NoeFlandre/osm-polygon-wikidata-only huggingface dataset:
St Peter's, London Docks

St Peter's, Wapping, is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Wapping Lane, Wapping, London, E1W 2RW. It was built in 1865–1939, designed by F. H. Pownall. The organist Thomas Worsley Staniforth composed the hymn tune Jerusalem my happy home to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone. The church was the first Anglican mission to the poor of London. Work was begun in 1856 by the Revd Charles Lowder MA and a group of priests, all were members of the Society of the Holy Cross. The Society had been founded a year earlier with the express purpose of banding priests to a common rule of life and prayer in mission service. Wapping was one of the poorest districts in London, a haunt of prostitutes and petty criminals, living alongside those who earned a precarious living from the docks. Lowder's work began in Lower Well Alley (now the park by the James Orwell sports centre) and moved to an iron church in Calvert Street (now Tench Street). Lowder's group of Clergy and Sisters provided practical care through schools, clubs, cheap canteens and child care and spiritual care through a wide range of services, centred on the Mass at the Mission Churches. In 1866 the new Church of St Peter was consecrated. Soon afterwards cholera struck the East End. Lowder organised Sisters of Mercy and others to care for the sick and raised funds for a tented hospital. The Priests and Sisters took great risks and worked without stint for the people of Wapping. At the end of the cholera outbreak, people were calling Lowder ‘the Father’ because he seemed like the father of the whole community. After Lowder's death in 1880, Maurice Bingham Adams was engaged to design extensions in his memory. In 1884-94 a mortuary, chapel and baptistry were all added. Further work was done to the church in the 1930s, and finished in 1940, only to be immediately destroyed by a bomb in the Blitz. Repairs were completed in 1949. The church was completely renovated in 1985. The Mass on Sunday is at 9.15am (said) and 10.30am (sung). The Church has a regular Thursday attendance from St Peter's, London Docks Church of England Primary School, founded in 1856 the same time as the Church was built as a part of the Mission in Wapping. References
St Radegund's Church, Maplebeck

St Radegund's Church, Maplebeck, is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Maplebeck. History The church dates from the 13th century, and was restored in 1898 by Charles Hodgson Fowler. The vicarage was built in 1849 to the designs of Thomas Chambers Hine funded by Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle. See also Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Maplebeck References
St Saviour's Church, Retford

St Saviour's Church, Retford is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Retford. History The church dates from 1829. It was consecrated on 27 September 1829 by the Rt. Revd. Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt Archbishop of York as a daughter church of St John the Baptist Church, Clarborough, the church became a parish in its own right in 1871. It was restored in 1878. In 2002 it was united with St Swithun's and St Michael's in Retford to become a joint parish. Following further re-organisation, St. Saviour's became a single parish again in 2019 covering much of the east side of Retford. Two stained glass memorial windows are by Charles Eamer Kempe. Clergy Joshua William Brooks 1827 - 1843 Charles Hodge 1844 - 1858 James Disney 1860 - 1876 Lawrence Roworth 1877 - 1913 Edwin Paxton 1914 - 1927 Frederic Eddy 1927 - 1930 Edward Hester 1931 - 1933 Lawrence Ashcroft 1934 - 1943 James Godsmark 1943 - 1955 Thomas Womack 1956 - 1967 John Moore 1967 - 1973 John Tompkins 1973 - 1987 Tony Walker 1988 - 2017 Ben Clayton 2018–Present See also Listed buildings in Retford References Media related to St Saviour's Church, Retford at Wikimedia Commons
St Stephen's Church, Gateacre

St Stephen's Church is in Belle Vale Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Liverpool South Childwall, the archdeaconry of Liverpool, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with those of Christ Church, Netherley, and St Mark, Childwall Valley, to form the Gateacre Team. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The church was built between 1872 and 1874, and designed by the local architect Cornelius Sherlock. The foundation stone was laid on 1 April 1872, and the church was consecrated on 11 February 1874 by the bishop of Chester. Originally it was a chapel of ease to All Saints, Childwall, and became a separate parish in 1893. A south vestry was added to the church in 1897. Architecture Exterior St Stephen's is constructed in rock-faced sandstone with ashlar dressings, and has a slate roof with a tiled ridge. It is designed in the architectural style of about 1300. The plan of the church consists of a five-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles under lean-to roofs, a south porch, a chancel with north and south vestries, and a northwest steeple. The tower has angle buttresses rising to crocketed gables. It has a west entrance, and on the west face are paired lancet windows flanking a niche containing a statue. At the top of the tower is a frieze and an embattled parapet with gargoyles. There are lucarnes on the spire. The windows along the sides of the aisles have two or three lights with cusped ogee heads. Along the clerestory are rose windows. The west window has four lights, the east window has three, and the windows in the vestries have two lights. Interior Inside the church are five-bay arcades carried on round columns. The roof of the nave is scissor-braced, and that of the chancel is coffered. The stained glass in the west window, dating from 1883, was designed by Edward Burne-Jones and coloured by William Morris and attributed to Morris & Co., and that in the east window, dated 1880, is by Frederick Preedy. The maker of the two-manual pipe organ is not known. It was cleaned and repaired in about 1900 by Gray and Davison. The organ was repaired again in 1939 by Rushworth and Dreaper. However, it needed major repairs in the 1990s and was modernized with poor electronic components. See also Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool-L25 References
St Stephen's Church, Prenton

