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Porta Canon

Porta Canon (in inglese Canon Gate) si trova a Chichester nell'omonimo distretto del West Sussex, Inghilterra, Regno Unito. L'edificio, che risale almeno al XIV, viene considerato un monumento classificato di primo grado per il suo particolare interesse storico e architettonico. Storia Mackenzie Walcott (precentore della cattedrale di Chichester) indica come data della sua erezione il XVI secolo, al tempo di Riccardo III d'Inghilterra, ma poiché porta lo stemma dell'arcidiacono Edward More è probabile che sia di epoca anteriore. In seguito fu utilizzato per la Pye Poudre Court ma cadde in rovina e per un certo periodo lo spazio tra gli archi più piccoli fu utilizzato come stalla. Nel 1894 fu restaurato da Ewan Christian e il piano superiore fu ricostruito e reso abitabile. Descrizione Porta Canon si trova in South Street a Chichester nel West Sussex dell'Inghilterra, Regno Unito. Edificato come porta cittadina e corpo di guardia è costruito in selce, con rivestimenti in pietra. L'arco rivolto a sud è inciso con lo stemma di William di Wykeham o del Winchester College. La piccola struttura si alza per due piani. Al piano terra ha due portali di diversa ampiezza entrambi con stipiti smussati e archi a tre centri. L'arco occidentale ha il suo ordine interno sostenuto da mensole nelle rivelazioni, che sono scolpite come semi-angeli che reggono scudi. Lo scudo meridionale mostra le armi di William di Wykeham o del Winchester College. A sud ci sono gli archi più stretti per il marciapiede. In un arco al pianterreno si apre la piccola porta che permette l'accesso al piano superiore. Il primo piano ha in ogni facciata una nicchia tra due finestre. Le finestre sono state rimodernate e mostrano la forma originale trilobata. Entrambe le finestre hanno mensole scolpite come semi-angeli che reggono scudi, apparentemente recanti il monogramma sacro I H S. La nicchia est è vuota, ma quella ovest è riempita da una targa rettangolare e da uno scudo con le armi di Guglielmo di Wykeham. I parapetti sporgono su cordoli smussati cavi e sono stati restaurati, fatta eccezione per due doccioni decaduti su ogni facciata. Il soffitto del portale ha travi di legno moderne e il tetto è piatto. Monumento classificato Porta Canon a Chichester dal 5 luglio 1950 viene giudicata un edificio di particolare interesse storico e architettonico in Inghilterra o Galles, classificata come monumento di primo grado e inserito nel National Heritage List for England. Note Voci correlate Chichester West Sussex Sud Est (Inghilterra) Historic England Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file sulla Porta Canon Collegamenti esterni (EN) Canon Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, su historicengland.org.uk. URL consultato il 30 settembre 2024.
Prysten House

Prysten House is a Grade I listed 15th century merchant's house situated close to St Andrew's Church in the city of Plymouth, England. It is a large U-shaped three storey split level house built c. 1498 and extended 1635. Construction It is constructed from Plymouth limestone rubble using relieving arches with Dartmoor granite hooded and ogee-framed Tudor dressings to glazed window openings, dry Devon slate roofs and two original lateral chimney stacks. The front has a distinctive and fine granite transomed bay window arrangement over a decorated and hooded doorway. History The building is owned by The Minster Church of St Andrew and has been used as a museum and a restaurant, but contrary to the misnomer has never been a priest's house, its name originating simply from its close proximity to St Andrew's Church, Plymouth. Prysten House is home to the Plymouth Tapestry designed by Tom Mor and displays a model of Plymouth in 1620. As of April 2015 the museum is not open to the public, but the restaurant is open. Prysten House also features the "Door of Unity" commemorating the War of 1812. See also Grade I listed buildings in Plymouth References
Devonport Column

