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St Paul's Church, Hensall

St Paul's Church is the parish church of Hensall, North Yorkshire, a village in England. Until the mid-19th century, Hensall formed part of the parish of St Laurence's Church, Snaith. In 1854, St Paul's Church was completed, having been commissioned by William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe and designed by William Butterfield. Butterfield also designed the nearby Red House and Hensal Primary School. The church was given its own parish in 1855. Paul Thompson describes the church as "a compromise between Cowick and Pollington", both churches Butterfield completed in the same year for the same benefactor. Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as "very plain". The church was grade II* listed in 1967. The church is built of pinkish-red brick with stone dressings and a grey slate roof. It consists of a nave, narrow north and south aisles, a southwest porch, a chancel with a south chapel and a north vestry, and a northwest tower. The tower has a doorway with a pointed arch, a gabled stair turret, slit windows, two-light bell openings, a cogged eaves band, and a pyramidal roof. Inside, most original features survive, including the pews, chapel screen, piscina, Mintons floor tiles, organ, octagonal pulpit and font, and mosaic reredos, which was restored in 1970. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Hensall, North Yorkshire References
St Peter's Church, Kirk Smeaton

St Peter's Church is the parish church of Kirk Smeaton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was originally built in the 12th century, from which period the tower and chancel arches survive, although the chancel arch may have been heightened in the 13th century. The building was altered in the 14th and 15th centuries, but was largely rebuilt in 1864. The church was grade II* listed in 1968. The church is built of magnesian limestone with a Welsh slate roof, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel with a north chapel and vestry, and a west tower. The tower has two stages, a chamfered plinth, diagonal buttresses, two two-light west windows, a chamfered band, two-light bell openings with a hood mould, a west clock face, a moulded string course with gargoyles, and an embattled parapet with crocketed finials. There is a 15th-century plank door, a triple sedilia, and a Norman tub font. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Kirk Smeaton References
Stansfield Hall

Stansfield Hall ( STANSS-feeld) is a privately owned historic and Grade II* listed building, in Stansfield, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, which was once the residence of the Yorkshire MP Joshua Fielden and is now divided into private residential apartments. History Stansfield Hall was built in 1640 for James Stansfield, a descendant of the Stansfeld family of Stansfield and Sowerby, Yorkshire. The estate passed to John Pilling who later sold it, in 1675, to Joshua Horton (d.1679) of Sowerby. The Horton family sold it in 1696 to William Sutcliffe in whose family it remained for over a century until it was purchased by the MP Joshua Fielden (1827–87) who commissioned the architect John Gibson to add a large Gothic Revival style extension to the existing building in 1862. Architecture The Hall's 17th century elements include a five-light chamfered mullioned window (lengthened with replaced mullions). The 1862 extension is an impressive range all with mullioned windows. Internally, there is a Tudor arched fireplace with Gothic decoration incorporating the initials J.F. and E.F. See also Listed buildings in Todmorden (inner area) References
St John the Baptist Church, Healaugh

St John the Baptist Church is the parish church of Healaugh, a village west of York and north of Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was originally dedicated to Saint Helen. The chancel and south door are the oldest parts of the church, dating from about 1150. The north aisle and door are from the late 12th century, and there were various alterations to the church in the 15th century. The nave was rebuilt in the 16th century, and the tower may have been rebuilt at the same time. By the late 18th century, the church was in poor condition, and it was extensively renovated, with the tower probably again rebuilt. The upper stage of the tower was added in the 19th century. The church was Grade II* listed in 1985. The church is built of Magnesian Limestone and has a Welsh slate roof. The nave is of three bays, with a north aisle and chapel. Its south door is the most notable feature, with a round head with three orders of decoration, including carvings of various human figures, and human and animal heads. There are various pointed windows, those in the chancel and chapel being Perpendicular. Inside, the columns are carved as clusters, with water-leaf capitals. The decoration of the chancel arch includes small animals. In the north chapel is an alabaster tomb, dating from the 16th century, depicting Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton and both his wives. The windows are 20th century and include a mention of Hieu, who founded nearby Healaugh Park Priory. The clock dates from the later 18th century, and was rebuilt in 1911. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Healaugh, Selby References
Cell Park

