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St Hugh's School, Faringdon

St Hugh's School is a preparatory school and senior school near Faringdon in Oxfordshire. The school is co-educational and has 350 pupils aged 3–16 years. The school offers day and boarding for children to 13, and day school for children up to 16. History St Hugh's was established at Morland House, Chislehurst, Kent, in 1906, before moving to Lamas House (which became a hospital during the First World War) and then Widmore Court in nearby Bickley, then in Kent. During the Second World War the school was evacuated to Malvern Wells in Worcestershire. During the school's absence from Kent, its buildings became the temporary wartime offices of Hodder & Stoughton. However, these were destroyed by a V-1 "Doodlebug" in the early morning of 27 June 1944. The school did not, therefore, return to Kent after the war but relocated to Carswell Manor then in Berkshire, a Jacobean country house with grounds. The school bears the name of Hugh of Avalon, Bishop of Lincoln from 1181 to 1200. It is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools and is administered as a charitable educational trust by a board of governors. For many years St Hugh's was solely a boys' full boarding school but since 1977 it has also taught girls. In March 2026, St Hugh's announced the purchase of an additional 20 acres of land adjacent to the school. This land will allow for the creation of additional sports spaces and a new school farm to open in the academic year 2026-2027. Notable former pupils Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam Chief of the Army Staff (India) Notes External links "St Hugh's", Tatler.com St Hugh's School, Faringdon Profile at the Good Schools Guide ISI Inspection Reports Ofsted Boarding Social Care Inspection Reports
Catedral de Santa Alfonsa (Preston)

La catedral de Santa Alfonsa​ (en inglés: Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St. Alphonsa; antes conocida simplemente como Iglesia de San Ignacio, St Ignatius Church) es una catedral católica siro-malabar en Preston, Lancashire, Reino Unido. Historia El edificio fue abierto en 1836 y fue la primera iglesia en Preston coronada con una aguja.​ Desde enero de 2015 es catedral y sede de la eparquía siro-malabar de Gran Bretaña​ (antes bajo diócesis latina de Lancaster). El 28 de julio de 2016, el papa Francisco​ elevó el estatus de la iglesia al de catedral y nombró a Joseph (Benny Mathew) Srampickal como su primer obispo. Antes de la Ley de Emancipación Católica de 1829, las primeras iglesias católicas legales fueron construidas en un estilo simple similar al que se usaba para las capillas no conformistas y a menudo incorporaban la casa del sacerdote. La iglesia fue originalmente un templo jesuita. Véase también Santa Alfonsa de la Inmaculada Concepción Catedral de Westminster Referencias
St Ivo Academy

St Ivo Academy is an academy secondary school and part of Astrea Academy Trust, with sixth form in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, originally St Ivo School before being taken by Astrea. Specialist status In September 2008 St Ivo Academy was designated a Specialist Humanities School. In 2018/2019 St Ivo School joined Astrea Academy Trust to become St Ivo Academy. St Ivo Entomology and Natural History Society The St Ivo Entomology and Natural History Society was founded in 1957 and existed under the guidance of biology master Henry Berman until c2007. Regular examinations were held and prizes (for example the Edward Elkan prize) were awarded to students with the best results. Members exhibited the society's animals on an annual basis at the Amateur Entomologists' Society exhibition in London: held at Holland Park School until the mid 1970s, then at Hounslow Civic Centre, and later at Kempton Park Racecourse. The society also regularly exhibited at the Cambridge Natural History Society exhibition, held in the Cambridge University Zoology Department, and the Scoool's Natural History Societies' exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London. In addition, the animal collection was a regular feature at local fairs and was sometimes exhibited to other Cambridgeshire school classes. The society was known amongst pupils as "ento" or "ent soc", and members wore a small yellow badge with a picture of a two-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata. The society motto was "There is no they", meaning that members must take individual responsibility and not leave this to others (although the informal motto was actually "beg borrow and steal" to encourage resourcefulness). A number of former members pursued careers relating to animals and natural history. Notable alumni Scott Barron, Brentford F.C. footballer Dominic Byrne, The Chris Moyles Show, BBC Radio 1 Paul Clammer, author of Lonely Planet guide to Afghanistan Leanne Jones, actress Bryony Kimmings, performance artist, screenwriter James Page, singer/songwriter, known professionally as Sivu Jonnie Peacock, paralympic sprinter Terry Reid, rock vocalist and guitarist John Ruddy, Newcastle United F.C. goalkeeper James Sykes, cricketer Conor Washington, footballer Annemarie Wright, artist References External links Official website
St James' Catholic High School, Colindale

St James Catholic High School is voluntary aided mixed sex school for students from 11 to 18 years of age. It was founded by the Dominican sisters in 1934. Today it operates from one site in Colindale, Barnet in North London, England. The current headteacher is Mr Anthony Ellul. History The Dominican Sisters of the Congregation of St Catherine of Siena of Newcastle (Natal) in South Africa led the way in setting up St Rose's Convent Orange Hill Road in Burnt Oak (north London) in February 1930. This was an independent school where children stayed on in education until the age of 14. This led to the foundation of St James' Catholic Central School in 1934, and amalgamated with St Rose's School with Sr Mary Catherine Walsh as the first Headteacher (1934–69). This was in response to Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster. Bourne had noticed that the new Watling housing estate had been built in north London by the London County Council intended to provide better quality housing for people then living in Islington and other parts of inner London - many of which lived in poor and sub-standard accommodation. Thus there was an opportunity to provide Catholic secondary education for the families of the Catholic parishes of north-west London. When it was set up, St James was the only mixed, although separated by single sex in the classroom setting, non-selective Catholic school in London. The other Catholic Secondary schools were single sex, selective and generally fee paying. In 1949 a further expansion followed when St. Thomas' Independent School in Stanmore was annexed to St. James'. In 1997 the school was reunited on one site in Colindale, and in 2004 it became a specialist Science and Sports College. Headteachers The current headteacher is Ms. Minkleeé (2022–present). The former headteacher was Mrs. Niamh Arnull (2017–2022). The previous headteachers have been Sr Mary Catherine Walsh (1934–1969), Sr Veronica Desmond O.P (1969–1984), Sr Mary Raymunda Jordan O.P (1984–1992), Mr. Kevin McSharry (1992–2005), Mrs. Anne O'Shea (2005–2010), Mrs. Niamh Arnull (2010–2017) and Mrs. Carolyn Laws (2017–2022). Alumni James Hanratty (1936–1962) - executed by hanging for the A6 murder. Forensic evidence from the later post-mortum proved that he was guilty. Shaun Donnellan (b. 1996) - professional footballer, Torquay United F.C. Rio Kyerematen (b. 2005) - academy footballer, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. References External links League Tables
St James' Church, Altham

St James' Church is in the village of Altham, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Accrington, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice has been united with that of All Saints, Clayton-le-Moors. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. History The church was founded in 1140, and was dedicated to Saint Mary. The earliest fabric in the present church dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. The tower was built in 1859, when the chancel was rebuilt; these and other alterations were made by Thomas Hacking. In 1881 a chapel was rebuilt by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. Architecture Exterior St James' Church is constructed in sandstone rubble, and has a stone slate roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a two-bay chancel, and a west tower. The tower is short and is in three stages; its architectural style is Perpendicular. It has an arched west doorway with a two-light window above it, two-light bell openings, and a battlemented parapet. All the windows on the sides of the church are round-headed with three lights. The south porch is gabled, and incorporates part of a Norman font in one of its side benches. In 2008 the Norman font was removed from the south porch and is displayed inside the church. The design of the font, comprising eight vertical pallisters, hidden since 1512, but now revealed, opens the suggestion that its origin may be Saxon. Interior Inside the church is a shallow west gallery. The arcades are carried on octagonal piers and have round arches. In the north wall of the chancel is a late-medieval piscina. In its south wall is the re-sited tympanum of a Norman door. The octagonal font was given to the church by the abbot of Whalley Abbey, and contains panels carved with the Instruments of the Passion. The church contains four 19th-century hatchments, and memorial wall tablets dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. It also has box pews dating from 1859. There is a stained glass window in the southeast aisle dating from the middle of the 19th century by Hardman & Co. In the northeast aisle is a window by Shrigley and Hunt dating from the early 20th century. The two-manual organ was built in about 1859 by John Laycock. It has been awarded a Historic Organ Certificate. External features The churchyard contains the war graves of three British soldiers of World War I, and a Canadian seaman of World War II. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Lancashire Listed buildings in Altham, Lancashire List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin References
St James' Church, Arnside

St James' Church is in the village of Arnside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. History The church originated as a small building consisting of a nave and chancel, built in 1864–66, and designed by Miles Thompson. It was extended towards the west in 1884 by Stephen Shaw, further enlarged to the north in 1905 by R. Morton Rigg. A south aisle was added in 1912–14 by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley. Architecture The plan of the church includes a nave with a clerestory, a lean-to north aisle, a south aisle under its own roof, and a chancel. Arising from the roof of the south aisle is a pair of dormers, one higher than the other. Inside the church, the north arcade is carried on octagonal piers, and the south arcade on taller round piers. The stained glass in the east window dates from 1880 and was designed by F. Burrow of Milnthorpe. The two-manual pipe organ was built in about 1920 by Hope-Jones, and refurbished in 1993 by M. Fletcher of Halifax. See also List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914) References External links Visit Cumbria: with photographs of the church
St James' Church, Audlem

St James' Church is in the village of Audlem in south Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The church dates from the late 13th century with additions in the 19th century. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Nantwich. Its benefice is combined with those of St John, Doddington, and St Chad, Wybunbury. The church stands in an elevated position in the centre of the village. History The church is not recorded in the Domesday Book and it is thought that the first building on the site was given by Thomas de Aldelim to the priory of St Thomas at Stafford in the reign of Edward I. After the dissolution of the monasteries the advowson was granted to the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. The church dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. In 1855–56 there were additions and alterations by Lynam and Rickman. Architecture Exterior The church stands on a small mound in the centre of the village. It is built of red sandstone ashlar with a lead roof. Its plan consists of a six-bay nave with an embattled clerestory, a tower at the northwest corner of the nave, a north aisle with a chapel at its east end, a narrower south aisle, a chancel and a south porch. The church is approached through the south porch by 26 steps arranged in a semicircle. The south wall contains a former priest's doorway which has been walled up and its steps removed. The tower has on its west face a two-light window, above which is a pair of windows and above these is a circular clock. The belfry windows have two lights and are louvred. The top is embattled with pinnacles at the four corners. Interior The nave roof is camber beamed. The holy table and pulpit are Jacobean in style. A two-tier chandelier was donated to the church in 1755. Also in the church is a 13th-century chest. Two windows containing stained glass are by William Wailes. One of these was donated by Edward Barker in memory of his wife and was installed in 1859. In the south aisle (Nativity scenes from 1882) and in the north aisle (dated 1893) are windows by Kempe. Four memorial boards are present which are believed to have been painted by members of the Randle Holme family of Chester. There is a ring of six bells, all cast in 1736 by Abel Rudhall of Gloucester, which were rehung in 1891. The parish registers begin in 1557. The two-manual organ was made by John Squire of London and restored in 1973 by Hawkins and Son of Walsall. In the 1990s it was moved from a side chapel to the west end of the north aisle. See also Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire East Grade I listed churches in Cheshire Listed buildings in Audlem References
St James' Church, Birdham

