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St John the Evangelist's Church, Oulton

St John the Evangelist's Church, Oulton, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. History The church was built between 1827 and 1829 by Rickman and Hutchinson. In 1898, the church was in the Diocese of Ripon in the Whitkirk Deanery. The Vicar of Oulton at this time was the Rev A.E. Green Price. The church was grade II* listed on 5 June 1964. Architectural style Exterior Built between 1827 and 1829, the church is built in the Early English style in sandstone ashlar with a slate roof. The church has a west three-stage tower with an octagonal spire and flying buttresses. The nave and porch are to the north while the hexagonal vestry is to the south. Interior The church has two-centred arches with three orders of moulding. The ceiling is groin-vaulted with carved bosses. The organ is at the west end. A wall monument commemorates the church's founder, John Blayds, who died during the year that ground was broken for the church construction. Water damage In November 2014, a large quantity of lead was stolen from the roof resulting in flooding that caused considerable damage and put the church out of use. However, funding is being sought to repair the damage. See also List of places of worship in the City of Leeds References External links Oulton w Woodlesford: St John the Evangelist, Oulton
St Giles' Church, Sheldon

St Giles' Church, Sheldon is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Sheldon, Birmingham. History The church dates from 1291, but the current building is mostly 14th century. It was restored in 1867 by Slater and Carpenter. From 1690 the rector was Thomas Bray who later helped to establish the Church of England in Maryland. Organ The two manual 14-stop pipe organ was installed by Thomas Hewins. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. See also Listed buildings in Birmingham Other Medieval churches in Birmingham St Nicolas' Church, Kings Norton St Laurence's Church, Northfield St Edburgha's Church, Yardley References
St Mary's Church, Charminster

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Charminster, Dorset, in the Diocese of Salisbury. It is a Grade I listed building. The oldest parts date from the 11th and 12th centuries, and the tower was built in the 16th century. Description Early history There was a minster church, perhaps a wooden building, here in the 8th century. There is some evidence that the site of the present church was at that time the river bed, and that the Saxon church was situated nearer North Street to the west. The oldest parts of the present building, parts of the east wall of the nave, date from the 11th century. The north and south arcades and part of the south aisle, and the chancel arch, are of the late 12th century. Trenchard family The south aisle was extended in the 15th century, by the Trenchard family of Wolfeton House, to form the south chapel, and further extended in the early 16th century. There are table tombs of members of the Trenchard family in the south chapel. The tower was built in the 16th century by Thomas Trenchard. It has three stages and an embattled parapet with seven gargoyles. The north and south vestries, adjacent to the tower, are also of this period. Thomas Trenchard's spiral monogram is carved on the tower in many places, and on the vestries. The south porch is 16th-century, its arch being reconstructed in the 17th century. On the north wall of the nave there are areas of stencilled decoration, from the early 16th century, showing strawberries and strawberry leaves. The font, probably 12th-century, was recut and reshaped in the 15th century. Later modifications The chancel, demolished in the 17th century, was rebuilt about 1838, and the north aisle was rebuilt in the late 19th century. The roofs were replaced in 1895. A new organ was installed about 1953. References
St Nicholas Church, Rochester

St Nicholas Church is a former parish church in Rochester, Kent, England, next to Rochester Cathedral. It is now the offices of the Board of Education of the Anglican Diocese of Rochester. It is a Grade I listed building. 1420s church Since before the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century, Rochester had a parish of St Nicholas that worshipped at its own altar in Rochester Cathedral. But early in the 15th century there was a dispute between parishioners and the Bishop of Rochester. Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, intervened and in 1421 the parishioners of St Nicholas were instructed to move out of the cathedral to a church of their own. The church of St Nicholas was duly built just north of the cathedral, in the north corner of the lay cemetery. It was completed in 1423 and consecrated on 18 December. 1620s rebuilt church By 1620 the church was poor condition. It was partly demolished, rebuilt, and on 24 September 1624 John Buckeridge, Bishop of Rochester, reconsecrated it. The rebuilt church was completed with Geometric Decorated Gothic tracery windows: an example of 17th-century English Gothic Survival architecture. The church was restored between 1860 and 1862, when the windows were replaced with Gothic Revival ones, again replicating a Decorated Gothic style. In 1963–64 Diocesan offices were inserted in the west end and aisles, which were partitioned off for the purpose. In 1971 the 17th-century pulpit was removed. In 1973 the pews followed it, being replaced with chairs. In 1973–74 the Diocese made major repairs to the stonework at a cost of £21,000. St Nicholas is now the headquarters of the Diocesan Board of Education. Description The church has a north tower (ritually at the northwest corner). It has three stages, and a door on the northwest side. The belfry has a 17th-century frame for hanging three bells. Two bells were owned in 1624 though none currently remain in the church's possession. The church has a five-light west window framed by buttresses, with a doorway below; three-light windows in the south aisle, with buttresses between; and a five-light south window. The tower, and the door below the northwest window, are thought to be 15th-century. Inside are five-bay arcades on 17th-century Tuscan columns. Tuscan half-columns support the chancel arch. Notable burials Author William Coles Finch is buried in the churchyard. See also Grade I listed buildings in Medway References Bibliography Hasted, Edward (1798). "The city and liberty of Rochester: The city parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol. IV. Canterbury: W Bristow. pp. 153–182. Newman, John (1976) [1969]. West Kent and the Weald. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 489. ISBN 0-14-071038-8. Palmer, GH (1897). The Cathedral Church of Rochester – A description of its fabric and a brief history of the Episcopal See. Bell's Cathedrals. London: George Bell & Sons. via Project Gutenberg
St Julitta's Church, St Juliot

St Julitta's Church, St Juliot is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Juliot, Cornwall. (St Julitta's Church, Lanteglos-by-Camelford is dedicated to the same local saint.) History The parish church is dedicated to St Julitta (Juliot) and stands in an isolated location above the valley of the River Valency at grid reference SX 129 912 The parish church of Lanteglos by Camelford and the castle chapel at Tintagel are also dedicated to St Julitta. The church is in the St Juliot civil parish of northeast Cornwall, The church predates the Domesday Book. The Dark Ages church building was enlarged in the 13th century when transepts were added The chapel of St Julitta was acquired in 1238 by the canons of St Stephens by Launceston and before 1269 was annexed to their church of St Gennys. In the late 15th century a south aisle and porch were added to the church. At the Reformation it was separated from St Gennys and became a donative served by perpetual curates who were paid £7 annually. It became a rectory in 1865. There was formerly a north transept which was removed in the Victorian restoration. The tower is of three stages; the south aisle is built of granite and has one additional bay east of the end of the nave. Features of interest include the vaulted granite south porch and a relief in bronze of the Deposition of Christ which is the work of an Italian 16th-century Mannerist. There are two Cornish crosses in the churchyard. The parish now belongs to the Boscastle group of Anglican parishes. It was surveyed by the Dorchester architect John Hicks in 1867, but he died before restoration work could start. It was restored between 1870 and 1872 by Thomas Hardy. The restoration was almost a complete rebuilding, but controversial as to whether some of the original building could have been restored, rather than replaced. It re-opened on 25 April 1872. As well as being an architect Hardy was better known as a poet and novelist. He met his wife here in 1870, and wrote A Pair of Blue Eyes and other poems in 1912–13, about his time in the parish. There are three Cornish crosses of early dating. There are two Cornish crosses in the churchyard. One of the crosses was originally sited at Anderton Mill, Lesnewth, but was brought here for preservation in 1852. Parish status The church is in the Boscastle and Tintagel group of parishes which includes: St Symphorian's Church, Forrabury St Merteriana's Church, Minster St Michael and All Angels' Church, Lesnewth St Denis' Church, Otterham St Materiana's Church, Tintagel St Piran's Church, Trethevy St Petroc's Church, Trevalga Bells The tower contains a peal of 6 bells which as of 2009 were reported as being unringable. The tenor and treble are the youngest by John Taylor from 1951. Two date from 1808 by John III Pennington and the others are 1734 and 1783 by John IV Pennington. References
St Matthew's Church, Blackmoor

St Matthew's Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of Blackmoor, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The church was designed by Alfred Waterhouse for Roundell Palmer, later 1st Earl of Selborne (1882). History Background The earliest record of a chapel in Blackmoor comes from a tithe return of 1254, which states that the parish of Selborne was owed returns from chapels in both Blackmoor and neighbouring Oakhanger. In 1291, a tax return for the ecclesia de Seleburne cum capella covered the Blackmoor chapel, and the prior and convent of Selborne were said to be "the impropriators of the parish church of Seleborne with the chapels of Oakhanger and Blakemere [sic]" in a 1352 vicarial portion. A century later, repairs to the Blackmoor chapel were paid for by the prior and convent of Selborne in 1462. 19th-century church Sir Roundell Palmer bought the manor of Blackmoor in 1865 and moved there in 1866. At the time there was a chapel of ease in the village, presumably the one mentioned in the Background section above, but the Palmer family would attend Sunday service at St Mary's in Selborne and evensong at the Old Church in Greatham. Following consultation with the pastor at St Mary's, Selborne, Palmer decided to build a new church in the village, as well as a vicarage, cottages and schools, choosing Alfred Waterhouse as architect. The church is built from pale grey malm stone from a local quarry, with fine-grained Bath stone for the dressings and quoins. A plaque on a white marble pillar on the north side of the chancel was dedicated by the village to Palmer and his wife, and reads: "In gratitude for all the good that under God has come to this parish through their devotion to their Saviour and their love to their fellow men." Gallery References External links Official website The London Gazette pages 1 and 2 delineating the bounds of the new parish of Blackmoor, 25 February 1870
St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton

St Matthew's Church is a Church of England church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, England, described by Nikolaus Pevsner as a "noble and spacious building" with a "bold, sturdy tower". The church has been Grade II* listed since 1963. Location The church is on Wood Lane in Chapel Allerton. History The church was built between 1897 and 1898 to a design by George Frederick Bodley, replacing an earlier smaller church. It was built by Stephens and Baslow of Bristol, with glass by Burlison and Grylls. By 1935 the former church had fallen into a state of disrepair and was demolished. Architectural style Exterior The church is of Bath stone and Ancaster stone ashlar. The church has narrow buttresses and a crenellated tower with a clock. Interior The church has three light windows set in recesses with quatrefoils. The floor is stone flagged and the nave ceiling wooden tunnel-vaulted. There is an organ on a mezzanine level at the east end of the north aisle. The reredos is carved and gilded wood. See also List of places of worship in the City of Leeds References Further reading Kirk, George E. (1949). The Church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Yorkshire Archaeological Society. (History of the former chapel and the current building) Brown, Michael; Hallett, George (1999). Noble and Spacious: St Matthew's Chapel Allerton 1900–2000. St Matthews, Chapel Allerton. (Mainly about the people and history of church activities)
Église Saint-Matthieu de Chapel Allerton

L'église Saint-Matthieu (anglais : St Matthew's Church) est une église anglicane de Chapel Allerton, à Leeds, décrite par Nikolaus Pevsner comme un « bâtiment noble et spacieux » doté d'une « tour audacieuse et robuste ». L'église est classée au grade II* depuis le 23 septembre 1963. Emplacement L'église est située sur Wood Lane, à Chapel Allerton. Histoire L'église a été construite entre 1897 et 1898 sur un projet de George Frederick Bodley en remplacement d'une petite église antérieure. L'église a été construite par Stephens et Baslow de Bristol avec du verre de Burlison et Grylls. En 1935, l'ancienne église était tombée en ruine et fut démolie. Style architectural Extérieur L'église est en pierre de Bath et en pierre de taille d'Ancaster. L'église a des contreforts étroits et une tour crénelée avec horloge. Intérieur L'église a trois fenêtres à vent clair dans des niches à quatre-feuilles. Le sol est en dalles de pierre et le plafond en bois de la nef voûté. Il y a un orgue situé sur une mezzanine à l'extrémité est de l'allée nord. Il y a un retable de bois sculpté et doré. Article connexe Liste des lieux de culte de la ville de Leeds Références Bibliographie (en) George E. Kirk, The Church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1949 (en) George E. Kirk, The Church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1949 (en) George E. Kirk, The Church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1949 (Histoire de l'ancienne chapelle et du bâtiment actuel) (en) Michael Brown et George Hallett, Noble and Spacious : St Matthew's Chapel Allerton 1900–2000, St Matthews, Chapel Allerton, 1999 (en) Michael Brown et George Hallett, Noble and Spacious : St Matthew's Chapel Allerton 1900–2000, St Matthews, Chapel Allerton, 1999 (en) Michael Brown et George Hallett, Noble and Spacious : St Matthew's Chapel Allerton 1900–2000, St Matthews, Chapel Allerton, 1999 (Principalement sur les gens et l'histoire des activités de l'église) Liens externes Site officiel Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail du protestantisme Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail du Yorkshire Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
St John Evangelist Church, Newtimber

St John the Evangelist Church is an Anglican church in Newtimber, West Sussex. History The church was founded in the thirteenth century. The tower was a much later addition in 1839, paid for from the proceeds of Charles Gordon's compensation for enslaved people on the Gordon family's plantations in Braco, Jamaica following the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 and Slave Compensation Act 1837. The building was significantly restored in 1875 by Gothic Revival architects Richard Carpenter and Benjamin Ingelow. The families which owned Newtimber Place, the manor house next door to the church, held the advowson, the right to appoint the rector, until 1933, when it was combined with that of Pyecombe. The churchyard has a memorial to the men who drowned aboard the SS Mendi, when, as a First World War troopship, it sank in 1917 after a collision. The commemorative stone, installed a century later in 2017, reads: "In memory of Chief Henry Bokleni Ndamase and the 670 African men from the Eastern Cape who lost their lives when the RMS Mendi sank in the English Channel 21st February 1917, With gratitude for the heroic sacrifice they made in responding to Britain’s call for help, Nkosi sikeleli Africa". The church was grade II* listed by Historic England in 1957 and given the List Entry Number 1354879. Gallery References
All Saints Church, Wyke Regis

All Saints Church is a Church of England church of 15th-century origin in Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, England. Built largely of Portland stone, the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England have described the church as a "remarkably consistent and unchanged 15th-century design". It has been a Grade I listed building since 1953. Facing Wyke Road from the modern cemetery opposite the church is the Wyke Regis War Memorial, erected in 1919. History The present All Saints Church dates to the mid-15th-century, however a church has been recorded on the same site as early as 1172. The present building was completed in 1455 and re-consecrated on 19 October that year. All Saints was the original parish church of Weymouth until the 19th century, when other churches were built to meet the growing population, including Holy Trinity Church, overlooking Weymouth Town Bridge, St Paul's Church in Westham and St Edmund's Church in Lanehouse. Overlooking the Isle of Portland and Chesil Beach, the tower of the church was a prominent landmark for vessels during the age of sail. Within the churchyard are the unmarked graves of around eighty who died on board the Earl of Abergavenny, including the captain John Wordsworth, brother of the poet William Wordsworth. The ship sank in Weymouth Bay in 1805 after striking the Shambles Sandbank off of the Isle of Portland. Bodies recovered from the merchant vessel Alexander, wrecked in 1815, are also buried in the churchyard. The church was reseated with new pews in 1859. Other improvements included the installation of a new pulpit and reading desk, and the removal of the church's gallery, which involved moving the organ to a platform under the tower. The work cost an estimated £500, £460 of which had already been raised by March 1859, when the plans were approved by the Weymouth vestry. The church reopened on 11 December 1859, with the morning sermon being preached by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev. Walter Kerr Hamilton, and the afternoon sermon preached by the rector, Rev. H. C. Pigon. A lych gate was added to the churchyard in 1896. It was erected by the builder Mr. J. Bishop to the designs of George Fellowes Prynne. Bells All Saints Church has the following bells: Incumbents of Wyke Regis The incumbents of Wyke Regis were: References External links Media related to All Saints, Wyke Regis at Wikimedia Commons The Parish of Wyke Regis website
Time Ball Buildings, Leeds