Cell Park (previously known as Markyate Cell) is a country house in Markyate, Hertfordshire near Luton, England. The house dates from the 16th century, has been modified at various times since then and was largely rebuilt in 1908 after a fire. It stands in 79 acres of land and is a Grade II* listed building. The hall is a rectangular brick-built structure with corner turrets, linked by an arcade to service buildings forming a quadrangle. The house was originally built c. 1539 for Humphrey Bouchier on land previously belonging to the suppressed Markyate Priory. The house was subsequently extended and remodelled in the 17th century for the Ferrers and the Coppin families. It was remodelled again in 1825 to create the present layout by Robert Lugar for Daniel Goodson Adey. Sir John de Fontblaque Pennefather made further changes in the early 20th century, moving the entrance and creating a ballroom from the arcade. It was on sale in 2014 for £4.5m, and as of 2023 is on sale again for £5.7m. The hall is known for being the home of Lady Katherine Ferrers, reputedly the "Wicked Lady", a 17th-century highwaywoman who operated in Hertfordshire and was eventually shot. The hall had a secret staircase hidden behind the fireplace, and Lady Katherine would allegedly dress in men's clothes and exit via the staircase to escape into the night. References
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Appleby Magna

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Appleby Magna is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire History The church dates from c.1300 but much of it is 14th century. St. Helen's Chapel was incorporated into the north east section of the church and served as both a private chapel and burial site for the de Appleby family. Most of the tombs have been removed but the Alabaster effigies of Sir Edmund de Appleby and his wife Joan, dating from 1375, still survive. The chapel would eventually become known as the de Appleby Chapel although it is currently used as the church vestry. It was restored in 1827. Parish status The church is in a joint parish with: St John's Church, Donisthorpe St Laurence's Church, Measham Holy Trinity Church, Normanton le Heath The Holy Rood Church, Packington Holy Trinity Church, Norton-Juxta-Twycross St Bartholomew's Church, Snarestone St Peter's Church, Swepstone Organ The church contains a pipe organ of 2 manuals and pedals by W Hawkins and Son dating from 1964. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Organists William Riley 1863-1895 William Riley 1898-1931 The Bells The peal of six bells dates from 1619, 1769, 1911 and 1982. References
Old Town Hall, Westbury

The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which was used as the local market hall and as a courtroom, is a Grade II* listed building. History The town hall was a gift to the town from Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes who had acquired the manor of Westbury from the Earl of Abingdon and, with it, the pocket borough of Westbury in 1810. The building was designed in the neoclassical style, was built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1815. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto the Market Place; it was arcaded on the ground floor, so that markets could be held, with an assembly room on the first floor. Each bay contained two Doric order columns which supported a wooden entablature. On the first floor, the central bay, which slightly projected forward, featured a blind alcove containing a clock; the other bays contained round headed sash windows. At roof level there was a frieze inscribed with the words "Built by Sir Massey Lopes Baronet, Recorder of this Borough, Anno Domini MDCCCXV" as well as a central pediment with the Lopes coat of arms in the tympanum. A small lock-up for petty criminals was established on the ground floor but was demolished by 1835. In the 19th century, the building was used as a market hall, as a place for civic meetings and as a venue for the county court hearings. A Russian gun which had been captured during the Crimean War was placed outside the town hall in the second half of the 19th century. The borough council was abolished under the Municipal Corporations Act 1883. Following significant population growth, largely associated with Westbury's status as a market town, the area became an urban district in 1899. However, the new council decided that the old town hall was inadequate for its meetings and instead chose to use the Laverton Institute in Bratton Road as its meeting place. The old town hall continued to be used as a courthouse into the 20th century but by the 1960s the first floor was only being used as a branch of the county library. An extensive programme of refurbishment works, which involved converting the building for commercial use and filling in the ground floor area to create shops, was completed in 1973. The building was subsequently occupied by a firm of estate agents until a South African restaurant opened in the building in 2004; it was later taken over by a firm of solicitors. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Wiltshire (P–Z) References
St John the Baptist Church, Corby

St John the Baptist Church is the oldest parish church in the town of Corby, Northamptonshire, England. It has been an active place of worship since the 1200s. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church congregation is believed to have existed since before the Domesday Book and for over 800 years. It has continued to build the importance of the church to the residents and other worshippers. A church was built on the site of the present-day church in the 1200s, possibly around 1217. This likely makes the church one of the oldest places of worship in the county of Northamptonshire. A mention of the church was recorded in the book, A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis in 1842. The church and parish of Corby was given an entry on page 672. It mentions the church and parish as: CORBY (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST), a parish, in the union of Kettering, hundred of Corby, N.Division of the county of Northampton. The church is an ancient structure; the tower and chancel are of the later English style, and the nave of much earlier date. The 1848 edition of the declares the church to be built in the 14th century in decorated style. The church bells were refurbished in 1933. Conservation area The church forms part of the historical core of the old village of Corby. This conservation area is the heart of the town's historic roots. It remained a rural village until the 1930s, when the steel works and industrial revolution lead to a booming economy and huge increase in the then-village's population. Following the end of the Second World War, Corby was designated as a new town under the New Towns Acts. New housing estates, retail parks and industrial estates were built around the church and the historic old village centre. Following this, the Old Village Conservation Area was established to protect the area and historical character of the historic village centre. This includes the church itself due to its importance to the town's religious and village life. Present day The church continues to play an important role in Corby's Christian community and is also one of the town's many listed structures. It also hosts community events and works with other faith and secular groups to help and support the local community which includes supporting the Corby Foodbank through donations and support. References Sources Lewis, Samuel (1848). "Corby (St. John the Baptist)". A-C. S. Lewis and Company. pp. 684–685. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
Charter Tower

The Charter Tower is a Grade II* listed building in Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. The two-storey tower, built of ashlar, is the entranceway and all that remains of the former manor house of Sir Richard Combe, and his arms may still be seen on the tower. References External links "England > Hertfordshire > Historic Buildings > Hemel Hempstead Charter Tower". Britainexpress.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
Cannon Hall, Hampstead

Cannon Hall at 14 Cannon Place, Hampstead, London is a grade II* listed building that dates from around 1720. The house is the former home of the actor Gerald du Maurier, his wife Muriel Beaumont, and their three children, the writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier and the painter Jeanne du Maurier. The house Cannon Hall is located at 14 Cannon Place, Hampstead, London. It was built around 1720 and extended and altered in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The house is detached, of three storeys of brown and red brick, with six bedrooms and grounds of slightly less than half an acre (0.18ha). The total plot size is 0.45 acres (1,807 sq m). In addition to the bedrooms and living rooms, the house includes a billiards room, library, study, conservatory and indoor swimming pool. The house has been a grade II* listed building with Historic England since 1950. History The land was originally known as Rous's Buildings, probably in reference to Joseph Rous who followed John Duffield as lessee of the Wells Estate, and was originally a much larger area that went as far as Well Road and Christchurch Hill and included three other houses. One of the Hampstead lock-ups was located in the garden wall adjoining Cannon Lane until it was closed following the formation of the Metropolitan Police Force by Sir Robert Peel in 1829. A magistrates' court also sat in the stable block and the house was occupied by a number of magistrates at different times, one of whom was James Marshall, who lived at Cannon Hall in the 1870s. Sarah Holford, a widow, leased the house from at least 1752, and probably from as early as 1745, as a print was published of the Long Room "from Mrs. Holford's garden" in that year. In 1780, the house was occupied by Sir Noah Thomas (1720–92), physician-in-ordinary to King George III. Sir James Cosmo Melvill (1792–1861), of the East India Company, bought Cannon Hall around 1838, the year in which he became chief secretary of the company. The cannons which he placed around the site gave it the name Cannon Hall from then on. Actor-manager Gerald du Maurier purchased the house in 1916 and lived there with his wife Muriel Beaumont and three daughters until his death in 1934. The house has a blue plaque in his memory, erected by the Greater London Council. The author Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989) was aged about 9 when her father bought the house, and she grew up there with her sisters Angela (1904–2002) and Jeanne (1911–1996). In film Cannon Hall featured in the film Bunny Lake is Missing (1965), starring Laurence Olivier and directed and produced by Otto Preminger; the house was given the fictional address 30 Frogmore End. It was also featured in the film Tenet (2020), starring John David Washington and directed and produced by Christopher Nolan. Sale In 2014 the property was placed on sale with an asking price of £32 million. In 2015 it sold for £28 million, one of the highest prices realised for a private home in London that year. References
60 Carey Street

60 Carey Street is a Grade II* listed house on Carey Street in Holborn, London. Nearby to the Royal Courts of Justice, Lincoln's Inn and the Law Society it has historically been connected to the law institutions of the area, the latter being the current owner. History The house was built between 1731 and 1732 for Richard Foley, an MP and bencher of nearby Lincoln's Inn. The Doric entrance was added around 1800 and restoration was carried out between 1929 and 1932 for use by the President of the Law Society. See also Carey Street Law Society of England and Wales References
St Michael & All Angels, Nether Wasdale

St Michael & All Angels' Church in Nether Wasdale, Cumbria, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is Gosforth and Wasdale. The church is a Grade II* listed building. History St Michael's church was originally a chapel of ease for St Bees Priory. The present church was built and consecrated in 1535. The north aisle and vestry were added in 1830 by Stansfield Rawson, who also donated the oak panelling in the sanctuary, with borders of cherubs, fruit and flowers, and the pulpit and lectern were salvaged from York Minster after a fire in the 19th century. Architecture The church is built of the local stone covered with white render, with a slate roof and bellcote with one bell. The interior space consists of a nave and chancel. The east window, by Shrigley and Hunt, depicts the Resurrection Morning, and is a memorial to the men of the parish who gave their lives in the Great War 1914–1918. The rest of the windows are opaque. On the west wall is a moulded Royal coat-of-arms of George III. Gas lamps, now with electric bulbs, hang along the aisle and the south wall. The pews are of dark wood and fixed. The churchyard has approximately 20 grave stones, with no war graves. References
St Andrew's Church, Arthingworth

St Andrew's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Arthingworth. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the north side of Braybrooke Road. There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for the parish in the Domesday Book, which was compiled in 1086. This may indicate the absence of a church building at that stage or, alternatively, only the absence of a resident priest. The main structure of the present building was erected in the 12th and 14th centuries. Restoration was carried out in the 19th century. The church consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website. The parish registers survive from 1650 and, apart from those currently in use, are kept at Northamptonshire Record Office. Details of its location and opening times can be found on the Record Office website. Arthingworth is part of a united Benefice along with East Farndon, Harrington and Oxendon. Each parish retains its own church building. Notes
St Thomas' Church, South Wigston

St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire. History The foundation stone was laid on 26 July 1892 by Thomas Ingram and it was consecrated on 2 February 1893 by Rt. Revd. Mandell Creighton the Bishop of Peterborough. It was built in brick with a Westmorland slate roof by Henry Bland to the designs of the architect Stockdale Harrison at a cost of £3,600 (equivalent to £399,961 in 2025). It was 128 feet (39 m) long and 44 feet (13 m) wide. The tower was added in 1901. Parish status The church is in a joint benefice with All Saints' Church, Wigston Magna St Wistan's Church, Wigston Magna Organ The church contains a pipe organ dating from 1895 by Stephen Taylor of Leicester. It was paid for by Thomas Ingram at a cost of £500 (equivalent to £56,842 in 2025) and dedicated on 26 September 1875 by Bishop Mitchinson. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. The Bells A peal of eight bells was cast in 1901 by John Taylor & Co. On 26 December 1904, seven ringers set a new world record when they rang a peal of 17,184 double Norwich Court Bob, breaking the record set in 1898 at Kidlington by the Oxford Guild. One of the ringers broke down after 10 hour 35 minutes. References
St Margaret's Church, Ipswich

St Margaret's Church is a medieval church in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It was built in around 1300 by the Augustinian canons of the adjacent Priory of the Holy Trinity to cater for the increasing population. The building and much of the congregation was located just outside the ramparts to the north of medieval Ipswich. The building dates from the 15th century, but the tower was rebuilt in the 19th century. Architectural features Roof The hammerbeam roof dates from the fifteenth century, but a number of paintings were added in the late seventeenth century following the Glorious Revolution. Church organ The organ was bought in 1981. It had previously been installed in Holy Trinity Church, Bedford, but this church had become redundant in 1974. It was originally installed J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd in 1859. The organ was originally tuned to the Old Philharmonic pitch (A452.5). However this was deflated to the current ISO 16 Stuttgart pitch when the organ was cleaned and repaired in 2012–3. Gallery Patronage The Simeon Trustees have held the patronage of St Margaret's for a number of years. In 1867 they appointed Samuel Garratt as minister of the church. Incumbents The following people were incumbents of St Margarets since the abolition of the Priory of the Holy Trinity until 1994. References
St Mary's Church, Mendlesham

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Mendlesham, Suffolk. The church is a grade I listed building. History The earliest parts of the church are Medieval in date. The aisles have original doorways dating to the 13th century. The chancel dates to the 14th century. The square tower dates to the 15th century. The church was restored from 1864 to 1866. On 29 July 1955, the church was designated a grade I listed building. Present day The parish of Mendlesham is part of the Archdeaconry of Ipswich in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The church stands in the Traditional Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. As the parish rejects the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough (currently Norman Banks). References External links Church website