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St Bartholomew's Church, Orford

The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building. In addition to its listing, the church is notable as the location for the first performances of four of the works of the composer Benjamin Britten: Noye's Fludde, Curlew River, The Burning Fiery Furnace and The Prodigal Son. History and description The church comprises a ruined 12th century chancel, begun in about 1166 and abandoned in the 18th century, the Decorated nave and aisles, restored in the late 19th century, and the tower, restored in the late 20th century after the collapse of its upper storey in 1830. The chancel to the original church was built at about the same time as Orford Castle, and demonstrates a similar "grandeur". By the eighteenth century, the chancel was completely ruined and reconstruction concentrated on the nave and the tower. In the early 1880s George Edmund Street prepared a plan for a comprehensive restoration of the whole complex but this was not undertaken. Instead, rebuilding work spanned almost a hundred years, with J T Micklethwaite undertaking the reconstruction of the nave and aisles between 1894 and 1900, H M Cautley repairing the chancel in 1930, and Bruce George restoring the tower in 1971–72. Externally, the 12th century chancel can be identified as two rows of ruined columns extending from the east end into the churchyard. Interior The font is 15th-century, with "four lions and four wild men" surrounding its base. Above the main altar is a painting of the Holy Family with St. John the Baptist and donor by Bernardino Luini. It was a processional banner painted to commemorate an event at Milan Cathedral in 1525. The Nativity, with the Angel appearing to the Shepherds by Raffaellino del Colle hangs over the Altar in the St. Nicholas Chapel. The church contains an impressive selection of memorials and monuments, including one to Benjamin Britten, a green slate slab set in the floor of the nave. Organ The organ was destroyed when the tower collapsed in 1830. In time, a temporary replacement was installed. That temporary organ remained in use in the early 21st century. In 2017 the church was offered the redundant insrument by Peter Collins from the Turner Sims Concert Hall as a gift. Despite opposition from the Diocesan Advisory Committee, a Faculty was issued in 2018, and the organ installed the following year by Cousans. Notes References Dewing, E. M. (1876). "Observations on Orford Church (Communication, 9 Jul 1872)". Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. V (1): 122–123. Jenkins, Simon (1999). England's Thousand Best Churches. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-103930-5. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Bettley, James (2015). Suffolk: East. The Buildings of England. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-19654-2.
Holy Cross Church, Newton Ferrers

Holy Cross Church is a Church of England parish church in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England. The existing church has 13th-century origins, with a major restoration and rebuild of 1885–86. Holy Cross has been a Grade I listed building since 1960. History A church has been in existence at Newton Ferrers since at least 1084, when a church dedicated to St Mary's was recorded in the Saxon Geld Roll. The church was rebuilt by the Ferrers family in the early 12th-century. It was rebuilt again in 1260 and later enlarged by the rector, Rev. Henry de Ferrers, in 1342. Further alterations and enlargement took place in 1460, including the addition of the aisles and tower. The church underwent a £3,500 restoration in 1885–86 to the design of George Fellowes Prynne. Owing to its dilapidated condition, much of the church was rebuilt. Messrs. Stevenson and son of Newton Ferrers carried out the restoration, with Mr. F. M. Rowse as clerk of the works. Both Prynne and his father, the Rev. George Rundle Prynne, were also involved in supervising the restoration. Many of the new fittings, including the font, pulpit, parclose screens, litany desk and credence table were made by Harry Hems of Exeter. He also carved the bosses in the church's oak wagon roof. The church was reopened by the Bishop of Exeter, the Right Rev. Edward Bickersteth, on 23 February 1886. The restoration left only the west tower and the north and south arcades to retain their medieval structure. Architecture Holy Cross is built of stone rubble with freestone dressings and slate roofs. It is made up of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel, vestry, south porch and west three-stage tower. Many of the 1885–86 windows are in the Perpendicular style. The chancel's south window dates to the 15th-century and the north window to the 13th-century. The church contains a double piscina and triple sedilia, both of which are dated to the 13th or 14th-centuries. Churchyard The churchyard was enlarged in 1884, when the rector, Rev. S. H. Archer, with assistance from his family, purchased a large plot of land on the north side of the existing grounds as a memorial to his late wife. The Bishop of Exeter, the Right Rev. Frederick Temple, consecrated the new ground on 27 October 1884. References External links Media related to Holy Cross church, Newton Ferrers at Wikimedia Commons
St Mary Magdalene, Paddington

St Mary Magdalene, Paddington, is a Grade I listed Anglican church at Rowington Close, London, dedicated to Jesus' follower, Saint Mary Magdalene. The parish was established in 1865 and work on the church started in 1867. Although complete in 1872 (1872), a fire destroyed the brand new roof so the first Mass in the new building could not be celebrated until St Mary Magdalene's Day, 22 July 1873. The church was consecrated after completion of interior decoration on 21 October 1878 (1878-10-21). The architect was George Edmund Street, and this church is considered to be his masterpiece. It includes notable stained glass by Henry Holiday, Salviati mosaics, sculptures by Thomas Earp, a later crypt chapel by Ninian Comper, and a War Memorial by Martin Travers. The painted ceiling of the nave, the work of Daniel Bell, was cleaned and restored during 2018–19, with the help of a grant from the Lottery Heritage Fund. With assistance from the Paddington Development Trust, an extension was also built, containing additional spaces and facilities intended for use by the wider local community. Cultural associations St Mary Magdalene is thought to be the church that inspired the composer John Ireland to become an Anglo-Catholic. The novelist Barbara Pym was a member of the congregation in 1971–72, while living in Queen's Park. P. D. James is thought to have used the church as a model for one of the locations in her novel A Taste for Death. The church and surrounding neighbourhood were used as a location in the 1968 movie Secret Ceremony with Elizabeth Taylor. Scenes from the 2012 film of Les Misérables were also filmed there. References External links Official website Guide by Grand Junction
Royal Opera Arcade

Royal Opera Arcade est une galerie marchande de Londres. Situation et accès Elle est située à proximité de Waterloo Place et relie Charles II Street à Pall Mall. Les stations de métro les plus proches sont Charing Cross à l'est, où circulent les trains des lignes Bakerloo Northern, et Piccadilly Circus au nord, desservie par les lignes Bakerloo Piccadilly. Origine du nom Son nom évoque le grand opéra dont elle était adjacente qui brûla dans la nuit du 6 décembre 1867. Historique Datant de 1816-1818, la galerie est l’œuvre de John Nash et George S. Repton. Vieille de 200 ans, c’est l’une des plus anciennes galeries de Londres. Lien externe Royal Opera Arcade. Notes et références Portail de Londres Portail des entreprises
Equestrian statue of William III, London

The equestrian statue of William III by John Bacon Junior stands in St James's Square in central London. It is modelled on an earlier statue of the king by John Michael Rysbrack in Queen Square, Bristol. Funding for the London statue was provided in the will of Samuel Travers, M.P., dated 1724, but nothing was done to progress the plan for a further seventy years. A design for the monument was drawn up in 1794 by Bacon's father, John Bacon Senior, but this was not executed and the commission passed to Bacon Jr., under whose direction the statue was finally erected in 1808. The statue is a Grade I listed structure. History William III, Prince of Orange, ascended the English throne in 1688 following the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution. William ruled jointly with his wife, Mary, James's daughter, until her death in 1694, and then solely until his own death in 1702. In 1697 the first proposal had been made to erect a statue in the king's honour in St James's Square, home to many of his strongest supporters. Nothing was done, however, and two further attempts to revive the plan, in 1710 and 1721, also failed. In 1724, a member of Parliament and Crown official, Samuel Travers, left a bequest in his will to fund the construction "in St. James's Square or on Cheapside Conduit an equestrian statue in brass to the glorious memory of my master William the Third". Nevertheless, it was a further seventy years before the commission to design the statue was granted to John Bacon Sr., then England's most notable sculptor, in 1794. Bacon Sr. died before the commission could be executed, and the final design and construction was undertaken in 1808 by his son, John Bacon Jr. The statue was originally sited in the middle of an octagonal pool, but this was drained in the 19th century. Description The sculpture is in bronze and depicts William in the style of a Roman general. It is heavily influenced by the earlier equestrian statue of William undertaken by Rysbrack and erected in Bristol in 1736. The king is depicted astride a "spirited" horse and, despite his Classical style of dress, William's hairstyle follows late 17th century fashion. Jo Darke, in her history of English and Welsh monuments, suggests that the base of the statue includes a depiction of the molehill, over which William's horse Sorrel stumbled at Hampton Court, leading to the king's death from complications of pneumonia. Panels on either side of the plinth carry inscriptions in bronze lettering, the first reading GVLIELMVS III and the second I. BACON, IVNR. SCVLPTR. 1807. The statue was designated a Grade I listed structure, the highest grading given to buildings and structures of "exceptional interest", in 1958. References Bibliography See also Cultural depictions of William III of England External links Media related to Equestrian statue of William III, St James's Square, London at Wikimedia Commons
Statue équestre de Guillaume III

La statue équestre de Guillaume III est une statue équestre de Guillaume III d'Orange-Nassau (« William III » en anglais) située au centre de St James's Square, à Londres. Elle est l'œuvre du sculpteur John Bacon (en) (dit junior) et est calquée sur une ancienne statue du roi (en) réalisée par John Michael Rysbrack et située à Queen Square (en), à Bristol. Un plan pour le monument a été élaboré en 1794 par le père de Bacon, John Bacon (comportant le même nom, dit senior), mais c'est son fils qui a repris l'ouvrage. La statue a finalement été érigée en 1808 et est classée « Grade I ». Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de Londres Portail de la sculpture Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
St Lawrence's Church, Marston St Lawrence

St Lawrence's Church, is the parish church of Marston St. Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The parish is a member of the Chenderit Benefice, which includes the parishes of Chacombe, Greatworth, Middleton Cheney, Thenford and Warkworth. Architecture Much of the architecture is Decorated Gothic, including the chancel arch and the arcades to both the north and south aisles. The north arcade is of four bays and was built in the 13th century. The Perpendicular Gothic east window of the chancel was added in the second half of the 14th century. One of the aisles was also rebuilt in Perpendicular Gothic, and the bell tower was added late in the Perpendicular period (15th or early 16th century). There are two carved wooden screens: a Perpendicular one to the north chapel and a very well-carved Jacobean one of about 1610 to the tower. Organ There is a 20th-century organ made by the Manchester builder Jardine and Co. It was relocated to Marston St Lawrence at the beginning of the 21st century. Its original home was in Skelmersdale. Conservation The building was listed in 1969. References Sources Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 302–303. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
Church of St Mary, Elland

The Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Elland, West Yorkshire, England. The church is a Grade I listed building. History Stones in the chancel arch have been dated to approximately 1170 to 1180. Most of the present church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. It was restored in 1856 by W. H. Crossland. The stained glass in the east window dates from the 15th century and depicts 21 scenes from the life of St Mary the Virgin. The church has a west tower, and a Sanctus bellcote on the gable of the nave. On 24 January 1968, the church was designated a Grade I listed building. Present day The Church of St Mary is part of the Benefice of "Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland and All Saints, Elland" in the Archdeaconry of Halifax and the Huddersfield Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Leeds. The parish stands in the Central to modern Catholic traditions of the Church of England. Notable people Felix Arnott, later Archbishop of Brisbane, served his curacy in the benefice in the 1930s. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Yorkshire Grade I listed churches in West Yorkshire Listed buildings in Elland References Bibliography Pevsner, Nicholas; Radcliffe, Enid (1967), Yorkshire: The West Riding, The Buildings of England, Penguin Books, ISBN 9780140710175 Murphy, Anthony, (2016), ‘The Medieval Glazing of St Mary’s Church, Elland’, Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, ed. J A Hargreaves, vol. 24 new series. ISSN 1351-5705 Murphy, Anthony, (2022), The Church of St Mary the Virgin Elland: A History, Elland PCC (Amadeus Press). ISBN 9781399938693 External links A Church Near You entry
All Saints' Church, Middleton Cheney

The Church of All Saints is the Church of England parish church of Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England. It has been listed Grade I. Architecture The building is early 14th-century Decorated Gothic. The nave has a clerestory, north and south aisles and four-bay arcades. The west tower and spire are later Medieval Perpendicular Gothic additions. The top of the spire is about 150 feet (46 m) above ground. In the 18th century the spire survived three lightning strikes: in 1720, 1794 and 1797. Restoration All Saints was restored under the direction of George Gilbert Scott in 1865. During the restoration notable stained-glass windows were added that were designed by the Pre-Raphaelite artists William Morris, Philip Webb, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and Simeon Solomon and made by Morris & Co. There are also mosaics made by James Powell and Sons, one of which was designed by Henry Holiday. People associated with All Saints William Edington was Rector 1322–35. He was consecrated Bishop of Winchester in 1345. All Saints' churchyard has a number of historic grave monuments: Four 17th-century English Baroque headstones and two 18th-century chest tombs are Grade II listed. The Horton family mausoleum is a Gothic Revival monument designed by William Wilkinson and made by Thomas Earp in 1866–67. It is not listed. References Sources Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1931) [1848]. A Topographical Dictionary of England (Seventh ed.). London: Samuel Lewis. pp. 306–310. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
St Michael's Church, Aynho

St Michael's Church is a Grade I listed church in Aynho, Northamptonshire. History The church has a late medieval tower. The rest of the church was rebuilt after the original chancel and nave were demolished in 1723. Edward Wing carried out the rebuilding. The church interior is Georgian but with Victorian elements in the grisaille patterned windows and many of the other furnishings. The church is home to three other windows. Thomas Willement designed the eastern window which depicts three medallion scenes. C.E. Kempe designed the windows on the southern side which feature Archangel Michael and the dragon and the Annunciation. The church has a couple of 18th-century tablets on the sanctuary walls. References
St Andrew's Church, Chesterton

St Andrew's Church, Chesterton is a Church of England parish church in Chesterton, Cambridge. It is a Grade I listed building. A church was first recorded on this site around 1200. The church was presented in 1217 to the papal legate, Cardinal Guala, by Henry III of England, in gratitude for the legate's attempt at reconciliation during domestic unrest at the end of the reign of King John. In 1436 Henry VI seized ownership of the church and associated buildings from the Italian Abbey of Vercelli and gave it to King's Hall, Cambridge which later became Trinity College, Cambridge. Trinity College is the church's patron to this day; with many vicars of Chesterton being fellows of Trinity. Built from flint, rubble and clunch with ashlar on the tower and buttresses. The tower has two bell-openings (decorated) and is topped by a spire lit by small windows. The spire was restored in 1847 and the spare, tower and chancel in 1968. The windows are in the perpendicular style, except the easternmost window in the south aisle which is decorated. The interior has an aisled nave with arcades of seven bays, each with octagonal piers dating from the 14th century on each side there is a clerestory dating from the 15th century. Above this lies the roof is supported by stone corbels, and below the floor is laid with polychromatic tiles. The church is lit via stained glass dating from the 19th century. There is a 15th-century Doom painting above the chancel arch. Outside, the graveyard is of interest and is listed. On the church's north wall, a plaque to Anna Maria Vassa (died 1797), eldest daughter of the former slave and anti-slavery campaigner Olaudah Equiano, commemorates a link with the abolition of the slave trade. Nearby are the Old Manor House to the south, the vicarage (1820) to the east and Chesterton Tower is a little further away just off Chapel Lane. References
All Hallows Church, Wellingborough

The All Hallows Church is a Church of England parish church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The church is a Grade I listed building. History The church was built in 1160. Dedication to All Hallows recorded in 1517. Construction of the existing tower began c. 1280 and took 20 years to complete. On 23 September 1950, All Hallows Church was designated a Grade I listed building. The church has a fine collection of mid-20th century stained glass. The first to be installed is in the south aisle west window, Evie Hone's 1955 window referencing Old Testament symbolism in a definitively modern style. In the early 1960s, leading French stained glass maker, Jean Barillet was commissioned to provide a window on the theme of St Crispin and St Crispinian, patron saints of the shoe making industry. It was installed in 1962. Three more modern windows, all designed by John Piper and manufactured by Patrick Reyntiens, can be found in the north aisle west Evangelists and Prophets window dated 1961, rose window below west tower installed 1963, and an abstract composition in south chapel titled 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' from 1969. Gallery References External links Parish website
Church of St Barnabas, Pimlico

The Church of St Barnabas is a Church of England parish church in Pimlico, London. It is a Grade I listed building. The church is noted for its Anglo-Catholic tradition, and it "was the first church built in England where the ideals and beliefs of what came to be known as Anglo-Catholic movement were embodied in its architecture and liturgy". History The church was built in 1847–1850 to designs of Thomas Cundy (junior), assisted by William Butterfield. It was one of the earliest Ritualistic churches, and the first in London in which all pews were free (charging for pews was normal practice at the time). Three paintings in the crypt are by Charles Edgar Buckeridge. In 1958 the church was designated as a Grade I listed building. Notable clergy W. J. E. Bennett, perpetual curate Alfred Gurney, vicar John Hudson, curate, later Bishop of Carpentaria Charles Lowder, curate, founder of the Society of the Holy Cross Frederick Ouseley, curate Victor Shearburn, curate, later Bishop of Rangoon George Ratcliffe Woodward, curate Gallery References External links Official website A Church Near You entry
St Andrew's Church, Ashburton

St Andrew's Church in Ashburton, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is a Grade I listed building. History The earliest records of a church on the site date back to the late 12th century. The present church is of early or mid 15th century construction, mostly of stone rubble with granite and limestone, the tower having been built before 1449. Restorations were carried out by the famed Gothic Revival architect George Edmund Street in 1882–3. The pulpit was made by Harry Hems, the organ case by George Fellowes Prynne. In 2024, the church suffered a burglary which caused damage to one of the stained glass windows. Current day The church hosts a number of community groups and events. The church is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. References External links St Andrew's Church, Ashburton website
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wellingborough

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The church is a Grade I listed building. History The church was built from 1908 to 1930, and was designed by Sir Ninian Comper. It is in the Perpendicular Gothic style. The design and interior of the church was influenced by the Oxford Movement and the Victorian revival of ritualism Financing of the work was largely due to the Misses Sharman of Wellingborough. On 9 June 1970, St Mary's Church was designated a Grade I listed building. It is one of only a few Grade I listed buildings built in the 20th century. Present day The parish of St Mary the Virgin Wellingborough is in the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Peterborough. St Mary's stands in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. As the parish has passed a resolution to reject the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough. It is also affiliated with Forward in Faith and The Society. Notable clergy Michael Bent, later Archdeacon of Taranaki in New Zealand and Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Fiji, served his curacy here from 1955 to 1960. List of vicars 1905-1928: Fr Thomas Watts 1929-1946: Fr Conrad Radford 1947-1952: Fr Rowland Taylor 1952–1966: Fr Raymond Brown 1967–1988: Fr Thomas Finch SSC 1990–1994: Fr Alan Robinson (priest in charge) (now Rector of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Maiden Lane - the Diocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament for the Diocese of Westminster) 1996–present: Fr Robert Farmer SSC (priest in charge, 1996–2000) References External links Parish website A Church Near You entry