Devonport Column is a monument designed by John Foulston in Devonport, Plymouth, England. It is situated next to Devonport Guildhall, also designed by Foulston. History Devonport Column was built in 1824 as part of the development of the town of Devonport,. It is 124 feet tall. Devonport Column served as a post for firewatch duties during the Blitz with one policeman at the top and another at the bottom to relay messages. Conservation and access Public access was restricted in the 1950s and it closed completely in the early 1990s. After a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, it can now be climbed again via the spiral 137 stepped staircase to enjoy the view over Plymouth and Dartmoor. Gallery See also Grade I listed buildings in Plymouth References
Devonport Guildhall

Devonport Guildhall is a municipal building that served as a municipal hall, courthouse, mortuary, and police station, located in the municipal centre of the town of Devonport, in Plymouth, Devon, England. The site fell into disrepair and since the mid-1980s has been repurposed for community facilities. It is a Grade I listed building. History Building of the guildhall The guildhall, which was designed by John Foulston in the Regency style with Greek Doric features, was completed between 1821 and 1824. Foulston designed a cluster of four buildings together in the area: the Guildhall, Column and Oddfellow's Hall still stand today whilst his Mount Zion Calvinist Chapel is now lost. The area of Devonport was then called Plymouth Dock and the presence of the Royal Navy brought prosperity to the area. A petition was taken to King George IV, who granted permission for the area to be called Devonport in 1824. Devonport Guildhall was home to the magistrates court and the Mayor's Parlour and also was used for social events (the courtroom had removable fixtures to hold events and balls in the evening). There were cells and a mortuary, and a police station at the rear of the building. It was also the meeting place of the county borough of Devonport established under the Local Government Act 1888. Decline and refurbishment The building fell into disrepair when the Three Towns of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse amalgamated in 1914 and municipal functions were transferred to the expanded City of Plymouth. Still utilised for the city, the building had a variety of uses, including as a gas-mask collection point during the Second World War. After it fell into neglect, Guildhall restorations were attempted – notably in 1986 when it reopened as a Citizen's Advice Bureau, Library, a playgroup, cafe and sports hall – but failed to survive due to the sheer size of the building. In 2009, Real Ideas Organisation was awarded a £1.75 million Community Assets Grant, with which they embarked on the careful and painstaking restoration of Devonport Guildhall to its former glory. Working closely with Plymouth City Council and the former Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership, RIO renovated Devonport Guildhall with the local community in mind. The building, which is run by a social enterprise, re-opened in 2010. See also Guild References Further reading Jenkins, Frank (1968). "John Foulston and His Public Buildings in Plymouth, Stonehouse, and Devonport". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (University of California Press) 27 (2): 124–135. doi:10.2307/988470. Retrieved 18 December 2012
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Walkern

The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Walkern, Hertfordshire, dates from before the Norman Conquest and has been altered in the succeeding centuries. The nave retains at least one Anglo-Saxon wall. Interior There is an Anglo-Saxon sculpture in the south aisle over what was the original doorway to the church. There is a Purbeck marble effigy of a knight with crossed legs. The cross-legged attitude in tomb sculpture was fashionable in the British Isles in the 13th century. It has been suggested that the sculpture represents William de Lanvalei, lord of Walkern in the early 13th century, and one of the men designated as enforcers of Magna Carta. Administration The parish is part of a united benefice with Ardeley, Benington, Cottered, and Throcking. Conservation The building was listed Grade I in 1966. It is within a conservation area on the edge of the village near the River Beane. References
St Mary's Church, Ware

St Mary's Church is a grade I listed parish church in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. History There has been a church on the site since the Norman Conquest. The Domesday Book mentions the presence of a priest at Ware, and the existence of a church is confirmed by a reference in another document from the reign of William the Conqueror, a charter given to Hugh de Grandmesnil. The chancel, the oldest part of the present building, dates from the thirteenth century, when the church served the town and the monks of the Benedictine priory. The church was expanded in the 1390s with the addition of clerestories and aisles, which feature corbels of Joan of Kent, Dowager Princess of Wales, her badges and her husbands. The octagonal font with carvings of saints and the head of King Richard II in the south porch date from the same period. The church was restored in the 19th century by George Godwin. Architecture The building is faced in flint. The tower is surmounted by a short spire of the type known as a "Hertfordshire spike" (see note1). People connected with the church Charles Chauncy, who served as vicar of the church in the reign of Charles I, emigrated to America where he became President of Harvard. In the 16th century the Fanshawe family acquired an estate at Ware, and members of the family were buried in the church: for example, Thomas Fanshawe (remembrancer of the exchequer) (1533-1601) Katherine Ferrers (1634-1660) the wife of Thomas Fanshawe, Second Viscount Fanshawe of Ware Park, and reputedly the Wicked Lady, a notorious highwaywoman. Sir Richard Fanshawe (1608-1666), a politician and writer who served as Charles II´s ambassador to Spain. Notes 1.^Flèche or short spire rising from a church-tower, its base concealed by a parapet, common in Herts., England. Pevsner, N., Cherry. "BoE, Hertfordshire". (1977) References External links Media related to St Mary's church, Ware, Hertfordshire at Wikimedia Commons
Shire Hall, Hertford

The Shire Hall is a municipal building in Fore Street, Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. The building, which currently serves as a Magistrates' Court, is a Grade I listed building. History The building was commissioned to replace an earlier Sessions House which had been built in 1560 and demolished in 1768. Although a team of Robert Adam and his younger brother James Adam were selected to design the building, James took charge of the commission and the Georgian style design is credited to him. The building was completed in 1771. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with nine bays facing onto the Market Place with the end three bays on both sides slightly projected forwards; the central section of three bays featured a triple arched doorway on the ground floor and a triple sash window divided by two Ionic order columns on the first floor. A projecting clock, designed, manufactured and installed by John Briant of Hertford, was erected on the south elevation of the building in 1824, together with a set of bells (which were also manufactured by Briant). The Shire Hall was originally used to accommodate the assembly rooms and courts for the county, but it also housed the town's corn exchange on the ground floor until the exchange moved into a new building in the mid-nineteenth century. At that point the courts were relocated from the first floor to the ground floor. Pevsner describes the building as "completely unadorned unless the two curved projections on the north and south are accepted as ornamental". Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place of Hertfordshire County Council. A substantial council chamber, sometimes referred to as the "Round Room" or the "Rotunda", was established on the first floor. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Shire Hall on 23 July 1906. The county council moved to County Hall, a larger and more modern complex located further from the town centre, in summer 1939. The Shire Hall continued to function as a courthouse, although the Crown Court moved to St Albans in 1971, leaving the Shire Hall solely as a Magistrates' Court. The building was completely restored between 1988 and 1990 for which it was awarded a commendation by the Civic Trust in 1992. References
Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon

The Church of All Saints is a Church of England parish church in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire. The church is a grade I listed building and it dates from the 12th century. History Abingdon Abbey founded the parish in Cuddesdon in about AD 1180. The church dates from the middle of the 12th century. The chancel was restored in 1849 by Benjamin Ferrey, and the rest of the church was restored between 1851 and 1853 by G. E. Street. The church was designated as a grade I listed building on 18 July 1963. Present day Today, the Church of All Saints is part of the Benefice of Garsington, Cuddesdon and Horspath in the Archdeaconry of Dorchester of the Diocese of Oxford. The church stands in the Liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England. Due to its proximately, the church has close links with Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college. The college attends the church's evensong each day. Notable clergy Fr William Fletcher Bishop, later Principal of the College of the Resurrection and Superior of the Community of the Resurrection, served his curacy here from 1933 to 1937 John Baker, later Bishop of Salisbury, served his curacy here from 1954 to 1957 Mark Chapman, Professor of the History of Modern Theology at the University of Oxford, non-stipendiary minister of the parish since 2014 Alastair Redfern, later Bishop of Derby, an honorary curate of the parish from 1983 to 1987 Mark Santer, later Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge, Bishop of Kensington, and Bishop of Birmingham, served his curacy here from 1963 to 1967 Michael Scott-Joynt, later Bishop of Winchester, served his curacy here from 1967 to 1970 Brian Smith, later Bishop of Edinburgh, served his curacy here from 1976 to 1979 Martin Wharton, later Bishop of Newcastle, was a priest of the parish from 1979 to 1983 List of vicars 1945–1952: Kenneth Riches, later Bishop of Dorchester and Bishop of Lincoln 1952–1960: Edward Knapp-Fisher, later Bishop of Pretoria 1960–1970: Robert Runcie, later Archbishop of Canterbury 1970–1977: Leslie Houlden, later Professor of Theology at King's College, London 1977–1985: David Wilcox, later Bishop of Dorking 2014–2019: Emma Pennington 2020–2024: Karen Charman 2024–present: Tom Wallis References Bibliography Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0. External links Parish website A Church Near You entry
Church of St Mary, Gilston

St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Gilston, Hertfordshire, England. It dates from the 13th century. The church was restored by Philip Hardwick in 1852. It is a Grade I listed building. In the churchyard is the Johnston Monument designed by Eric Gill in 1923. This has its own Grade I historic designation. History and description The current church dates from the late 13th century, although it is probably a reconstruction of an earlier church. In 1852, a local landowner, John Hodgson, commissioned Philip Hardwick to undertake a reconstruction. As the village served by the church had been largely abandoned, the rebuilding was modest and much early material and work remains. St Mary's remains an active parish church with occasional, monthly, services. The church is a Grade I listed building. Johnston Monument In the south-west corner of the churchyard are three memorial stones to members of the Johnston family. The central cross commemorates Lieutenant Geoffrey Stewart Johnston who was killed on 14 May 1915 at the Second Battle of Ypres and whose name is recorded at the Menin Gate. Memorial stones to either side commemorate Johnston's parents, Rose Alice, who died in 1907, and Reginald Eden who died in 1922. The memorial was designed in 1923 by Eric Gill whose connection with the Johnston family may have come through Edward Johnston, director of the calligraphy course at the Central School of Art and Design in London, where Gill studied from 1901. The Johnston Monument has its own Grade I listing. The monument is currently in a poor state of repair, with the central cross having lost its top section although it remains in the churchyard. As at 2023, the monument is listed on the Heritage at Risk Register. Notes References
St Crida's Church, Creed

St Crida's Church, Creed is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Creed, Cornwall, England, UK. History The church of St Crida was of Norman foundation but in its existing form is more or less of the 15th century (the tower which had already been built in 1447 however was rebuilt in 1734). Between 1869 and 1906 the church was unused. It has a tower of three stages, a fine south aisle and a south porch. Parts of the old woodwork have been preserved. By 1291 the church was cruciform; of this the north transept and some masonry in the north wall remain. In the mid 15th century the south transept was replaced by an ambitious south aisle, with lavish windows, and an unusually rich south porch. Features of interest include the 15th century wagon roof of the south aisle, a Norman pillar piscina, the 13th century Catacleuse stone font, and the chest tomb of Thomas and Margaret Denys (died 1589 & 1578). Little is known of St Crida to whom the church is dedicated except that she was a woman. Peter Berresford Ellis suggested that she could be associated with Crediton and could be the same as St Grada. William Gregor, the discoverer of titanium, was rector here. Dr Reginald Merther-derwa was Rector 1423–47; his will provided for the erection of a series of stone crosses at Camborne. The five similar stone crosses in Creed parish, including one now at Grampound church, may also have been due to him. Parish status The church is in a joint parish with St Nun's Church, Grampound St Ladoca's Church, Ladock St Probus and St Grace's Church, Probus St Hermes' Church, St Erme Organ The church had an organ by William Hill, but this has been replaced by an organ by William Sweetland from Carnkie Methodist Church. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
Holy Trinity Church, Bosham

