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Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall

Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall is a municipal building in Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The previous building on the site was the "Market House": it was arcaded on the ground floor and had an assembly room on the first floor and was completed in 1634. It was used as a munitions store during the English Civil War until it exploded on 25 February 1643. It was restored in 1661 but, by the mid 18th century, it was "in a dangerous and ruinous state". The current building, which was designed by Robert Newman in the Palladian style, was completed in 1767. It was officially opened by the actor, David Garrick, in 1769. The design for the Sheep Street elevation involved three bays which were originally arcaded on the ground floor; on the first floor there were two windows with a statue of William Shakespeare by John Cheere in a niche between the windows. On the Chapel Street elevation the design involved five bays in a similar style but with the words "God Save the King" painted below the first floor window sills; above the first floor was a large pediment containing the borough's coat of arms. The principal rooms were the courtroom, with a rich coffered ceiling, on the ground floor and the ballroom, with Tuscan order pilasters and fine Rococo detailing, on the first floor. Council meetings continued to be held in the Guildhall until 1843 when they were transferred to the town hall. The building was altered in 1863, when the arcading was blocked up with windows, and a rear extension was added with a window and a porch facing onto Sheep Street. The courtroom continued to host petty sessions until 1878 when the room was converted into a council chamber. During the First World War, the town hall was used as a Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment auxiliary hospital. The ballroom was badly damaged in a fire in December 1946 but was subsequently restored. The council chamber continued to be the meeting place of the borough council but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Stratford-on-Avon District Council was formed in 1974. It remains, however, the meeting place of the local town council. Works of art held by the town hall include David Garrick as Richard III a painting by Nathaniel Dance-Holland depicting David Garrick performing as King Richard III in Shakespeares's play, Richard III, and a painting by William Hamilton depicting Sarah Siddons performing as Euphrasia in Arthur Murphy's play, The Grecian Daughter. Notes References
Ace Cinema

The Ace Cinema, originally the Grosvenor Cinema and now known as the Zoroastrian Centre, is a Grade II* listed Art Deco former cinema in Rayners Lane in the London Borough of Harrow. Building Ace cinema is streamlined Art Deco in style, the facade featuring a central concrete sculpted design of a stylized elephant's head with a trunk. The auditorium has a circle that originally seated 405 and stalls that originally seated 830. There was originally a stage 44 feet deep and six dressing rooms, and the oval foyer had a sunken area that contained a café. History Ace cinema was designed by Frank Ernest Bromige and opened as the Grosvenor Cinema on 12 October 1936, showing The Country Doctor. On 5 May 1937 it became part of the Odeon chain; it was subsequently renamed the Odeon in 1941, the Gaumont in 1950, and once more the Odeon in 1964, by which time the seating had been reduced from the original 1,235 to 1,185. After the Harrow borough council refused an application by Odeon's parent organisation Rank to convert the cinema into a bingo hall, it was acquired by Ace, a small independent group, and on 1 October 1981 became the Ace Cinema; it was closed on 6 October 1986. From 1991 it was the Grosvenor Cine/Bar Experience, with the Ace Bar wine bar in the foyer and a night club, Studio Warehouse, in the auditorium. This closed later in the decade, after which the building was unused until 2000, when the Zoroastrian Centre for Europe acquired it; it is now the Zoroastrian Centre. The building was Grade II listed on 13 March 1981 and upgraded to Grade II* on 27 January 1984, at which time it was noted as the least altered example of a late 1930s cinema in this style. References External links Media related to Ace Cinema at Wikimedia Commons
Ace Cinema

L'Ace Cinema, maintenant connu sous le nom de Zoroastrian Centre, est un ancien cinéma Art déco classé Grade II *, situé à Rayners Lane, dans le borough londonien de Harrow. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Ace Cinema » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes (en) Harry Turner, « The history of the Zoroastrian Centre in Rayners Lane », harrowonline.org, 17 août 2022 Portail du cinéma britannique Portail de l’Art déco Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
St John the Baptist, Pinner