St Stephen's Church is in Prenton Lane, Prenton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The church was built in two phases. The first phase was in 1896–97, it was designed by C. E. Deacon, and comprised the four western bays of the nave and the porches. The second phase came in 1908–09, by Deacon and Horsburgh, when another bay was added to the nave, and the chancel and vestries were built. A tower and spire were planned above the west bay of the chancel, but these were never built. Architecture Exterior St Stephen's is constructed in sandstone, and is in Gothic Revival style. The internal walls are in brick, and the roofs are tiled. Its plan consists of a nave with north and south aisles under lean-to roofs, projecting chapels at the east of the aisles, a chancel, and vestries. The west window has five lights. Along the walls of the aisles are groups of stepped lancet windows, two in the west and east bays, and four in the intermediate bays, and doorways towards the western ends. At the east end are buttresses with pyramidal roofs, and the east window consists of five stepped lancets. Interior Inside the church the four-bay arcades are carried on square chamfered piers with capitals carved with foliage. The arches are plain and chamfered. The chancel arch is sharply pointed, and its capitals are carved with angels. In the chancel is a brick sedilia with putti in terracotta. The southeast chapel has a painted ceiling and fittings dating from 1970 designed by Dykes Bower. The reredos, altar, stalls, and pulpit were designed by Deacon and carved by Harry Hems. The chapel screen of 1949 was designed by Bernard Miller and painted by Martin Bell. The stained glass in the east window is in the form of a war memorial; it dates from 1926 and is by Powells. There is also a window of 1927 by Powells in the chapel. In the south aisle are windows by Trena Cox, one of 1970 by A. V. Holloway, and a Millennium window by J. Lawson. The glass in the west window dates from 1973. The pipe organ was made in 1899 by P. Conacher, and restored in 1909 by Gray and Davison. This has been superseded by a Makin electronic organ. Appraisal The church was designated as a Grade II listed building on 28 March 1974 Grade II is the lowest of the three grades of listing and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". Hartwell et al. in the Buildings of England series comment that it is a "grand church, noble in size, original in design and excellent in its fitting-out". See also Listed buildings in Prenton References
St Stephen's Church, Skipton

St Stephen's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated next to Ermysted's Grammar School close to the town centre. It was built in 1836 and was founded by the Tempest family and originally administered by the Society of Jesus. It is a Grade II listed building. Foundation During the Reformation, the Tempest family held Masses in their family home Broughton Hall. A priest would regularly travel there to provide for the local Catholics from 1648. In January 1694, a Jesuit, Fr Thomas Burnett SJ came to the house and resided there until he died in 1727. From then on, Broughton served as a residence for Jesuit priests to administer to the local Catholic population. Construction In 1836, seven years after Catholic emancipation the foundation stone for the church was laid by Charles Tempest. A dispute arose between the new parish priest Fr Michael Trappes and Charles Tempest on whether the church would be a parish church, which would be under the priest's supervision, or a family chapel, owned by the Tempests. It meant that the church was not opened five years after it was completed. Finally, the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District, John Briggs solved the dispute by permitting the Tempests to nominate a priest and pay for the running costs of the church. The church was opened on 15 September 1842 and the Mass was presided over by Thomas Tempest, Charles' brother, who became a priest in 1826. Extensions In 1850, the increasing Catholic population meant that the church had to be enlarged and a school built. By 29 September 1853, the extension was completed with a new reredos by Augustus Pugin was added along with transepts to accommodate a new side chapel. A presbytery was also built so that the parish could have a resident priest and a Fr George Bridges SJ arrived into the parish. In 1854, St Stephen's School opened and from 1861 it was staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. From 1866, the Faithful Companions of Jesus took over the running of the school. In 1970, they left the parish and were replaced by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary who remained there until 2003. The Jesuits served the parish until 1914 when was then handed over to the Diocese of Leeds who continue to serve the parish. Parish The parish has four Sunday Masses every week, with three at the church: Saturday at 5:00 pm, Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:00 pm. There is one Mass at Broughton Hall at 9:15 am every Saturday, and one at St Margaret Clitherow's Church, Threshfield (near Grassington), at 9:00 am every Sunday. St Stephen's Primary School, next to the church, states that it 'works hand in hand with St. Stephen's Church in enabling everyone to grow spiritually.' Gallery See also Tempest family Listed buildings in Skipton Society of Jesus References External links St Stephen's Parish site
St Swithin's Church, Wellow