Holy Trinity Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church, a parish church in Bosham, West Sussex. There was a church on this site in Saxon times, and the oldest parts of the building date from that period. History Background Bede wrote that Bishop Wilfrid, visiting Bosham in 681, found a small monastery with five or six brethren led by Dicul, an Irish monk. The building may have been on or near the site of the present church. Before the Norman Conquest, Bosham Church and its estate were given by King Edward the Confessor to his Norman chaplain Osbern FitzOsbern. Osbern retained these after the Conquest; he became Bishop of Exeter in 1072 and attached these holdings to the bishopric. Succeeding Bishops of Exeter continued to hold the church and estate of Bosham until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The building Roman remains have been found in Bosham, and it is thought the church may be on the site of a Roman basilica. The church is built of rubble with ashlar dressing; it has a tiled roof and a shingled spire. The lower part of the tower of the church, the chancel arch, and the tower arch, are Saxon. The chancel was extended to the east in the 12th century, and again in the 13th century when a sacristy was added on the north side; about this time aisles were added to the nave. The top storey of the tower is of the 15th century. The font is of the late 12th century; it is an octagonal block with two shallow arches carved on each side, supported by a thick central shaft and four slender shafts. The south porch is of the 16th or 17th century. King Canute's daughter There is a tradition that a daughter of King Canute drowned in a nearby millstream and was buried in the church. A small stone coffin was found near the chancel arch in 1865, but it is not known if there is any connection. King Harold Bosham was the principal home of Harold Godwinson, king of England in 1066; the Bayeux Tapestry shows him and his retinue riding to Bosham before sailing to Normandy to meet William, Duke of Normandy. In 1954, workmen replacing stones under the chancel arch, a burial place commonly reserved for royalty, rediscovered the coffin thought to be of King Canute's daughter, and also found a well-crafted coffin containing a skeleton; the coffin was resealed after examination of the remains by a coroner. The investigation was so unprofessional that little valid information can be drawn from it. In 2003, amateur historians sought permission from the consistory court of the Diocese of Chichester to exhume the remains, in order to confirm if they were those of King Harold. DNA was to be compared with DNA of three people claiming to be his descendants. Permission was refused. It was stated that exhumation should only be carried out on "special and exceptional grounds" or for a "good reason"; the court heard that the three supposed descendants each had different DNA. As of October 2023, there had been no further investigation of the coffin's content. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Sussex List of current places of worship in Chichester District References External links Holy Trinity Church Bosham Choral Evensong
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Week St Mary

St Mary the Virgin's Church, Week St Mary, also known as the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro, in Week St Mary, Cornwall, England, UK. History Week St Mary has a 14th–15th century parish church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and the tower contains a ring of six bells. The church was restored between 1878 and 1881 by James Piers St Aubyn. The church is a Grade I listed building. Parish status The church is in a joint parish with St Gregory's Church, Treneglos St Werburgh's Church, Warbstow St Winwaloe's Church, Poundstock Our Lady and St Anne's Church, Widemouth Bay St Gennys’ Church, St Gennys St James' Church, Jacobstow St Anne's Church, Whitstone Organ The organ is by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Wymondley

St Mary's Church is an active Anglican church in Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. History In 1199, Reginald de Argentein, lord of the manor of Great Wymondley, brought a case against the Abbess of Elstow over the advowson of the chapel, as it then was. The Abbess claimed that the chapel was part of the possessions of the church at Hitchin, and had been granted to the Abbey by Judith of Lens, niece of William I. Richard lost the case. Although vicars were appointed to Great Wymondley from 1361, the church remained under Elstow Abbey until the Dissolution. The benefice is currently St Ippolyts with Great and Little Wymondley. Architecture It has a Norman nave and chancel, the latter being an apse built of small rounded stones. Only two other medieval churches in Hertfordshire retain an apse (St Leonard's Church, Bengeo and St John the Baptist's Church, Great Amwell), but originally the church at Little Wymondley had an apsidal east end too. References External links Media related to Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Great Wymondley at Wikimedia Commons