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St Mary Magdalene's Church, Thormanby

St Mary Magdalene's Church is the parish church of Thormanby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period the nave and chancel survive. A north aisle was added in about 1200, and the east wall of the chancel was rebuilt later that century. The north aisle was removed post-Reformation, the chancel roof was rebuilt in the 17th century, and a south porch was added in the 18th century. The tower was rebuilt in 1822, and a north vestry was added in about 1900. The building was restored in 1955 by Brierley, Syme and Leckenby, and it was grade II* listed in 1960. The tower is in brick, the body of the church is in sandstone, and the roofs are in Welsh slate. The church consists of a nave, a south porch, a chancel, a north vestry and a west tower. The tower has segmental-arched windows, bell openings with a single light, segmental heads and louvres, and a pyramidal roof. The gabled porch has a Tudor arched doorway and slit vents, and inside it are stone seats. The windows on the south side of the church are mullioned. Inside are Victorian pews, wooden panelling on the lower parts of the walls, and a stone stoup. There is a Mediaeval grave cover, a 14th-century octagonal font, a 17th-century Gothic tester over the pulpit, and an old reading desk made up of early panelling. The east window has stained glass of about 1900 by Charles Eamer Kempe, and the southeast chancel window has Mediaeval glass which was installed from elsewhere in 1952. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Thormanby References
All Saints' Church, Pickhill

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Pickhill, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in about 1150, from which period part of the nave walls survive, along with the chancel arch and south doorway. In about 1200, the north aisle and chapel were added. The chancel was enlarged in the early 14th century, while late in the 15th century, the tower was added. In 1877, the church was restored by George Edmund Street who rebuilt the north aisle, added a vestry, and replaced most of the windows. The church was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built of stone with a 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 three stages, with buttresses, one forming a stair tower, a clock face, two-light bell openings, a band, and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. The south door is Norman, and has three orders of shafts with scalloped capitals, and chevrons in the arch. Inside, there is an octagonal font dating from 1662. In the tower are several fragments of pre-Norman Conquest carved stones, one depicting a dragon. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Pickhill References
Church of St Michael, Aylsham

The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Aylsham, Norfolk, is a church of medieval origins that was built in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Gaunt, lord of the manor of Aylsham. The church remains an active parish church and is a Grade I listed building. History Historic England gives a construction date for the church of the 14th century, with further work in the fifteenth and a major Victorian restoration in 1852. Pevsner suggests that the interior contains the oldest built elements, dating the arcades to the late 13th century. The 'lavish two-storeyed porch' was constructed by Richard Howard, Sheriff of Norwich, and dates from 1488. The tower is of the 14th century, a rare example of its type surviving from the Middle Ages. In the 19th century, the Rev. Edmund Yates undertook a "drastic(….)" restoration, particularly of the interior. The traditional box pews were replaced with seating for over 700 and the galleries were removed. The landscape gardener Humphry Repton is buried in the churchyard and is commemorated with a memorial located outside of the chancel door. Pevsner notes that the construction date of the monument "must be considerably later than that of Repton's death". Repton, born in the neighbouring county of Suffolk in 1752, had purchased a small county estate at Sustead, near Aylsham in 1778, and many of his earliest commissions were from local Norfolk landowners. The tower holds ten bells, with the tenor bell weighing 17 long hundredweight, 1 quarter and 6 pounds, and is tuned to E flat. The tenor bell is the largest cast by Samuel Gilpin, in 1700, and it has a protection order. The bells are rung on Tuesday evenings for practice, and on Sunday mornings as well as to mark national and civic events. The tower captain is Michael Cocker. The churchyard also contains a "very rare" mortsafe, an iron grille placed over a grave to prevent body snatching. St Michael's remains an active parish church in the Aylsham and District ministry, and regular services are held. Reorganisation of the interior of the church in the later 20th century has enabled the holding of concerts, exhibitions and a produce market. The church also hosts a local choir. The Aylsham Heritage Centre, a museum of local history, is located in the former church hall in the grounds. Architecture and description The writer A. C. Benson, author of the words to "Land of Hope and Glory", described St Michael's during a visit in 1902; "(it) is long and low, a large grey flint building, low-pitched roof-transepts and aisles, with a very fine tower". The construction is of flint, sometimes knapped, with rubble infilling. The church is a Grade I listed building. Footnotes References Sources External links Media related to St Michael's and All Angels Church, Aylsham at Wikimedia Commons
St Felix's Church, Felixkirk