St John the Baptist, Pinner, is an Anglican church in Church Lane, Pinner, Middlesex. History The church was consecrated in 1320, and largely dates from the 14th century. Originally it was a chapel subordinate to the ancient church of St Mary, Harrow on the Hill, forming part of the deanery of Croydon which came under the immediate jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury. This was because the Archbishop was the Lord of the Manor of Harrow. Over the years St John's grew independent of St Mary's in many ways, but it was not until 1766 that Pinner became a parish independent of Harrow. Henry James Pye, Poet Laureate to King George III, was buried in the church and William Skenelsby, who died at the reputed age of 118 years, was in the churchyard. The church has been Grade II* listed since 1951. Description The West Tower and South Porch date from the 15th century. The vestry was designed by Temple Moore, and built in 1911. The stained glass windows are of many designs and ages, including two by Ninian Comper. The edges of the windows were restored by J. L. Pearson in 1879-80, and paid for by A. W. Tooke, a wealthy landowner in Pinner, and the son of William Tooke. Pearson also built the current church roof with gables, replacing an earlier one with attic windows. The south chapel dates from 1859, and was enlarged in 1880. Among the church treasures is a 15th-century octagonal baptismal font, altar rails from the 17th century and an oak chest which must predate 1622, as it was recorded that it needed a new lock that year. The font cover dates from 1909. Numerous memorials include one in the church to Sir Christopher Clitherow, a former Lord Mayor of London who owned land on Pinner Hill in the seventeenth century; and an unusual one located in the churchyard, on the south side. It is in the form of a stone pyramid with a fake sarcophagus within, and was erected by the eighteenth-century botanist John Claudius Loudon in memory of his parents. References External links Official website Media related to St John the Baptist, Pinner at Wikimedia Commons
Studley Castle

Studley Castle is a 19th-century country house at Studley, Warwickshire, England. The Grade II* listed building is now occupied as a Warner Leisure Hotel but was once owned by the Lyttelton family before being bequeathed by Philip Lyttleton to his niece Dorothy, who married Francis Holyoake. Their son Francis Lyttelton Holyoake, the High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1834, inherited Ribston Hall in Yorkshire from a business partner in 1833 and changed his name to Holyoake-Goodricke. The sale of the Yorkshire property financed the building of a new mansion at Studley. The new house, designed in Gothic Revival style by the architect Samuel Beazley, was completed in 1836. The building has never actually been used as a castle. The site of the medieval castle at Studley is occupied by the nearby 16th-century house known as Old Studley Castle. The house was occupied by Studley College between 1903 and the early 1960s and was used as a horticultural training establishment for ladies. It later became training and Marketing Centre for the former automotive brand, Rover. In more recent times the Castle was converted for use as a hotel. After a £50 million refurbishment it reopened in April 2019 as the 14th hotel in the Warner Leisure Hotels collection. References Historic England. "Studley Castle (1355446)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 July 2019. Photograph and detailed architectural description. History of the County of Warwick Vol 3 (1945) from British History Online External links Hotel website
Bretons Manor

Bretons is a Grade II* listed building and grounds in Hornchurch, in the London Borough of Havering. There has been a house on the site since the 12th century and it has been in local authority ownership since 1869. It was used as a sewage farm from 1869 to 1969. The house is now known as Bretons Manor and is occupied by the Bretons Community Association. The 172 acres (0.70 km2) grounds are used as the Bretons Outdoor Recreation Centre. History The manor, located adjacent to the River Beam in the parish of Hornchurch, is believed to have been named after the Breton family, who lived there from the 12th century. The surviving building is a historic manor house that was rebuilt around 1740 with some features retained from an earlier building. In 1869 Bretons was bought by the Romford Local Board and was used as a sewage farm until 1969. The first tenant of the farm was William Hope. It passed to Havering London Borough Council who redeveloped it as a recreation centre, now known as the Bretons Outdoor Recreation Centre. Bretons house was listed on 7 January 1955. Other features of Bretons are separately listed. In 2014 Bretons was connected to Beam Valley Country Park when a new pedestrian and cycling bridge was installed over the River Beam by Sustrans. Current use The house is now occupied and maintained by the Bretons Community Association (charity number 1067432). The 172 acres (0.70 km2) grounds are laid out as the Bretons Outdoor Recreation Centre. References
St Mary's Parish Church, Slough

St Mary's Parish Church is a red brick gothic style Church of England parish church in the parish of Upton cum Chalvey in the borough of Slough and the county of Berkshire in England. Built between 1876–8 to a design by John Oldrid Scott and partly funded through a personal donation by Queen Victoria, it was again enlarged in 1911–1913, and is protected as a grade II* listed building. The grounds contain the grade II listed war memorial by the west door of the church, inscribed with over 300 names of the dead from Slough in the First and Second World Wars. The walls and gates of the church yard are also protected grade II listed features. The church is located centrally in the parish, serving the Slough town centre. The church is linked to two schools in the area, Saint Mary's Church of England Primary School, in Upton, and Slough and Eton Church of England Secondary School, in Chalvey. The building regularly plays host to musical concerts, often including accompaniment on the organ Organ The church contains a pipe organ in the English Romantic style, built in 1912 by Norman and Beard. It features three manuals, 37 stops and over 2,400 pipes. It is pitched to the French diapason. At its dedication it was played by noted organist and composer Sir Walter Parratt. Bells The church tower is home to a ring of ten bells, the tenor weighing 17½ cwt. The original bells were cast in 1619 by Richard Eldridge, of which only one survives. The nine newer bells were all cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the last two being added after the others as a memorial donation in 1949. Notable people A stained glass window was designed in 1915 for St Mary's by artist and poet Alfred Wolmark. The church hosted the funeral of Letty Lind in 1923. A lost work of Eric Fogg, The Seasons, was re-scored and performed at St Mary's Church on 13 September 2003 to celebrate the centenary of Fogg's birth. Parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey St Mary's is linked within the parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey with two other churches: the grade I listed St Laurence's, in Upton, to the east, and the church of St Peter in Chalvey, to the west. In the News It has been reported that a woman was raped in the church yard at approximately 7:45pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. In the following month, three men were arrested and questioned by the police and subsequently released without charge. In February, the police renewed a call for anyone who may have information to come forward. References External links St Mary's Parish Church website Aerial view of the church, 1935. (Almost all of the buildings in the surrounding area have since been demolished.)
St Mary the Virgin Church, Hayes, Hillingdon

