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St Michael's Church, Workington

St Michael's Church, Workington is the parish church of the town of Workington, Cumbria, England. It is part of the deanery of Solway, in the archdeaconry of West Cumberland. History The oldest part of the church dates from around 1150, as evidenced by a marble plaque located at the rear of the church bearing that date and naming Walter as the first rector. However, there is evidence that an earlier seventh-century monastery was located on the same site. Nearby Viking Age finds confirm settlement well before the 12th century in the area surrounding the mouth of the river Derwent. 11th-century texts describe the arrival of monks from Lindisfarne, carrying the bones of St Cuthbert, in Workington (then called Derwentmouth) following the destruction of the kingdom of Northumbria by the Vikings in 875. It is presumed the monks stayed at the monastery on the site currently occupied by St Michael's Church before leaving Derwentmouth by boat. The 12th-century church was typical of many border churches, being constructed for both worship and protection. It originally consisted of a simple nave and chancel, with a fortified tower only accessible through the nave. The original tower constitutes the base of the current one. The church served a local population composed mostly of fishermen and farmers, as well as the Curwen family, the local lords of the manor. Effigies of Sir Christopher Curwen and his wife, dated 1450, are located within the church. Much of the church was rebuilt in 1770, but in 1887 a large part was destroyed by fire. The church was rebuilt over the course of three years, and was heavily redecorated in 1938. Fire once more destroyed much of the church in 1994, this time closing it for seven years, before it was reopened and rededicated in 2001. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Cumberland Listed buildings in Workington References
St Mary the Virgin Church, Turville

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a 12th century English church located in Turville, Buckinghamshire, England. The Church is usually open daily from 10 am to 4 pm History The church is first recorded in the 12th century. It was built mainly using flint, principally due to its sole availability in the Middle Ages. The nave of the church is the oldest surviving part, dating from the early 12th century. In 1340, the present bell tower was built and the chancel was enlarged. The four bells in the tower date from 1670 and 1744. A fifth bell was added in the late 1990s for the millennium and the sixth bell was added in 2018 Further changes to the church were made in 1733, with the addition of the north aisle, which aimed to house the pew for the Lord of the Manor, William Perry. The north aisle also includes a marble monument to William Perry. Two armorial glass windows in the south wall commemorate the connection of the Parry family with the church. Restoration The church was restored on numerous occasions, notably in 1875 when the chancel floor was raised, in 1901 when the vestry was constructed, in 1972 when the roof was repaired and, in 1996 with the new bell-frame and re-tuned peal. The 1901 restoration uncovered a stone coffin containing two skeletons, one dating from the 16th century which had a hole in the skull, indicating a possible murder victim. Today, the coffin stands in front of the north aisle. The coffin might have been used as an ossuary during a time when the churchyard became overcrowded. A stained glass window set in the lunette above the north door was installed in 1975 to commemorate the nearby church of St Saviour in Turville Heath which was deconsecrated in 1972. Designed by John Piper and manufactured by Patrick Reyntiens, it depicts a hand holding a white Easter Lily on a variegated blue background. The inscription at its base reads my soul doth magnify the Lord…, an English translation of the first line of the Magnificat. Popular culture The church was a key location in the 1942 film Went the Day Well? It was also used in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, where it was used as the parish church named St Barnabus' [sic]. References
St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales

St Stephen's Church is the parish church of Fylingdales, and lies in Robin Hood's Bay, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built between 1868 and 1870, to replace what is now Old St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales, on a more convenient site, close to Robin Hood's Bay railway station. It was designed by George Edmund Street in the Decorated Gothic style. The Victoria County History describes it as "a handsome if somewhat heavy Gothic building", and Historic England as "a highly accomplished design with a good use of space, impressive massing combined with very effective restrained ornamentation that displays a high quality of both materials and craftsmanship". It has remained largely unaltered, and was grade II* listed in 1969. The church is built of sandstone with a red tile roof and a decorative ridge. It consists of a nave with a clerestory, a south aisle, a south porch, a chancel with a north organ chamber, a south chapel and vestry, and an apse at the east end, and a southeast tower. The tower has four stages, angle buttresses, string courses, lancet windows and a roundel in the second stage, the bell openings have moulded surrounds and hood moulds, and at the top is a saddleback roof. Inside, there are various stained glass windows designed by Henry Holiday, and a cylindrical font which is believed to have come from the village's demolished mediaeval church. The church is in the benefice of Fylingdales and Hawsker cum Stainsacre. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Fylingdales References
St Nicholas' Church, Moreton