St Swithin's Church, Wellow is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in Wellow, Nottinghamshire. History The church dates from the 12th century. It was restored in 1878 by Ewan Christian, and a further restoration took place in 1968. It is in a group of parishes comprising: St Bartholomew's Church, Kneesall St Michael the Archangel's Church, Laxton Moorhouse Chantry Chapel Organ The church has an organ by James Jepson Binns. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Clock The church had an early clock by Richard Roe of Epperstone which was installed in 1699. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Wellow, Nottinghamshire References
St Swithun's Church, Kirklington

St Swithin's Church, Kirklington, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, England. History The church dates from the 13th century. It was restored externally between 1873 and 1874 and internally in 1892. It is in a joint parish with St Nicholas' Church, Hockerton. Organ The church contains a small 2 manual pipe organ dating from 1897. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Kirklington, Nottinghamshire References
St Thomas' Church, Henbury

St Thomas' Church is in Church Lane in the village of Henbury, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Macclesfield, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The church was built in 1844–45, and designed by the Manchester architect Richard Lane. The chancel was added in about 1870. Architecture Exterior St Thomas' is constructed in stone with a tiled roof. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave, a chancel, a southeast vestry, and a west tower. The tower is in two stages with clasping buttresses, and is surmounted by an octagonal broach spire. The bottom stage of the tower contains a two-light window with Decorated tracery, above which is a clock face. In the top stage are louvred lancet bell openings. The spire contains lucarnes on alternate faces. In the angle between the tower and the west wall of the nave is a stair turret. The windows along the sides of the church are lancets. The east window has three lights, with two sexfoils and a cinquefoil at the apex. The south porch is gabled and extends from the second bay from the west. Interior Inside the church is a deeply chamfered chancel arch. A passage staircase leads from the chancel to the pulpit. There is a west gallery, carried on thin iron columns. The chancel is floored with Minton encaustic tiles and mosaic. All the stained glass dates from 1844. The monuments include two tablets dated 1869 by Matthew Noble, and a memorial dated 1888 by Harry Hems. The two-manual organ is situated in the west gallery. It was built in 1948 by Compton, and re-sited in 1985 by Oakes. External features The lych gate standing at the northern entrance to the churchyard is also listed at Grade II. It is constructed in timber with a tile roof, and stands on a stone plinth. On the gable ends are decorated bargeboards. The churchyard contains the war graves of a soldier of World War I, and two of World War II. See also Listed buildings in Henbury, Cheshire References
St Thomas' Church, Kendal

St Thomas' Church is in Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Along with St George's Church and the Church of Holy Trinity and St George it is one of three churches in the town designed by local architect George Webster. History Building of the church started in 1835, and it was consecrated on 5 July 1837. It was designed by the local architect George Webster. The church has subsequently altered, and additions have been made; in particular the interior has been extensively remodelled. Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in stone with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a six-bay nave without aisles and a short chancel, an octagonal north vestry, and an embraced west tower. The tower is in four stages. In the bottom stage are triple lancet windows flanked by single lancets; there are three stepped lancets in the second stage; a clock (moved from the town hall) in the third stage; and paired lancet bell openings in the top stage. Surmounting the tower is a castellated parapet with corner pinnacles. Along the sides of the church are paired lancets, separated by stepped buttresses. At the east end are three stepped lancets. The church is entered from the north side, through a concrete parish centre that was added in 1980. Interior The interior of the church has been much altered. The nave is fully carpeted, and has been opened up into the parish centre on the north side. There is a gallery, but the original galleries have been removed along with the tie-beams and king posts of the roof. Fittings The pulpit of 1882 has been reduced, and the reredos has been removed. In the east window is near-abstract stained glass made by Shrigley and Hunt. There appear to have been two 19th century pipe organs in the building which were removed before 1900. There is a reference to the church wanting to dispose of an organ in the 1860s because it was too loud. An organ was built in about 1881 by Thomas Wilkinson of Kendal, and was moved to Hightown Methodist Church, Luton, in 1898. This was replaced by a three-manual organ made by Harrison and Harrison, which was enlarged by the same company in 1909. Appraisal The church was designated as a Grade II listed building on 30 January 1985. Grade II is the lowest of the three grades of listing, and is granted to buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest". See also Listed buildings in Kendal List of works by George Webster External links Kendal, St Thomas parish records at Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal [1] References and notes Notes Citations
St Thomas à Becket Church, Pensford