St Felix's Church is the parish church of Felixkirk, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Felixkirk before the Norman Conquest. The church was enlarged in the 12th century, with aisles added, and much of the material survives from this period. Nikolaus Pevsner discusses the idea that the nave may originally have been round, although remains do not suggest this, and the form would be very unusual for the region. The tower was added in the 15th century, and perhaps in the 16th century a square sanctuary was added. Between 1859 and 1860, W. H. Dykes heavily restored the church, attempting to create an idealised Romanesque appearance. He located the foundations of the original rounded chancel, demolishing the sanctuary and rebuilding on the foundations. The church was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built in sandstone, with a lead roof on the chancel, and a stone slate roof elsewhere. The church consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with an apse, and a west tower. The tower has two stages, diagonal buttresses, a three-light west window, a south clock face, two-light bell openings, and an embattled parapet. The west window in the south aisle is Norman, and in the chancel is a re-set Norman doorway. Inside the church is the tomb of William de Cantilupe, who died in 1309, and there is an effigy of Eva of Boltby, of similar date. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Felixkirk References
St Wilfrid's Church, South Kilvington

St Wilfrid's Church is the parish church of South Kilvington, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was constructed in the 12th century, with most of the windows rebuilt in the 13th century, and the east window probably dating from the 14th century. The building was heavily restored in the 19th century, the work including the addition of a porch. The building was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built of stone, partly rendered, and has a Welsh slate roof. The church consists of a nave, a south porch and a chancel, and on the west end is a shingled bell tower with a pyramidal roof and a weathervane. There are Norman windows on the south wall of the nave and the north wall of the chancel, and the chancel has a remodelled Norman doorway. The east window has three lights with trefoil heads and three quatrefoils above. Inside, there is a 15th-century hexagonal font carved out of black marble. Some of the bench ends are Mediaeval, while the pews were carved by the Reverend W. T. Kingsley, who served from 1857 until 1917. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in South Kilvington References
Southern Railway Viaduct and Colonnade

The Southern Railway Viaduct and Colonnade is a Grade II* listed structure on New Bailey Street in Ordsall, a suburb within Salford, England. It forms part of the historic railway infrastructure near Salford Central railway station and is notable for its distinctive cast-iron architecture and ornamental detailing. History The viaduct was constructed in 1844 for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, one of the pioneering railway companies of the early Victorian era. The design was overseen by Sir John Hawkshaw, a prominent civil engineer known for his work on major railway projects during the period of rapid railway expansion often referred to as "Railway Mania". The structure was built to carry railway lines over New Bailey Street, connecting routes into Manchester. It is one of three adjacent bridges at Salford Central, each built by different companies, reflecting the competitive nature of early railway development. The Southern Viaduct is the southernmost of these bridges, with the others constructed for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and later additions for the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway. On 18 January 1980, Southern Railway Viaduct and Colonnade was designated a Grade II* listed building. Architecture The viaduct is characterised by cast-iron columns supporting I-section girders and a cast-iron parapet. The columns incorporate Egyptian lotus flower capitals, a motif common in mid-19th-century industrial design. The parapet is largely plain but becomes more elaborately detailed over New Bailey Street, where it is divided by fluted pilasters with acanthus capitals and an enriched frieze. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Salford References
St Mary's Church, Marton in the Forest

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Marton in the Forest, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built early in the 12th century, from which period the north wall of the nave and chancel survive, along with the chancel arch and the lower parts of some other walls. It was largely rebuilt in about 1540, probably incorporating some stonework from Marton Priory, and adding a tower. In 1886, the church was restored by Ewan Christian. It was grade II* listed in 1960. The church is built in stone and cobblestone on a chamfered plinth, and it has a Welsh slate roof with crow-stepped gables. It consists of a nave, a lower chancel and a south tower porch. The tower has two stages, angle buttresses, moulded string courses, single-light bell openings with cused heads, and a plain parapet with moulded coping. The south door has a segmental head, and above it is a statue. Inside, there is a 13th-century font, a wooden altar rail dating from about 1700, and some 17th-century pew ends. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Marton-cum-Moxby References
St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske

St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire. History The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, and was restored in 1872–73 by G. E. Street. It is built in stone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, a plinth, diagonal buttresses, a three-light Perpendicular west window with a hood mould, clock faces, a band, two-light bell openings with pointed arches, and an embattled parapet. The south doorway is Norman, and has a round arch with two orders and a hood mould. Parish status The church is in a joint parish with St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple St Andrew's Church, Great Fencote St Wilfrid's Church, Great Langton St Mary's Church, Kirkby Fleetham St Radegund's Church, Scruton All Saints' Church, Yafforth Organ A pipe organ was built in 1883 at a cost of £400 by Isaac Abbott of Leeds. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Kirby Wiske References
St Gregory's Church, Cheltenham