St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard. History St Nicholas' Church is a Grade II* listed building. The church's dedication was changed in 1490, to St Nicholas having previously been dedicated to St Magnus Martyr. The church was rebuilt in 1776, reusing medieval foundations and is considered a good example of the early Gothic Revival. The rebuilding was financed by the Frampton family, who lived in the nearby manor house. The north aisle was added in 1841 and most internal fittings were renewed c1847. Colonel T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), who died in 1935, is buried in the separate churchyard. He was a cousin of the Frampton family and had been a frequent visitor to their home, Okers Wood House. Lawrence's mother arranged with the Framptons to have him buried in their family plot in the separate burial ground of St Nicholas' Church. Mourners included Winston and Clementine Churchill, E. M. Forster, and Lawrence's youngest brother Arnold. In 1940, the church suffered a direct hit from a German bomb, and was largely destroyed. It was rebuilt over the following decade, but the stained glass windows were replaced with plain green glass, which was not liked by the congregation. Windows Laurence Whistler was commissioned to provide engraved glass replacements, and after making twelve, he offered to make and donate the thirteenth with a design on the theme of Forgiveness featuring Judas. The offer was declined, but he made the window anyway. After being displayed in a local museum, it was eventually installed - on the outside of the church (as the artist intended) - in 2014. The windows are: 1955 (1955): Apse 1955 (1955): Apse 1955 (1955): Apse 1955 (1955): Apse 1955 (1955): Apse 1974 (1974): The Seasons, North aisle 1975 (1975): Light 1975 (1975): Darkness 1975 (1975): Dream of the Rood 1982 (1982): Trinity Chapel 1984 (1984): Vestry 1984 (1984): West End 2014 (2014): Forgiveness References External links Official website
All Saints' Church, Madeley

All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Madeley, Staffordshire, England, and in the Diocese of Lichfield. The building dates mostly from the 14th and 15th centuries, and the chancel was rebuilt in the 19th century. It is Grade I listed. Description A church on the site is first recorded in the late 10th century. The earliest surviving part of the church, the arcade on the north side of the nave, dates from the late 12th century. The wide, pointed chancel arch is early 13th century, and the north aisle is of the 14th century. There are north and south transepts (unusual in a small parish church) dating from the 15th century; also of the 15th century are the north chancel chapel (now a vestry), the clerestory, and the tower. Monuments There is in the north transept an alabaster tomb chest for Randolph Egerton (died 1512) and his wife; in the south transept, a memorial to John Offley (died 1688); in the floor, a brass to John Egerton (died 1518) and his wife; and on the east wall, tablets to Sir Holland Egerton of the Egerton family (died 1730) and his wife. Restoration In restoration of 1872 largely funded by Lord Crewe, the chancel, originally of the 13th century, was rebuilt by Charles Lynam. It has a panelled, painted ceiling, and the east window is by Clayton and Bell. The window in the west end of the south aisle is by Morris & Co. and has figures by William Morris, Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones. During 2007 to 2009, a new reredos was installed, replacing the 1872 reredos that was later lost; new lighting was installed; and hidden tile work of 1872 in the chancel was revealed. Vicars John William Daltry (1804–1879) became vicar in 1833 and served until 1879. His son, Thomas William Daltry (1833–1904; also a noted entomologist) was assistant curate from 1861 to 1880, then vicar until 1904. See also Listed buildings in Madeley, Staffordshire References
Hilton Hall