St Mary the Virgin Church is a partly medieval Grade II* listed flint church on Church Road in Hayes, Hillingdon. The central portion of the church, the chancel and the nave, was built in the 13th century, the north aisle in the 15th century (as was the tower), and the south aisle in the 16th century, along with the lychgate and the south porch. The lychgate and wall to the south are Hayes's entry in the Domesday Book (1086) makes no mention of a church or chapel, and the name of St Mary suggests a 12th-century dedication as it was at this time that church dedications in this name first appeared in England. Besides the church, the other main building in medieval villages was the manor house. The manor house formerly associated with the church was assigned to Canterbury Cathedral by Christian priest Warherdus as far back as 830 AD. The embossed roof of the nave reflects the Tudor period with emblems of the crucifixion and the arms of Henry and Aragon (the lands passed to Henry VIII as a consequence of the English Reformation). Victorian restorers donated a number of windows, and more recent additions include windows to Saints Anselm and Nicholas. The Coronation window is in the north aisle above the Triptych painted by the pre-Raphaelite Edward Arthur Fellowes Prynne. His brother George Fellowes Prynne carved the Reredos with St Anselm and St George in the niches. Edward and George Prynne are both buried in the churchyard. There is an ornate altar tomb of Sir Edward Fenner, a judge, and a monumental brass to Robert Lellee, who was rector in 1370, surrounded by some medieval floor tiles. Cherry Lane Cemetery on Shepiston Lane was founded in the mid-1930s to provide a new burial ground when the churchyard at St Mary's Church had run out of space. As a young boy Steve Priest, member of the rock band Sweet, sang in the choir of the church. References
St John's Church, Middlesbrough

St John's Church, Middlesbrough, is the oldest parish church in the town of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is an active parish church and a Grade II* listed building which was listed by Historic England in July 1968. It is located at the junction of Marton Road, North Ormesby Road and Russell Street. It is opposite a small retail park and to the east of the main town centre. It can be seen when passing on the nearby A66 carriageway which passes the north and the east of the church. Its spire and tower is one of Middlesbrough's oldest and dominant landmarks which can be seen when bypassing the town. History The church was built in 1865 by architect John Norton and it was dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist after completion. Historic England's official listing describes the church as: Red brick with sandstone and patterned polychrome brick dressings. Brick with stone dressings to extensions and porch. Welsh slate roofs. North-west tower, clerestoried nave with aisles, transepts and south porch, and short apsidal chancel with north vestry and south chapel Early English style, with plate tracery. The church is one of many in the town and still continues to be important for local Christians and others for use for weddings, community events, celebrations and other functions. It forms a joint parish with St Columba's church. Present day The church is the oldest parish church and place of worship in Middlesbrough and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2015 and continues to have a strong importance to both the religious and non-religious community in Middlesbrough and surrounding areas. It is also seen as a local landmark and occupies an important position in the town centre. References External links Official website
All Saints' Church, Middlesbrough

All Saints' Church is a parish church in Middlesbrough, a large town in North East England. History Work started on building the church in 1875, when the population of the town was growing rapidly. It was designed by G. E. Street. It opened in 1877, but the steeple was only completed the following year. In 1879, the church was given its own parish, created from parts of the parish of St John's Church, Middlesbrough and St Paul's Church. The church was grade II* listed in 1968. The church is built of limestone with steep clay tile roofs. The interior is in brick, with stone arcades and dressings, while the chancel has been painted. The church consists of a nave and chancel with aisles, and has a west porch. It is in the Decorated Gothic style, but has Geometric Gothic tracery. Most of the windows are lancets, some arranged in stepped fashion. At the east side of the north transept, there is an octagonal bell turret, with a spirelet and three bell openings. The chancel has round windows in the clerestory and a rose window at the east end. Inside, there are statues of saints in spandrels in the nave, below a false hammerbeam roof. There is an organ gallery at the west end. There is an octagonal font, while the chancel has marble paving and a marble-panelled altar, dating from 1897, with carvings of angels and a pelican. The reredos is by Burlison and Grylls, who also made the stained glass in the east window. In the north aisle windows there is stained glass by A. O. Hemming, and most other windows have stained glass from the late 19th or early 20th centuries. Present day The church belongs to the Anglo Catholic tradition of the Church of England and is part of The Society. As it rejects ordination of women as priests and bishops, the parish receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Beverley (currently Stephen Race). Notable clergy John Goddard; incumbent, 1982 to 1988 See also Grade I and Grade II* listed buildings in Middlesbrough (borough) References
Walsh Hall, Meriden