St Thomas à Becket Church in Pensford, Somerset in southwest England, dates from the 14th century and was active in 1341, although only the tower remains from that date, the rest of the church having been rebuilt in 1868 by Giles and Robinson Architects. The church was reconsecrated in 1869. The church became derelict as a result of flood damage caused by the River Chew in 1968. It remained in disuse until 2008. The west tower and tierceron vault date from the 14th century. The west doorway with a two-centred arch, dates back to the 15th century, and the font which has quatrefoils and roses, is of similar age. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1869, by Charles Edmund Giles of Taunton. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and was on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register, following damage in a flood in 1968. The church was declared redundant on 30 July 1971, and the tower is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. During the 1980s an attempt was made to turn it into an arts centre but this was abandoned when the extent of the repairs required to make the building safe became clear. In 2007 the church was put on the market for redevelopment, and in 2008 purchased for repair and use as a private dwelling. The conversion was recorded for a documentary as the first episode of the BBC television programme Restoration Home, which also explored the history of the church. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References Bibliography Durham, I. & M. (1991). Chew Magna and the Chew Valley in old photographs. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-872971-61-X. Janes, Rowland, ed. (1987). The Natural History of the Chew Valley. ISBN 0-9545125-2-9. External links GENUKI:St Thomas à Becket's Church, Pensford
St Werburgh's Church, Birkenhead

St Werburgh's Church is in Grange Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the diocese of Shrewsbury. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The church was built between 1835 and 1837, and was opened on 15 August 1837. The Neoclassical design of the church is usually attributed to M. E. Hadfield, although an alternative suggested accreditation is to John Smith of Liverpool. St Werburgh's was the first post-reformation church built on the Wirral and the neo-classic style is believed to have been intended to give the church the character of a Greek temple in an effort to avoid provoking anti-catholic sentiment in the district. The church was damaged by bombing in 1941 when a nearby school was destroyed. In March 1995 the neighbouring church of St Laurence closed. The parish of St Laurence has been combined with that of St Werburgh to form the parish of St Werburgh and St Laurence. Architecture St Werburgh's is constructed in pink ashlar sandstone with Welsh slate roofs. Its basement is rusticated. At the west and east ends are full-height angle pilasters, and a pediment with a cross on the apex. Protruding from the west end is a porch with a flat roof and a south doorway. On the north wall of the church are windows in flat entablatures with scrolled brackets. Protruding from the north wall are two confessionals. The nave is in five bays, and the interior of the church has been re-ordered. Presbytery Attached to the south of the church is a presbytery. This is built in the same style and in the same materials as the church. It is in two storeys and has a double-depth plan, with a central entrance hall. The windows are replaced sashes. The presbytery is also listed at Grade II. See also Listed buildings in Birkenhead References
St Dionis, Parsons Green

St. Dionis, Parsons Green, is a Grade II listed Anglican church at Parsons Green, Fulham, London. History The church was built in 1886 in the Perpendicular Gothic style to a design by the architect Ewan Christian. It replaced the 1876 building to the right, St Dionis Mission Hall, which became its Mission Hall. It was named after St Dionis Backchurch, a parish church in the City of London of medieval origin, which was rebuilt after the Great Fire of London to the designs of Christopher Wren. After being declared unsafe, it was demolished in 1878. St. Dionis, Parsons Green, was paid for with the proceeds of the sale of the site, and the font and pulpit of the City church survive there. The name "Dionis" is, in fact, a corruption of Denis, the name of the traditional apostle of France who was beheaded while trying to convert the Parisians in the 3rd century. The church, therefore, is dedicated to Saint Denis. St Dionis Vicarage, built 1898–99, is to the left. References