Hilton Hall ist ein Herrenhaus aus dem 18. Jahrhundert in ‚‘Hilton‘‘ bei Wolverhampton in der englischen Grafschaft Staffordshire. English Heritage hat sie als historisches Gebäude I. Grades gelistet. Heute dient sie als Büro- und Geschäftszentrum. Geschichte Das erste Herrenhaus an dieser Stelle wurde von Sir Henry Swinnerton Anfang des 14. Jahrhunderts in Auftrag gegeben. Im Jahre 1547 heirateten Margaret Swynnerton und Henry Vernon aus Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire. Beide Partner waren Angehörige wichtiger katholischer Familien. Margaret erbte Anwesen und Haus 1562 nach dem Tod ihres Vaters Humphrey Swynnerton, was mit Datum 8. Mai 1564 in einem Dokument niedergelegt wurde. Nach ihrem Tod verblieb das Anwesen in der Familie Vernon. Henry Vernon, High Sheriff of Staffordshire, ließ das Haus um 1720 in frühem georgianischen Stil umbauen. Der Hauptblock ist dreigeschossig und trägt riesige Eckpfeiler, die von Urnen gekrönt sind. Die Familie Vernon ließ einen ungewöhnlichen, sechseckigen Turm auf dem Gelände erbauen, der der Erinnerung an Admiral Edward Vernon und seine Gefangennahme 1739 in Portobelo in Panama durch die Spanier geweiht war. Dieses Monument wurde ebenfalls als historisches Gebäude I. Grades gelistet. Im Jahre 1955 verkaufte die Familie das Anwesen an die Nonnen des St-Josephs-Ordens von Bordeaux zur Nutzung als Konvent. Von 1986 bis 1999 diente das Haus als Hauptverwaltung der Tarmac Group. Heute ist es ein Handelsbüro und Geschäftszentrum. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Website von Hilton Hall Hilton Hall. Historic England, abgerufen am 5. Mai 2026 (englisch).
Hilton Hall

Hilton Hall is an 18th-century mansion house now in use as an Office and Business Centre at Hilton, near Wolverhampton, in Staffordshire. It is a Grade I listed building. History The original manor house was commissioned by Sir Henry Swinnerton early in the 14th century. In 1547 the marriage of Margaret Swynnerton to Henry Vernon of Sudbury, Derbyshire took place: both were members of an important recusant families. The house and estate were inherited by Margaret in 1562, on the death of her father Humphrey Swynnerton, the deed being dated 8 May 1564, and incorporated into the Vernon estates on her death in 1587. The house was altered, in early Georgian style, in the early 1720s by Henry Vernon, High Sheriff of Staffordshire. It was substantially extended in the early 1830s, when a third storey was added to the main building, skilfully replicating the Georgian design and raising the 1720s' pediment with its coat of arms to the higher level; the moat was partly filled in and a lower extension created at the rear of the main house for kitchens and service facilities. The main block has giant corner pilasters capped by urns. The Vernon family erected an unusual hexagonal tower in the grounds, which they dedicated to the memory of Admiral Edward Vernon and his capture of Portobello, Panama from the Spanish in 1739. The monument is Grade II listed. The family sold the estate in 1955 to Sidney Thomas Pickard who then sold Hilton Hall and a small portion of land in 1958 to the nuns of the Order of St Joseph of Bordeaux. The nuns sold the property in 1984 and between 1986 and 1999 it was occupied by Tarmac plc as a corporate headquarters. It is now a commercial office and business centre. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire Listed buildings in Hilton, Staffordshire References External links Official website English Heritage listing
Hilton Hall