St Gregory the Great Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded in 1809 and rebuilt from 1854 to 1857. It is situated on the corner of St James' Square and Clarence Street. It was designed by Charles Hansom and is a Grade II* listed building. History Foundation In 1809, a chapel was built on the site of the present church. It was built with the guidance of its first priest, Fr Augustine Birdsall OSB from Douai Abbey. Construction In the spring of 1854, the monks from Douai Abbey were still serving the church when building work started on the church. The church was designed by Charles Hansom, brother of Joseph Hansom and father of Edward Joseph Hansom. He also designed Plymouth Cathedral and St Osburg's Church in Coventry. He designed it to be a Gothic Revival church. In May 1857, the chancel was completed and the church was opened. That year, work on the tower and spire had started, but was of course not complete. In 1876, the tower and spire were completed. The next year, on 6 November 1877, the church was consecrated. The stained glass windows were designed by Hardman & Co. Inside the church, the altar and reredos were made by Farmer & Brindley. The majority of the carving was done by Messrs R. L. Boulton & Sons of Cheltenham; a firm which also worked on Cheltenham Town Hall, St John's Church in Poulton-le-Fylde, St Mary's Church and St Alban's Church in Warrington and St Cuthbert's in Earls Court. Parish The church is in the parish of St Gregory the Great with St Thomas More. It serves the St Thomas More Catholic Centre on Princess Elizabeth Way in Cheltenham. On 30 November 2011, St Thomas More Church was demolished and the church hall was developed to accommodate a sacristy, a chapel and use by community groups. The church has three Sunday Masses: 9:30 am, 11:15 am and 5:00 pm. St Thomas More Catholic Centre has one Sunday Mass at 5:00 pm on Saturday. Organ The church has two organs. The chancel organ was built by the Dutch organ builder Sebastian Blank and installed in 1986. The organ in the liturgical west gallery was installed in 2023; it was originally built by 'Father' Willis in 1866 for a church in Horsham, and subsequently moved to the chapel of the former Southwark diocesan seminary at Wonersh. Following the closure of the seminary, the organ was donated to St Gregory's. The principal organist is August Guan. See also Cheltenham Deanery Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton References External links St Gregory the Great with St Thomas More Parish site St Thomas More Catholic Centre site
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Braydeston

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Church of England parish church in Braydeston, Brundall, Norfolk. The church is a Grade I listed building and dates from the 13th century. History The church is located in Braydeston, a deserted medieval village to the east of Brundall, Norfolk. Present day On 25 September 1962, the church was designated a Grade I listed building. This is located with the Benefice of Brundall, Braydeston and Postwick (also known as the Yare Valley Churches) in the Archdeaconry of Norfolk, Diocese of Norwich. The churchyard is still open for burials. The church uses the Book of Common Prayer during its services. References External links Parish website A Church Near You entry
St Nicholas' Church, Stillington

St Nicholas' Church is the parish church of Stillington, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built in the 15th century, from which period the chancel and north vestry survive. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1840, although some of the original material was used. The building was grade II* listed in 1960. The church is built of stone with a Welsh slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel and a west tower. The tower has two stages, a south clock face, a string course, two-light bell openings, and an embattled parapet. The east window is in Perpendicular style, with a four-centred arched head and five lights, and it contains a small piece of Mediaeval glass. Inside are 19th-century box pews. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Stillington, North Yorkshire References
Smethwick Old Church

Smethwick Old Church is an Anglican parish church, located in the town of Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is located on the junction of The Uplands and Church Road, adjacent to the Dorothy Parkes Community Centre and the 18th-century Old Chapel Public House. The church is a Grade II* listed building. History The Old Church is the oldest surviving building in Smethwick, consecrated in 1732 as a chapel of ease to St Peter's in Harborne. It was originally known as 'Parkes' or 'Smethwick' Chapel, the name Parkes came from the wealthy local woman Dorothy Parkes who bequeathed the money to build the church. It became known as the Old Church in 1837, when the Holy Trinity Church was built on Smethwick High Street. The public house next to the church gains its name from the church, and is the second oldest building still standing in Smethwick. The archives of Smethwick Old Church are held at Sandwell Community History and Archives Service. References
St Oswald's Church, West Rounton

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of West Rounton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in about 1150, but was much altered over the years, and little survives other than the chancel arch and part of the south doorway. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1860 by James Pigott Pritchett. The building was grade II* listed in 1987. The church is built in stone with a Welsh slate roof, and consists of a nave with a south porch, and a chancel with a north vestry. On the west gable is a gabled bellcote with double-arched openings. The south doorway is Norman, with one order of columns, the capitals with plait and volutes, and a zigzag moulded arch. Inside, there is a 12th-century font, the bowl having carvings of a face with a beard, and a centaur firing an arrow. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in West Rounton References
St John the Baptist Church, Finchingfield

St John the Baptist Church is an Anglican church in the village of Finchingfield, North Essex. The church was originally built in the 12th century with a nave, chancel, and tower. A major renovation and expansion of the building took place in the late 13th and 14th centuries. The church was restored in the 19th century. There are a few surviving Norman features, including the tower and west doorway. It is a Grade I listed building. Description The church is located in the village of Finchingfield, North Essex. It was constructed with flint rubble with limestone and clunch dressings. The church comprises a chancel with two-bay north and south chapels, a nave with a clerestory and five-bay aisles, a 12th-century tower, and a 19th century south porch. The surviving Norman features of the church are the tower, the tower arch and west doorway and the 3-bay arcading at the two corners on the eastern side of the church's interior. The chancel has a 15th-century piscina. The font is supported by carved angels and quatrefoiled panels with shields of arms decorating each side. There is an early 15th-century oak chancel rood screen and a 14th century screen at the west end of the south chapel. The burial monuments include an altar tomb with black marble slab of Richard Marriot (d. 1703) and an altar tomb with brass inscription to Robert Kempe, (d. 1524). The burial monument of John and Elizabeth Berners (d. mid-1500s) have brass figures of the couple set into a marble slab. They stand facing each other with hands raised in prayer, dressed in heraldic clothing—he in a tabard, she in a mantle. The east window in the chancel is 19th century. Windows on the north and south walls date to the late 14th century, They both have cinquefoil-shaped windows with tracery set in a pointed arch. The clerestory has restored windows originally dating to the late 14th century. The stone corbels from the late 14th century are carved with heads of saints, a king, a queen, and others. The tower has three levels, a battlemented top, and an 18th-century wooden lantern. The original roofs are lead, while the newer north and south chapels have red clay tile roofs. History The original church with nave, chancel, and tower was built in the 12th century. Much of the present structure dates from the late 13th and 14th centuries. The chancel was remodeled in the mid-13th century. The north and south aisles and chapels date from the late 14th century. The west tower dates to the late 12th century and was raised in the 15th century. The tower’s bell chamber was renovated—though it collapsed in the 17th century. A cupola with an open bell stage was added in the 18th century. The south porch was added in the 14th century and rebuilt in the 19th century. The church was restored in the 19th century by architect Henry Stock. The church was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967. Gallery References
St Mary's Church, Raskelf

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Raskelf, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period the north arcade and perhaps the west wall survive. The chancel was rebuilt in the 14th century, and a north chapel was added in the 15th century. The timber west tower was probably added in the late 15th century, and is the only one in the former North Riding of Yorkshire. In 1879, the church was heavily restored by Ewan Christian, who rebuilt most of the structure and added a south aisle. The church was grade II* listed in 1960. The church has for almost all its history been a chapel of ease to St John and All Saints' Church, Easingwold, but from 1881 to 1891 it had its own parish. The body of the church is built in sandstone with a stone slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, and a chancel with a north chapel. The west tower is weatherboarded, on a rusticated stone plinth, with a shingled top and a tiled pyramidal roof. A 12th-century lancet window survives in the north wall of the chapel, and the west window of the north aisle is probably 14th century. Inside, the chancel has some Perpendicular Gothic benches, there is a 17th-century screen to the north chapel, and a 17th-century communion rail. There is a late-12th century font with a 17th-century cover. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Raskelf References
St Mary's Church, Myton-on-Swale

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Myton-on-Swale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the early 13th century, and was altered in the 15th century, when some of the windows were replaced. The building was restored by C. Hodgson Fowler in 1886, when the tower and porch were added, and the roof was replaced. The church was grade II* listed in 1960. The church is built of sandstone and has a green tile roof with bands of red tile. The building consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower embraced by the nave. The tower has three stages, a two-light west window, two-light bell openings, a clock face on the south side, and an embattled parapet. Inside, the furnishing date from 1886 or later, but there is the head of a 13th-century cross slab. The east window has stained glass designed by Charles Eamer Kempe. See also Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Myton-on-Swale References