listed Workshop and Barn Range (incorporating 4 cottages) which probably dates from the mid 18th century but with late 16th and early 17th century features (such as reused hollow-moulded double-chamfered mullion windows) and 19th century alterations. The Grade II listed Orangery (dating from 1749 but in character probably c. 1874). Also, a 19th century Fountain, some pairs of mid-18th century Gate Piers, mid-19th century Gate Piers, and late 19th century Gate Piers (dated 1749 rebuilt 1874). Gallery See also Dunninald Castle Stansfeld References
Bridport Museum

Bridport Museum is a museum in Bridport, Dorset, England. It is housed within an early 16th-century building known as the Castle, located on South Street. The building has been Grade II* Listed since 1950. History The Bridport Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1932 by Captain Alfred Percy Codd, who had purchased the Castle for £1,800 the year before. He offered to donate the building to Bridport Borough Council on the condition that it would be transformed into a museum and art gallery, which would house his own paintings. The council accepted Codd's offer and the museum opened on 28 May 1932. In 1974, the management of the museum was taken over by West Dorset District Council, and later in 2002 by the Bridport Museum Trust. After years of planning, the museum closed to undergo a £1.3 million redevelopment in 2016. Funding had been received from various sources, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, Bridport Town Council, West Dorset District Council and public donation. It reopened in May 2017 with new galleries and displays, while repair work had been completed on the building. References External links Bridport Museum – official site
St Andrew's Church, Monkton Wyld

St Andrew's Church is a Church of England church in Monkton Wyld, Dorset, England. It was built in 1848–49 to the designs of Richard Cromwell Carpenter and has been a Grade II* listed building since 1960. History Before the construction of St Andrew's, the small settlement of Monkton Wyld was approximately five miles from the parish church of Whitchurch Canonicorum and over two miles from the nearest church. With the inhabitants expressing wishes for a church of their own, a building fund was established and much of the required funds was contributed by Mrs. Elizabeth Hodson, a patron of the hamlet. A grant towards the construction was also made by the Diocesan Church Building Association. The foundation stone was laid on 6 July 1848 by Rev. R. S. Hutchings and his wife, alongside other members of the clergy, and St Andrew's was consecrated by the Bishop of Salisbury, Edward Denison, on 14 March 1850. The church tower was later completed as intended with the addition of a spire in 1856. A sacristy and pulpit was added in 1887, the former commemorating the jubilee of Queen Victoria and the latter in dedication to Elizabeth Dodson. Both additions were the sole expense of the rector, Rev. J. B. M. Camm and his wife, who had other additions made at their expense during the reverend's incumbency, including oak stalls added to the chancel in 1886 and a new chancel altar in 1891. The chancel screen was completed in 1888 with the addition of a rood, the work being carried out by Mr. E. L. Luscombe of Exeter to the designs of Mr. F. C. Eden of Exeter. Architecture St Andrew's is built of flint rubble, which was sourced from the site of the church, Blue Lias and brick, with Caen stone dressings and copings, and a slate roof. It was built to accommodate 200 persons and has a cruciform plan, containing a chancel, central tower, vestry, transepts, sacristy, and nave with north and south aisles. The churchyard is accessed by an oak lychgate and the south porch contains carvings in oak. The church has a Decorated Gothic style. References External links Golden Cap Team of Churches website
Lyme Regis Guildhall

Lyme Regis Guildhall is a municipal building in Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. The building, which serves as the meeting place of Lyme Regis Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building. History The first guildhall in Lyme Regis dated back to the 16th century. The Duke of Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis with 82 supporters, initiating the Monmouth Rebellion, on 11 June 1685. As his men marched through the town, one of his supporters, a blacksmith named "Jackson", tore down the door of the guildhall. Monmouth was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685 and was executed on 15 July 1685. By the 1860s, the first guildhall was in a dilapidated condition and described as a "dingy cottage". The borough council decided to commission a new building. It was designed by George Vialls in the Italianate style, built in rubble masonry and stucco, and was officially opened by the mayor, Zachery Edwards, on 21 January 1889. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of four bays facing onto Bridge Street. The left-hand bay, which was gabled, featured a carriageway on the left and a doorway on the right with a Venetian window on the first floor, all surmounted by a gable containing an oculus. The second and third bays were fenestrated by elliptically headed windows on the ground floor and by a paired sash window on the first floor, while the right-hand bay contained a round-headed doorway on the ground floor and a bay window on the first floor, all surmounted by a gable. To the right of the main frontage, there was a doorway giving access to the lock-up, and, at the right-hand corner, a three-stage round tower with a conical roof. There was a doorway with an elaborate hood mould and finials at the west end of the building. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber. A stone carved with the Royal coat of arms of King Charles II, which had been recovered from the first guildhall, was installed above the mayor's seat. The guildhall continued to serve as the local seat of government until the enlarged West Dorset District Council was formed in 1974. It subsequently became the meeting place of Lyme Regis Town Council. A plaque commemorating the life of Sir George Somers, who had served as mayor and local member of parliament in the 17th century, was unveiled by Princess Alexandra, as part of celebrations for the 700th anniversary of the granting of the town's charter, on 8 May 1984. Remedial works were carried out to reduce the projection of the bay window by 9 inches (230 mm), in February 2022, in an effort to reduce the number of times it was struck by passing lorries. See also Grade II* listed buildings in West Dorset References
Christ Church, Melplash

Christ Church is a Church of England church in Melplash, Dorset, England. It was built in 1845–46 to the designs of Benjamin Ferrey and has been a Grade II* listed building since 1984. Today the church is part of the Beaminster Area Team Ministry. History Much of the church's expense was donated by James Bandinel in dedication to his father Dr. Bandinel, who served as vicar of Netherbury. The vicar had envisioned the construction of a church to serve Melplash since the 1790s, however he died before he could bring his plans to fruition. Bandinel also gifted the plot of land for the church and financed a permanent endowment. The foundation stone was laid by the Revd S. Hay on 15 May 1845 in the presence of 4,000 people and the church built by Mr. Davis of Langport to the designs of Benjamin Ferrey. Christ Church was consecrated by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Revd Edward Denison, on 20 October 1846. To serve the educational needs of the village, Bandinel donated further land and paid for the construction of a school adjacent to the church, dated 1849 and now converted into a house. The church's original parsonage, a converted farmhouse at Camesworth also provided by Bandinel, was burnt down in 1882 and replaced with a new residence on a nearby site. A new vicarage was later built adjoining the church in 1924. In 1975, the church underwent internal alterations to allow the nave to be screened off for use as a hall and badminton court. Architecture Christ Church is built of local stone with Ham stone dressings and roofs of slate and lead, in a Neo-Norman style. It was built with a cruciform plan, containing a central tower, four-bay nave, apsidal chancel, north and south transepts, north vestry and south porch. References External links Beaminster Team Churches website
St John's Church, Warminster

St John's Church, in full the Church of St John the Evangelist, is a Church of England church in the Boreham area in the south-east of the town of Warminster, Wiltshire, England. It was built in 1865 and is a Grade II* listed building. History and features The church was begun in 1865 due to the overcrowding of the parish church of St Denys, and was completed in the same year. The site is about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) southeast of the town centre, in a field called Picked Acre alongside Boreham Road, which had been given by William Temple of Bishopstrow House in 1859. The Rev J. E. Phillips, vicar of St Denys', opened a building fund which in less than one year raised £2,700, an amount greater than the building's eventual cost of £1,935. The church was designed by London architect George Edmund Street in 1864–1865, in Early English style. Given the relatively ordinary-looking exterior, the interior is quite unexpected. The tiling throughout, reredos, low chancel screen wall, font, pulpit, oak choir stalls and free-standing nave benches were completed before 1868. The reredos has a gabled centre with Crucifixion. The stained glass in the chancel was made by Clayton and Bell. The bellcote over the east end of the nave has one bell. The mosaics and opus sectile murals of scriptural scenes on the wall were designed by Charles Ponting and painted by James Powell and Sons in 1911–1915. These striking turn-of-the-century images are matched by the mosaics of the four archangels on the east wall in the chancel, behind the reredos. A western baptistery was added by Ponting in 1925–1926. The church was recorded as Grade II* listed in 1978. Parish St John's was built as a chapel-of-ease for St Denys' church. In 1956 the area around St John's was added to Bishopstrow parish, and that parish was renamed Bishopstrow and Boreham. A group ministry was established in 1974 to cover this parish, Upton Scudamore and the Warminster churches of St Denys and Christ Church; this continues today as the River Were benefice, although Christ Church is now separate. References External links Media related to St John's Church, Warminster at Wikimedia Commons
Iglesia de San Juan Evangelista (Warminster)

La iglesia de San Juan Evangelista (en inglés: Church of St John the Evangelist), o abreviada Iglesia de San Juan (St John’s Church), es un templo anglicano perteneciente a la Iglesia de Inglaterra, situado en el número 95 de la Boreham Road en Warminster, Wiltshire, Inglaterra. La iglesia fue fundada en 1865, y concedida el grado II* en la Lista del Patrimonio Nacional de Inglaterra el 31 de marzo de 1978.​ Historia y características La iglesia fue construida en 1865 debido al hacinamiento de la Iglesia parroquial de San Denís,​ y se completó en el mismo año. El sitio está aproximadamente 1,2 km al sureste del centro de Warminster, en un campo llamado Picked Acre junto a Boreham Road, que fue entregado por William Temple de Bishopstrow House en 1859. El reverendo J. E. Phillips abrió un fondo de construcción que en menos de un año recaudó £2,700, una cantidad mayor que el costo final del edificio de £1,935.​ El templo fue diseñado por George Edmund Street, un arquitecto londinense, entre 1864–1865, en el estilo inglés temprano con elementos neogóticos;​ tiene una nave con su nave lateral norte, un presbiterio con su nave lateral norte para el órgano, una sacristía, un pórtico sur y una espadaña. A juzgar por el exterior de aspecto relativamente ordinario, el interior es bastante inesperado. El suelo de baldosas, el retablo, el coro alto del presbiterio, el púlpito, la pila bautismal, los puestos de coro de roble, y los bancos de la nave, fueron completados antes de 1868. El retablo tiene un gablete con el relieve de la crucifixión. La vidriera detrás del retablo fue realizada por Clayton y Bell. A ambos lados de la vidriera se encuentran los mosaicos de los cuatro arcángeles, que fueron realizados por James Powell e Hijos.​ Los murales de mosaico y opus sectile de escenas bíblicas fueron diseñados por Charles Ponting y pintados por James Powell e Hijos entre 1911–1915. Estas impactantes imágenes de fin-de-siècle están bien emparejadas por los mosaicos de los cuatro arcángeles en la pared este del presbiterio.​ Ponting también añadió un baptisterio entre 1925–1926.​ Referencias Enlaces externos A Church Near You entry (en inglés)
St Andrew's Church, Wootton Rivers