Walsh Hall is a six-bedroom, Grade II* listed house on Walsh Lane, Meriden, West Midlands (originally Warwickshire), England. It comprises a 16 foot (4.9 m) bay of a 15th-century hall, with original roof truss, and 16th century additions. The timber frame sits on an ashlar base. The infill is whitewashed, and the chimneys are in red brick. An additional wing was added sometime in the early-to-mid 20th century. The hall sits in 4.8 acres (1.9 ha) of land, and was given listed status in November 1952. It lies adjacent to and north of the Meriden Bypass, part of the A45, which separates the hall from the centre of Meriden, to the south-west. The hall was once owned by musician Jeff Lynne, founding member of Electric Light Orchestra, who sold it to UB40's Robin Campbell in 1995, and moved to Beverly Hills, California. Campbell put the house back on the market in 2013, when it was valued at around £1.65 million. References
Église Saint-Laurent de Brentford

L'église Saint-Laurent est une église située sur la Brentford High Street à Brentford, localité du Grand Londres. Historique À cet endroit se trouvait une chapelle, datant du XIIe siècle appartenantnn à la paroisse de Hanwell. Entre 1175 et 1179, Ralph de Brito fonda l'hôpital Saint-Laurent de New Brentford en l'honneur de la famille royale, de son seigneur et de ses propres parents. A côté, il fonda la chapelle Saint-Laurent, desservie par un aumônier et dotée de son propre cimetière. La construction du bâtiment actuel remonte au XVe siècle. Les murs ont été reconstruits en 1764 par Thomas Hardwick Sr. (en), avec l'aide de l'architecte Boulton Mainwaring. À cette occasion, le sol fut surelevé de 1,50 mètres afin de prévenir une inondation de la Brent. La fin du XIXe siècle vit de nouvelles transformations. Notamment, les galeries intérieures furent retirées, une extension créée côté sud. L'accès à la crypte fut probablemenet condamné à cette époque. L'horloge du clocher disparut vers 1950. L'église ferme ses portes en 1961. En 1977, l'actrice Pamela Mandell conçut le projet d'y créer un théâtre, qui hélas échoua. Un marchand de meubles local l'utilisa comme entrepôt, avant que dans les années 1980, les autorités mettent à l'abri les mémoriaux qui ornaient les murs. Certains ont d'ailleurs disparu. Les six cloches ont donné leur nom à un pub local, la plus ancienne remontant à 1520. Description Le clocher date d'environ 1480 et est la plus ancienne structure de Brentford. Plusieurs mémorials s'y trouvent, certains ont été déplacés, notamment celui de la famille Clitherow, offert au Boston Manor House. Y a été réinstallé un monument mortuaire dédié à Maurice FitzRobert FitzHarding de Berkeley, datant de 1189. Les arcades et les piliers datent du XIXe siècle. C'est un monument classé de Grade 2*. Cimetière Selon certaines estimations, dans le cimetière attenant l'église auraient été au fil des siècles inhumées plusieurs milliers de personnes. Une extension y fut ajoutée en 1884. On y trouve un monument aux morts de la Première Guerre mondiale. Y sont enterrés des combattants des deux guerres mondiales, dont Albert Ellen et Merrick Prismall, ainsi que des victimes de la guerre civile de 1642, et des ouvriers affectés à la construction du Grand Union Canal. Une stèle surmontée d'une croix a été érigée en 1862 par la Grand Junction Water Company. Les dernières inhumations datent de 1972. En 2021, un projet d'urbanisme porté par la société Ballymore, envisage de construire un ensemble de dix-huit logements sur ce cimetière, appelé Hugh House. Le 28 juin de cette année eut lieu le projet d'exhumation de huit-cent-quarante-cinq corps, afin d'être déplacés vers le cimetière de Brookwood. La réglementation concernant le respect des arbres fit que seuls six-cents translations eurent lieu. Liens externes Inside St Lawrence's Church, Brentford Références Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail de l'anglicanisme Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni