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St Mary Magdalene (Taunton)

St Mary Magdalene ist ein Kirchengebäude der Kirche von England in Taunton, Somerset, England, das 1508 im Stil der Early Tudor Perpendicular Gothic fertiggestellt wurde. Das Bauwerk ist ein Listed Building vom Grade I. Geschichte und Beschreibung St Mary’s wurde wahrscheinlich im Zuge der Neuordnung Tauntons durch Bischof Heinrich von Blois im 12. Jahrhundert gegründet; seit 1308 dient sie als Stadtkirche von Taunton. Im Jahr 1437 wurde eine neue Kapelle geweiht. Das Bauwerk wurde aus Sandstein errichtet, das Innere ist farbig gefasst. Die meisten Statuen und die Bleiverglasung stammen aus dem Viktorianischen Zeitalter. Im Innern der Kirche ist eine Vielzahl von Gedenktafeln vorhanden, darunter auch zum Gedenken an Soldaten aus Somerset, etwa für die Somerset Light Infantry. Der Kirchturm wurde 1503 erbaut, finanziert durch den im Wollhandel erworbenen Wohlstand; er wurde in den Jahren 1858–1862 durch Sir George Gilbert Scott und Benjamin Ferrey als Replik neu aufgebaut, wobei Otter-Sandstein aus Williton und magmatischer Diorit aus Hestercombe verwendet wurden. Der Kirchturm gilt als eines der repräsentativsten Beispiele der in Somerset verbreiteten Bauform von Kirchtürmen und ist rund 50 m hoch. Simon Jenkins beschrieb den Kirchturm als den „nobelsten Pfarrkirchturm Englands“ („the noblest parish tower in England“). Der Turm trägt ein Geläut aus zwölf Glocken und einen Uhrenmechanismus. Zwei der Hämmer des Uhrenmechanismus schlagen nicht mehr. Die Glockengießer waren Thomas Bilbie, der der Glockengießerfamilie Bilbie aus Chew Stoke entstammte, sowie Taylors Eayre & Smith aus Loughborough und verschiedene Mitglieder der Familien Mears und Stainbank, denen die Whitechapel Bell Foundry gehörte. Die Kirche litt über die Jahrhunderte unter den Einflüssen des Wetters, weshalb es mehrere Spendenaufrufe für die Instandsetzung der Fassaden und die Erneuerung des Mauerwerks am Kirchturm gab, nachdem zwei Fialen herabstürzten und das Dach durchschlugen. 2009 beschädigten Vandalen einige der Kirchenfenster, doch die Bleiverglasung, die in Fragmenten auf das Mittelalter zurückgeht, blieb dank des Schutzes durch Maschendraht unbeschädigt. Der puritanisches Pfarrer und Schriftsteller Joseph Alleine war in den 1660er Jahren Vikar der Kirche und liegt auf dem Kirchhof begraben. Belege Literatur James Cottle: Some account of the church of St. Mary Magdalene, Taunton, and the restoration thereof: together with several notices on ecclesiastical matters. 1845, abgerufen am 14. April 2009 (englisch). Alfred E. Goodman: The Church of St. Mary Magdalene Taunton 1508–1908. The Phoenix Press, 1908 (englisch). Weblinks Website von St Mary Magdalene
Kościół św. Marii Magdaleny w Taunton

Kościół św. Marii Magdaleny w Taunton (ang. Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton Minster) – parafialny kościół anglikański w Taunton, w hrabstwie Somerset w Wielkiej Brytanii. Jest jednym z najstarszych budynków w Taunton, a wieża kościoła jest najwyższa w hrabstwie Somerset. Historia Podwaliny pod powstanie kościoła położone zostały prawdopodobnie w pierwszej połowie VIII wieku, kiedy ustanowiono chrześcijaństwo w Taunton. Kościół został konsekrowany jako parafialny w roku 1308 przez biskupa Winchesteru, a kształtowanie jego struktury zakończyło się w roku 1508. Wieżę kościoła wybudowano w XV i XVI wieku. Przebudowano ją w latach 1858-1862 pod kierownictwem architekta Gilesa Gilberta Scotta, a jej wysokość wynosi 50 metrów do szczytu pinakli, co czyni ją najwyższą wieżą kościelną w hrabstwie Somerset. W wieży w roku 1734 umieszczono pierwszy w mieście wóz strażacki. Na ceremonii w r. 1882 wprowadzono organy. Kościół Budynek kościoła jest zbudowany w większej części z piaskowca, z malowanym wnętrzem, poza filarami tworzącymi cztery nawy. Budynek kościoła silnie kontrastuje z wieżą, którą wybudowano w taki sposób, aby nie ucierpiała na tym architektura bryły kościoła. Wieża została zaprojektowana tak, by w pełni wpisywała się w perspektywę ulicy Hammett Street. Cechą charakterystyczną wnętrza są podwójne nawy, przy czym wewnętrzne węższe niż zewnętrzne, wybudowane w różnym czasie. Arkada między dwiema północnymi nawami jest jedynym elementem starego kościoła, pochodząca z II połowy XIII wieku. W przykościelnym ogrodzie znajduje się grobowiec, prawdopodobnie pochodzący z epoki Tudorów. Przypisy
St Mary Magdalene Academy

St Mary Magdalene Academy is an academy on Liverpool Road, London. St Mary Magdalene Academy opened in 2007 and over the past decade has established itself as a high achieving North London school. Examination Results are consistently strong at GCSE and A Level. The buildings were designed by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios working with structural, mechanical, electrical and civil engineers Buro Happold and Churchman Landscape Architects now Churchman Thornhill Finch. The main contractor was Mace Plus, a division of Mace. The buildings won an RIBA National award in 2009. References External links https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/st-mary-magdalene-academy-london St Mary Magdalene Academy
St Mary Magdalene Church, Stockbury

St Mary Magdalene is a parish church in Stockbury, Kent built in the late 12th century with additions in the 13th and 15th centuries and restoration in the 19th century. It is a Grade I listed building. Construction of the church was begun around 1200 with the chancel and the north aisle surviving from this period. It is constructed of flint with stone dressings. The roofs are of plain tiles. The nave and south aisle were reconstructed in the 19th century by R. C. Hussey. Each aisle has a centrally placed porch, the north one in use as the vestry and the south one having been reconstructed in the 19th century. The 15th-century west tower is attached to the nave at a slight angle. It is of two stages with a battlemented parapet with a gargoyle-punctuated string course at its base. A circular stair turret on the south-east corner of the tower rises above the tower's roof to form the church's highest point and is surmounted with a weathervane dated 1676. A smaller turret built into the wall on the north side of the tower is 19th-century. The arched west window in the tower is early perpendicular. The north aisle features two large perpendicular windows and a battlemented rood loft stair turret. The rebuilt south aisle has rectangular and arched perpendicular windows. The north and south transepts contain paired lancet windows on their east sides, one of which in the north transept is early 13th century. The end walls of the transepts contain large perpendicular windows. The chancel has lancet windows on the north and south sides and three plain arched windows in the east end constructed in the 19th century. Internally, the nave is divided from the aisles on each side with an arcade of four bays mostly reconstructed in the 19th century. The chancel is also arcaded on each side with for arches, the two western ones on each side giving access to the transepts. The nave and the south transept roofs are built with moulded crown posts. The rest of the roof has plain ceilings. The font has an ogee-shaped wooden cover and the south wall of the chancel contains a piscina. Two monumental brasses are set into the chancel floor dedicated to John and Dorothy Hooper (d. 1617 and 1648). The churchyard contains a war memorial and a number of Grade II listed headstones and a Grade II listed tomb. Adjacent to the church yard on the south side are the earthwork remains of a Norman ringwork fortification, a scheduled monument. See also Grade I listed buildings in Maidstone References External links Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi, Image of the 13th century stained glass window in the north transept
St Mary Magdalene Church, Holloway Road

St Mary Magdalene Church is one of Hope Church Islington's places of worship, an Anglican church on Holloway Road in north London dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. It is located in St Mary Magdalene Gardens opposite Islington Central Library. St Mary Magdalene is part of the Parish of Hope Church Islington (previously the Parish of St Mary Magdalene and St David). In 2013 its sister church St David's on Westbourne road was reopened. Baptisms and confirmations, marriages and funerals are regularly held here. The building and its iron railings are both Grade II* listed structures, having first been listed in 1954. Congregation The church has traditionally belonged in the evangelical stream of the Church of England. More recently it has become more closely associated with a charismatic, informal approach to worship. Since 2025 Hope Church has been working in partnership with St Mary Islington. History Building & Gardens: The church was built in 1814 to a design by William Wickings as a chapel of ease to the parish church of St. Mary's farther south on Upper Street. It became a parish church in its own right in 1894. A typical Georgian six-bay brick box with three tiers of small windows, the lowest to the crypt. The bell tower at the south of the building is square and houses eight bells, cast by John Warner and Son at their Spitalfields foundry in 1875. The bells are a “maiden” ring (they have never been re-tuned or altered in any way). Inside, the interior retains its galleries on three sides supported by Tuscan columns. Originally horse shoe-shaped these were converted to a rectangular plan when the furnishings were altered in 1894–5. Most of this work was undone in 1983, when the choir stalls and pews were removed and meeting rooms were built under the galleries. The church gardens are the church's old burial ground, which was opened to the public at the end of the 19th century, and now is a space appreciated by many for its recreational amenity. Music Music is typically led by vocalists and a pianist and is contemporary. There are occasional lunch-time or evening concerts, advertised on the church's website. St. Mary Magdalene is home to a fine three-manual organ by George Pike England, slightly modified by the famous London firms of Henry Willis & Sons and N. P. Mander. Henry Willis himself was organist here for nearly thirty years. The organ is not in use as only about a third of its pipes are working. Sunday services Hope Church has an 11am service every week at St Mary Magdalene. In addition, the parish runs regular prayer meetings, bible study and discussion groups, and Alpha courses three times a year. Additional activities The church's activities and ministries include Bellringers – regularly ring the church bells (practices on Wednesdays at 7–9 pm; ringing at 10–11 am Sundays) In addition, St Mary Magdalene is closely associated with the St Mary Magdalene Academy on Liverpool Road. Hope Church Islington is in the Deanery of Islington, in the Diocese of London (Stepney Episcopal Area). References External links Parish website St Mary Magdalene Academy website
St Mary Magdalene Gardens

St Mary Magdalene Gardens is a public open space located between Holloway Road and Liverpool Road in Islington, north London. It is located on the old burial ground of St Mary Magdalene Church. History The Grade II* listed church of St Mary Magdalene was built in 1814 as a chapel of ease for St Mary's, the parish church of Islington. The burial grounds surrounding them were transformed into a public garden in 1894, with costs being met by London County Council and the local vestry. Layout and notable features The garden extends to 1.82 hectares (4 acres) and includes notable specimens of ash, lime and London plane trees, with one specimen of plane potentially dating from the 18th century. A plaque at the entry records its conversion to a public garden. Most graves and headstones are located close to the church building. The garden was refurbished in 2010, with the addition of new lighting, signage, seating, plantings and nestboxes. The garden is in a conservation area and is considered of local importance. Although belonging to the church, the gardens are maintained by the Islington Greenspace and Leisure Team, which manages the borough's parks and open spaces. Friends of St Mary Magdalene Gardens was set up in 2005 by different parties, including the council, local residents and members of the church to discuss the future use and development of the park. See also Mary Magdalene References External links St Mary Magdalene Gardens website Hope Church Islington – Gardens webpage St Mary Magdalene Church at Find a Grave
St Mary Staining

St. Mary Staining was a parish church in Oat Lane, northeast of St. Paul's Cathedral, in the City of London. First recorded in the 12th century, it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt. History The first reference to it is to "Ecclesia de Staningehage" in 1189, probably deriving from a family from Staines holding land in the area of the church. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt. Its parish was united to St. Michael Wood Street in 1670, and later to St. Alban Wood Street in 1894, and finally St. Vedast Foster Lane in 1954. Nikolaus Pevsner found a "few battered tombstones" in nearby Oat Lane. Since 1965 its site has been a City of London Corporation garden, containing a historic tree; an adjacent office block was built semi-circular so as not to damage it. Notes External links
St Mary Somerset

St Mary Somerset war eine anglikanische Kirche im Londoner Innenstadtbezirk City of London. Geschichte Die erstmals in einer Urkunde des 12. Jahrhunderts im Besitz von Hereford Cathedral gelistete Kirche wurde 1666 beim Großen Brand von London zerstört. Ihr 1686 begonnener Wiederaufbau durch den Architekten Christopher Wren wurde schon 1688 mit dem Ausbruch der Glorreichen Revolution unterbrochen und schließlich 1694 als eine der letzten der Wren-Kirchen abgeschlossen. Das 1860 verabschiedete Gesetz zur Reduktion der Zahl der Londoner Pfarrkirchen (Union of the Benefices Act) führte 1867 zur Zusammenlegung der Pfarrei mit der unmittelbar benachbarten St Nicholas Cole Abbey und 1871 zum Abbruch der Kirche. Lediglich der Kirchturm blieb auf Insistieren des Architekten Ewan Christian erhalten. Mit dem Verkaufserlös der Baumaterialien wurde die Kirche St Mary Hoxton gebaut, in die auch das Inventar übertragen wurde. Der Turm wurde laut Inschrift 1956 restauriert. Architektur Von dem Kirchenbau Wrens, einer einfachen, flachgedeckten Saalkirche, hat sich nur der heute auf einer gärtnerisch gestalteten Verkehrsinsel stehende schlanke, in Portland Stone verkleidete und mit klarer Geschossgliederung und Rund- und Kreisfenster versehene Turmbau erhalten. Die acht nachgotischen Fialenaufsätze werden Nicholas Hawksmoor zugeschrieben. Literatur Nikolaus Pevsner: London 1: The City of London (The Buildings of England). Harmonsworth 1973, S. 297. Weblinks
St Mary Woolnoth

St Mary Woolnoth ist eine anglikanische Kirche in London an der Gabelung von Lombard Street und King William Street. Die bestehende Kirche ersetzte eine 1445 erbaute spätgotische Pfarrkirche, die 1666 beim Großen Brand von London beschädigt, aber nachfolgend von Christopher Wren wiederhergestellt worden war. Der unsichere Bauzustand führte 1711 zu ihrem Abbruch. An ihrer Stelle wurde 1716 bis 1727 der heutige Kirchenbau im Stil des englischen Barockklassizismus durch den Architekten Nicholas Hawksmoor im Rahmen des 1711 vom britischen Parlament verabschiedeten Kirchenbauprogramms von Fünfzig Neuen Kirchen für London errichtet. Der Kirchenbau ist aufgrund der beschränkten Platzverhältnisse als Zentralbau über quadratischem Grundriss errichtet. Den Umfassungsmauern ist ein inneres Quadrat eingestellt, in dessen Ecken Dreiergruppen von korinthischen Säulen einen erhöhten und durch halbkreisförmige sogenannte Thermenfenster belichteten Obergaden tragen. Auffallendstes Element des Außenbaus ist dessen blockartig aufgebauter Turm, dessen Unterbau mittels einer Bänderrustika strukturiert ist, während auf einen erhöhten, mit Säulen besetzten Mittelblock zwei vergleichsweise kleine Turmaufsätze folgen. Um 1900 erhielt die City and South London Railway die Erlaubnis zum Abbruch der Kirche zur Errichtung einer Untergrundstation. Nach öffentlichen Protesten wurde die Station unterhalb der Kirche anstelle der bisherigen Krypta angelegt (heute: Bank und Monument der London Underground). Siehe auch Fen Court Literatur Kerry Downes: Hawksmoor. Thames & Hudson, London 1970, ISBN 0-500-20096-3, S. 132–138. Mohsen Mostafavi, Hélène Binet: Nicholas Hawksmoor London Churches. Lars Müller Publishers, Zürich 2015, ISBN 978-3-03778-349-8 Weblinks
St Mary and St Nicolas, Spalding

The Church of St Mary and St Nicolas is an active Church of England parish church in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. It was built c. 1284 on the site of an earlier church, and is a Grade I listed building. History After the Norman Conquest in 1066, monks from the Abbey of Saint Nicolas in Angers, in France, were sent to take control of Spalding Priory. In 1284 Prior William of Littleport laid the foundations for a new parish church to replace the earlier parish church which was situated on the Priory boundary, on the site of the Sheep Market. The record states that the new church was to be built “on the other side of the water towards the east, in the great cemetery where was formerly a certain chapel which was called the Chapel of the blessed Thomas the Martyr”. The church was completed after the death of Prior William by his successor Clement of Hatfield (1293-1318). The building was cruciform. It consisted of an aisled nave with six bays, aisled transepts of two bays, a chancel without an aisle and a bell tower. In 1360, the west aisle of the south transept and the south aisle of the nave were widened, and the outer south aisle added. Also, at this time, the south porch and the tower were built. In the middle of fifteenth century the chancel screen and a rood were added, reached by a spiral staircase. The pillars were heightened by six feet and the clerestory windows were added. The great west window was built in the Perpendicular style and a hammerbeam roof with angels was constructed. High box pews with galleries above them and a three-decker pulpit were installed during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, giving the church a very different appearance from today. These features were removed during the extensive restoration in 1865–67, under the direction of Sir George Gilbert Scott. The rood screen was reconstructed by John Oldrid Scott in 1875 and incorporates parts of the fifteenth-century screen. The twentieth-century additions included four modern stained glass windows, the decoration of the chancel ceiling by Stephen Dykes Bower, rebuilding and re-siting the organ, the shop and visitor centre, and a vestry on the south side of the chancel. In 2013 the main entrance was relocated to the west door and an internal glazed porch was fitted. At the same time, a new stone floor was laid and the steps were removed from the font. In 2017 a servery was installed at the west end of the nave. The stipend for the Vicar of Spalding is paid by the Spalding Rectory Feoffees, a charity established on 1 March 1620. Gallery References Brassington, Case & Seal (2004). The History of a Fenland Parish (3rd ed.). Brassington, Slater & Smith (2011). The Parish Church of St Mary & St Nicolas, Spalding (1st ed.). External links Official website
St Mary de Crypt Church, Gloucester

St Mary de Crypt Church, Southgate Street, Gloucester, is an Anglican Church, which was first recorded in 1140 as The Church of the Blessed Mary within Southgate. It is in the Diocese of Gloucester and is located adjacent to the ruins of Greyfriars. It has also been known as Christ Church and St. Mary in the South. St Mary de Crypt is a Grade I listed building. History The church was first recorded in 1140 and has played an important part in Gloucester's history since then. The Crypt School was founded adjacent to the church in 1539 by Joan Cooke with money she inherited from her husband John, and the school room still exists, although the school has now moved to larger premises. Mr and Mrs Cooke were both buried in the church and the north transept includes brasses to their memory. In 1643, during the Siege of Gloucester in the First English Civil War, the church was used as an ammunition factory and store. George Whitefield, one of the founders of Methodism, gave his first sermon at the church in 1736. In 1811, Robert Raikes, the founder of Sunday Schools, was buried beneath the South Chapel. He had been baptised there in 1736. In 1836, Jemmy Wood, The Gloucester Miser, was buried there. In 1952, the parish was united with the parish of the former St Michael's Church. In 2019, the church and Crypt schoolroom reopened after a two-year restoration project. Previously the buildings had fallen into disrepair and disuse, and were reopened for worship as well as a creative, community and events centre. The restoration project was primarily funded by a £1.36 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Architecture The church was built in the 12th century and includes a number of surviving Norman features. One of the most significant is the well-preserved carved tympanum over the west door (opening into Southgate Street), which depicts the agnus dei (lamb and flag), symbols of the Resurrection of Christ, based on the Book of Revelation. The church was rebuilt and extended in the late 14th century, incorporating some of the 12th- and 13th-century work, and further work was carried out in the 15th and 16th centuries. The crypt referred to in the name is at the western end of the nave. The nave is 15th century and includes a 17th-century Renaissance-style pulpit. Records The Registers of the church for 1653 to 1906 are held by the Gloucestershire Record Office. References External links Gloucester, Southgate Street, St Mary de Crypt Grammar School. Location map. The War Memorial, St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester.
Ipswich Minster

Ipswich Minster, previously known as St Mary-le-Tower, is the civic church of Ipswich, Suffolk, England and a Grade II* listed building. It was in the churchyard of St Mary that the town charter of Ipswich was written in 1200. History Although medieval, the church mostly dates from 1860 to 1870, when it was rebuilt by Richard Phipson. Rebuilding was funded by George Bacon, banker and philanthropist. The church, then known as St Mary-le-Tower, is mentioned in the Domesday Book, demonstrating that the site has been occupied by a church since at least 1086. Redesignation as a Minster On 19 January 2025, the church known as St Mary-le-Tower, was redesignated as Ipswich Minster in recognition of its increasingly important role in serving the community of Ipswich. Memorials The church contains a memorial brass, on a chancel pier, to H.A. Douglas-Hamilton, vicar from 1915 to 1925. There are also four brasses in the chancel floor. Organ The church has a large three-manual pipe organ, which has its origins in an instrument by Renatus Harris of 1690. There was subsequent work by Henry Willis, Spurden Rutt and Bishop & Son. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Bells Originally there were five bells and a Sanctus in 1553 of which Miles Graye I of Colchester recast the Treble in 1607 and the Tenor in 1610. The church was the first in Suffolk to achieve a tower a peal of 12 bells in 1865. With the addition of a sharp second in 1980, the current bells are all by John Taylor & Co, of Loughborough (except for No. 7, which is by Mears & Stainbank of London). Incumbents See also List of tallest buildings and structures in Ipswich References