Hilton Hall est un manoir du XVIIIe siècle actuellement utilisé comme bureau et centre d'affaires à Hilton, près de Wolverhampton, dans le Staffordshire. Il s'agit d'un bâtiment classé Grade I. Histoire Le manoir d'origine est commandé par Sir Henry Swinnerton au début du XIVe siècle . En 1547 a lieu le mariage de Margaret Swynnerton avec Henry Vernon de Sudbury, Derbyshire : tous deux sont membres d'une importante famille récusante . La maison et le domaine passent à Margaret en 1562, à la mort de son père Humphrey Swynnerton, l'acte étant daté du 8 mai 1564, et incorporé dans les domaines de Vernon à sa mort en 1587 . La maison est modifiée, dans le style géorgien précoce, au début des années 1720 par Henry Vernon, haut shérif du Staffordshire . Elle est considérablement agrandie au début des années 1830, lorsqu'un troisième étage est ajouté au bâtiment principal, reproduisant habilement la conception géorgienne et élevant le fronton des années 1720 avec ses armoiries au niveau supérieur; les douves sont en partie comblées et une extension inférieure créée à l'arrière de la maison principale pour les cuisines et les locaux de service. Le bloc principal a des pilastres d'angle géants coiffés d'urnes . La famille Vernon érige une tour hexagonale inhabituelle dans le parc, qu'elle dédie à la mémoire de l'amiral Edward Vernon et de sa capture de Portobello, au Panama, aux Espagnols en 1739. Le monument est classé Grade II. La famille vend le domaine aux religieuses de l'Ordre de Saint-Joseph de Bordeaux pour l'utiliser comme couvent en 1955 . Entre 1986 et 1999, il est occupé par Tarmac plc en tant que siège social . C'est maintenant un bureau commercial et un centre d'affaires . Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Hilton Hall » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Wormington Grange

Wormington Grange is a Grade II* listed country house in the civil parish of Stanton, Gloucestershire, England. It lies one mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Wormington. Although the lodge appears to be of Tudor origins it is actually from the Regency period and concurrent with the Regency phase of the estate, the main house was constructed in the 1770s for Nathaniel Jeffreys. It is built of stone with a slate roof. An enlargement occurred in 1826-27 for Josiah Gist by Henry Hakewill. In the 1920s, Sir G. Dawber provided minor alterations for Mrs. Clegg. A. S. G. Butler made other changes in the mid 20th century. The full-height bow windows are attributed to Anthony Keck who was the original architect of outstanding Doric columns reminiscent of the classical Greek Temple on the Ilissus. The later additions by Hakewill included notable pilasters, particularly in a dining-room, built in the new east wing, adjacent to a grand entrance hall with ionic columns. The house was later lived in by General Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, , who remodelled the north side servants' quarters to Butler's design in 1947. Hakewill's stables nearby were neo-classical after Sir Hans Sloane's inspirational style. The Cleggs completely re-designed the gardens to which wrought iron front gates, designed by Norman Jewson appeared in about 1930. The limestone and Sussex bond brickwork stable block, which has a slate roof, was added 1827. The central store room is of two storeys with single story wings containing the horse boxes. Workshops in the stable block were used by John Evetts, the Landmark Trust furnishing manager and the grandson of Hastings Ismay, who lived in the house from the 1970s until its sale, following an auction of contents, about 2022. References External links Media related to Wormington Grange at Wikimedia Commons
Encombe House

Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston and about 1-mile (1.6 km) inland of Dorset's Jurassic Coast in southern England. The parkland is Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. History The estate was given in A.D. 948 to the Abbess of Shaftesbury by King Eadred and probably remained in the possession of Shaftesbury Abbey during the Middle Ages until Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries. After Shaftesbury Abbey surrendered in 1539, the manor of Encombe was granted to John Zouche in May 1540, who is presumed to have been a kinsman of Elizabeth Zouche, the last Abbess of Shaftesbury who signed the deed of surrender. He immediately passed on the property to Sir Thomas Arundel, who was related to the Zouche family. Arundel had previously administered the estates of Shaftesbury Abbey, and as a commissioner of Thomas Cromwell in the south west, acquired much of the property of the abbey in Dorset and Wiltshire. However, he fell out of favour in the reign of Edward VI and was beheaded in 1552, forfeiting all his possessions to the crown. Later in 1552, the estate was acquired by Robert Culliford and it remained in the Culliford family until 1734. The family only prevented Oliver Cromwell from seizing the property by providing men to help slight nearby Corfe Castle in 1645. The last member of the Culliford family to own the property, William Culliford, who had run into debt, sold the house to George Pitt of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire. The estate was inherited by his second son, John Pitt, a second cousin of William Pitt the Elder, prime minister and first Earl of Chatham. He pulled down the first house and built a new one that incorporated elements of the original building. This house then became the seat of the Earls of Eldon. Today The present owner is a former Irish Guards officer, James Gaggero, who paid £20M for the 2,000-acre estate in 2009, the Gaggeros becoming only the sixth family to own the house in 1100 years. He made his fortune by operating the former Gibraltar Airways, later GB Airways, which was finally bought out by easyJet. References
Delves Cottage