The Church of England parish church of St Andrew, Wootton Rivers in the village of Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England, is built in flint and sarsen with limestone dressings. The mid 14th century building was thoroughly restored in 1861 by G. E. Street, and was designated as Grade II* listed in 1964. History St Andrew's has Saxon origins, being built in the grounds of the Saxon manor house. The church was built in the 14th century and the limestone font dates from this period. The bell-turret at the west end, under a shingled broached spire, has five bells cast in 1793 and a sixth added in 1999. The turret carries an unusual clock made by a local craftsman in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V. One of its three faces has the letters GLORY.BE.TO.GOD instead of numerals. Its chiming mechanism is like that of a musical box and plays six distinct tunes. The carving on the pulpit was remade in the 1861 restoration. The former rectory house, opposite the start of the lane leading to the church, is an imposing redbrick building of the mid 18th century, with a five-bay front, two storeys and an attic. In 1991 the rectory was united with Pewsey, Easton Royal and Milton Lilbourne, and today the church is part of the Vale of Pewsey group, alongside 15 others. References External links Media related to St Andrew's church, Wootton Rivers at Wikimedia Commons Official website
St Nicholas Church, Kennett

St Nicholas Church is the parish church of the village of Kennett in east Cambridgeshire. It has been dedicated to St Nicholas since the 13th century. The building consists of a chancel and an aisled nave with north porch and west tower. The oldest parts of the building are the nave and north porch which were built in the 12th century, with the chancel dating from the 13th century. Its impressive 15th-century tower dominates the local landscape and contains three bells, including one from the 13th century. References
Sessions House, Ely

The Sessions House, formerly the Shire Hall, is a courthouse in Lynn Road, Ely, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. The building, which is now used as the meeting place of the City of Ely Council, is a Grade II* listed building. History The building was commissioned by the justices to replace an earlier sessions house in the Market Place. The site they selected, on the east side of Lynn Road, was owned by the Rev. John Bringhurst and the Dean and Chapter of Ely. The building was designed by Charles Humphrey in the Palladian style, built in buff brick with stone facings at a cost of £6,000 and was opened as the Shire Hall in June 1821. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of nine bays facing Lynn Road with the end bays projected forward as pavilions. The central section of four bays formed a full-height tetrastyle portico with four fluted Doric order columns supporting an frieze with triglyphs and a pediment with the Royal coat of arms in the tympanum. At the back of the portico was a central double door. The other bays on the ground floor and all the bays on the first floor were fenestrated by sash windows with architraves. The north end block was fenestrated by a round headed window, while the south end block was fenestrated by two cell-type windows. Both end blocks were faced with corner pilasters and balustraded at roof level. Internally, the principal room was the main courtroom which was at the centre of the building. In 1828, the Shire Hall was the venue for the trial and conviction of the poacher, John Rolfe, who was accused of murdering his poaching companion at Littleport. Rolfe was subsequently executed by hanging. A house of correction with 35 cells was erected behind the building in 1843. At the same time a chapel in the south end block was converted for use by the local police. The building was initially used solely for judicial purposes but in 1850, it also became the meeting place of the local board, which met for the first time under the chairmanship of the dean of Ely Cathedral, George Peacock, on 11 October 1850. In 1894, the local board was succeeded by Ely Urban District Council, which also used the Shire Hall as its meeting place. In the early 20th century, the 6th Cambridgeshire Rifle Volunteer Corps used the north end block as an armoury. After the Second World War, the council converted the old fire station at 6 Lynn Road to become its offices and meeting place, and relocated there. The Shire Hall, which gradually became known as the Sessions House, remained in judicial use until 2011 when it closed, as part of central government measures to close 93 magistrates' courts across England and Wales. The building was subsequently acquired by City of Ely Council in 2013 to serve as its offices and meeting place. A scene from the comedy film, Harvey Greenfield Is Running Late, starring Annette Badland, was shot in the building in 2022. See also Listed buildings in Ely, Cambridgeshire Grade II* listed buildings in East Cambridgeshire References