Time Ball Buildings, Leeds is a Grade II* listed building in Briggate, Leeds, England. History The building dates from the early 19th century and was used by a variety of businesses, acting as a distillery, saddlery, barber and perfumier and stationer. By 1869 the premises were uninhabited. By 1870 a watchmaker by the name of John Dyson occupied No. 26. By 1882 he occupied No.s 24 and 25 as well. The elaborately decorated front dates over numbers 25 and 26 dates from 1872 and over 26 from 1900. The distinctive features of the building are the gilded time ball, and the cantilevered clock, surmounted by a figure of Father Time carved by John Wormald Appleyard. A second clock by Potts of Leeds was installed in 1910. Perhaps inspired by the model of the time ball at Greenwich installed in 1875 by Potts of Leeds in their shop window in Guildford Street the gilded time ball mechanism was installed in 1877. It had a connection to the time equipment at Greenwich and the time ball dropped at exactly 1 pm each day. The building was restored in 1993. References
St Mary's Church, Weymouth

St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Weymouth, Dorset, England. Built of Portland stone in 1815–1817, the church has been described as having an "austere design in Palladian mode". It has been a Grade I listed building since 1953. Christ Church, a chapel of ease to St Mary's, also served the town between 1874 and 1939. History A church on the site of St Mary's dates back to the 13th century, when a Chantry chapel was first recorded there in 1299. A new church was built on the site in 1605, which replaced St Mary's at Radipole as the parish church of Melcombe Regis in 1606. The decision to build a new church stemmed from the church at Radipole being too small and at an inconvenient location for many parishioners. Furthermore, it was considered that Melcombe Regis was "subject to the incursion of foreign enemies, who might surprise the town during Divine service, and depart before the inhabitants could repair home to make resistance". The church was frequently used by King George III during his visits to Weymouth between 1789 and 1805. By the early 19th century, the church had become too small to adequately serve the population of Melcombe Regis, and had fallen into a dangerous and dilapidated state. Fundraising for the church to be rebuilt commenced in early 1815, with the appeal noting that the "smallness and inconvenience" of the church had "long been a source of infinite regret to well disposed Christians, and the cause of much injury to Weymouth as a watering place." Furthermore, as a result of the church not being enlarged or improved over the years, non-conformist worship had thrived within the town. Plans for a church capable of accommodating upwards of 2,000 people were drawn up by James Hamilton of Weymouth, with many seats being free and unappropriated for the benefit of the poor and visitors to the seaside resort. In June 1815, an Act of Parliament was obtained for the rebuilding of the church and tenders from builders were sought that month. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev. John Fisher, on 4 October 1815, and the completed church was opened by the Archdeacon of Dorset, the Right Rev. William England, on 23 March 1817. The church underwent major restoration in 1922, which included the rebuilding of the north aisle. References External links Media related to St Mary's Church, Weymouth at Wikimedia Commons Radipole and Melcombe Regis Churches website
The Anchorage, Birmingham

The Anchorage is a Grade II* listed building in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, England. It was built in 1899, to Arts and Crafts-style designs by Joseph Crouch and Edmund Butler, as a house for Alfred Constantine, a manufacturing jeweller. At the time, the area was in Staffordshire. The building is made of brick, with stone dressing and applied timber framing. The roof is tiled, with an off-centre cupola. A fire in around 1977 burnt the main hall's minstrels' gallery and a set of murals, The Hunt and Feast, by Fred Davis. Other interior fittings include metal work by a member of the Bromsgrove Guild, possibly Benjamin Creswick, and embroidery by Mary Newill, who also made stained glass for some of the windows. The building was granted protection from unauthorised alteration through Grade II* listed designation on 8 July 1982. It was subsequently converted for use as a multi-occupation hostel HDA Architecture. From 1983 to 2019 the building was occupied by the Jesus Fellowship Church as one of its Community Houses. References