Delves Cottage is a historic building in Egton Bridge, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The cruck framed cottage was probably built in the 17th century. A chimney was added in 1713. The building was restored and extended between 1975 and 1977, and it was grade II* listed in 1989. The cottage's wooden frame is encased in sandstone. It has a thatched roof, and an extension with a pantile roof. It has a single storey, 2½ bays, and a lower single-storey single bay extension. On the front is a doorway, a fire window with a chamfered surround, a sash window and a casement window. Inside, there are three pairs of full crucks and an inglenook fireplace with a chamfered bressummer. Next to the fireplace is an early spice cupboard, with a drawer below it. Other early features include a carved witch post, a feature once common in the area, but now the only surviving one in the parish. It was for many years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries occupied by family of the gamekeepers to the Egton Estate whose smallholding, Delves Farm, was further down the hill towards Egton Bridge. See also Listed buildings in Egton Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) References
St John the Baptist's Church, East Ayton

St John the Baptist's Church is the parish church of East Ayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in about 1135, replacing an earlier chapel. From this 12th-century building survive the nave, south doorway, chancel arch and lower parts of the tower. The chancel was added in the 13th century, and it was altered in the 15th century, when the nave windows were also altered, the tower heightened, and buttresses added to the nave. The bell and lead roof were removed in 1548, during the suppression of chantry chapels. The south porch was added in 1634, and the chancel was partly rebuilt in the 18th century. A vestry was added in the 19th century. The church was grade II* listed in 1967. The church is built of sandstone. The body of the church has a pantile roof and the roofs of the porch and vestry are slated. The church consists of a three-bay nave, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower partly embraced by the nave. The tower has three stages, a lancet window, lancet bell openings, and an embattled parapet. The porch is gabled with a flat opening, and the round-headed south doorway is Norman with one order, and beakhead moulding. The east window is in Venetian style. Inside, there is a 12th-century font. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in East Ayton References
Wykeham Abbey

Wykeham Abbey is a Grade II* listed country house in Wykeham, North Yorkshire, England. It has been the seat of the Viscounts Downe since the early 20th century. History Wykeham Abbey was built on the side of the former Wykeham Priory, a Cistercian nunnery established between 1140-1160. Pain de Wykeham granted his house to the priory and his son Theobald gifted the nuns 48 acres of land. King Henry III granted them an additional 103 acres. The nunnery was destroyed by fire during the reign of Edward III (between 1312 and 1377) and rebuilt. It was dissolved in 1539 and the lands granted to Francis Poole in 1544. The only relic of the nunnery is the north wall of the priory church, which dates from the end of the 12th century. The present house was built in the mid-18th century for Richard Hutchinson, who assumed the surname Langley after he became heir to his uncle Thomas Langley. His grandson, also Richard Langley, died childless in 1817, and bequeathed his estates to his cousin Marmaduke Dawnay, the younger son of John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe. In 1824, Marmaduke also assumed the surname Langley. He died in 1851, unmarried, and Wykeham Abbey has remained in the Dawnay family since. The house was considerably expanded in the 19th century; 1835 is the year marked on a datestone and the loggia was added in 1839. There were further additions in 1904 enlarging the house. Wykeham Abbey has been the seat of the Viscounts Downe since 1909, and the surrounding estate spreads across 2,500 acres. Like many country houses in England, Wykeham Abbey served as a Red Cross recovery hospital in World War I. From 1914 to 1919, more than 1,520 non-commissioned officers and soldiers from across the British Isles passed through the doors. Listed buildings The main house is Grade II* listed. Several other buildings surrounding the main house are Grade II listed: Outbuildings and stables, designed in 1854 by William Butterfield Gates, railings and gate piers, dated early 19th century Medieval churchyard cross, approximately 35 metres east of the main house 12th-century priory remains consisting of a section of north wall, approximately 50 metres long, 10 metres east of the main house References External links Dawnay Estates website