The parish church of St James, Birdham is situated on the Manhood Peninsula in Sussex. The area is a suburban extension of the city of Chichester, popular as a place to live and visit from its nearness to the city, Chichester Harbour and marina. The church was heavily restored in the nineteenth century, the then existing chancel being entirely replaced and the nave windows renewed. The sixteenth-century tower remains. The church has a grade 1 listing. History The earliest parts of the church, in the nave, can be definitely dated to the fourteenth century, but some parts may be older. A tower was added in the sixteenth century. The chancel is nineteenth century. The church was restored in 1863 and 1882–83 by G.M. Hills. Architectural historian Ian Nairn says that the impression left by the restoration is "terrifyingly harsh". Architecture The church consists of a nave, with a south porch, chancel and tower. The nave is in three bays, marked on the outside by buttresses. The inner stonework of the windows dates from the Victorian restoration. The window in the second bay on the north has some ancient exterior stonework remaining. The squat tower is rendered and has diagonal buttresses. It was built around 1545, but an earlier tower may have been either planned or actually built. The evidence for this is in the sixteenth century Perpendicular style tower arch which sits on apparently fourteenth century shafts which are too small for it, leading to an awkward appearance. The chancel dates entirely from the restoration of 1863. It has fourteenth century style windows and a buttress in the middle of the north and south walls. The chancel arch is fourteenth century. Fittings and bells The plain octagonal font was installed in 1883. The banner, with scenes from the lives of Sussex saints, was designed by Yvonne Hudson and worked by the ladies of the church. The modern east window shows the gospel story of the miraculous catch of fish with Chichester Cathedral in the background. It was made by M.C.F. Bell in 1978. There are a fourteenth-century bell, inscribed "IOHANES" and one with the name William Hunneman and the date 1695. Images See also List of current places of worship in Chichester (district) References Bibliography External links Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1287246)". National Heritage List for England.
St James' Church, Briercliffe

St James' Church is in Church Street, Briercliffe, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Burnley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History St James was built in 1839–41 and designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe. The church cost about £1,300 (equivalent to £120,000 in 2025), most of which was raised by public subscription, and the land was given by the Duke of Buccleuch. It was consecrated on 26 September 1841 by Rt Revd John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester. At that stage, the church had seating for 515 people. The chapelry district of Saint James, Briercliffe was assigned in 1843. In 1869 a new steeple was added to the church and other changes were made to the church by Paley and Austin, Sharpe's successors in his Lancaster practice. In 1881 new pews were installed and the old pulpit was removed. In 1992 the choir vestry was enlarged and a meeting room was built. Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in sandstone with a stone slate roof, and is in Early English style. Its plan consists of a nave with a short chancel and a tower at the west end. The roof is steeply pitched and divided into three, although internally the church consists of a single chamber with a flat ceiling. The nave is divided into bays by pilaster buttresses, between which are lancet windows. The tower is partly embraced by gabled pseudo-aisles, and is in two stages. The lower stage contains a west door, above which are lancets and gables. From this rises an octagonal drum containing a belfry with lancets, and over this is a short octagonal spire. At the east end is a stepped triple lancet window. Interior Inside the church are galleries on three sides supported by cast iron columns; the galleries contain box pews. The two-manual organ was built in 1865 by Foster and Andrews of Hull. Improvements were made by the same firm in 1901 and 1906. In 1927 Jardine and Company of Manchester cleaned the organ and in 1989 they restored it. Appraisal In the Buildings of England series it is described as "a small, rather strange church", but Hughes disagrees, saying "it is one of Edmund Sharpe's more delightful designs". In the National Heritage List for England the description states that it is an "unusually unaltered example of an early 19th-century church". External features The churchyard contains the war graves of five soldiers of World War I, and two of World War II. See also Listed buildings in Briercliffe List of architectural works by Edmund Sharpe List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin References External links Media related to St James' Church, Briercliffe at Wikimedia Commons
St James' Church, Brindle

St James' Church is in the village of Brindle, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History The church dates back to at least the 12th century, when its rector in 1190 is recorded as being named Ughtred. Before the Reformation the church was dedicated to Saint Helen. The tower of the present church was built in about 1500. The nave was built in 1817, incorporating the former north aisle, and in the process removing the galleries. The chancel was rebuilt in 1869–70 by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. Architecture Exterior Most of the church is constructed in sandstone, with the nave in dressed gritstone. The roofs are in slate. Its plan consists of a west tower, a four-bay nave that extends to the north of the tower, a south porch, and a two-bay chancel with a chapel to its north. The tower is in Perpendicular style, is in four stages, and has diagonal buttresses, and a stair turret to the southeast. In the bottom stage is a west doorway with a Tudor arch, above which is a three-light window, and a clock face. The top stage contains two-light louvred bell openings with Perpendicular tracery. On the summit of the tower is a battlemented parapet, gargoyles, and crocketed corner pinnacles. On the south side of the nave is a gabled porch and three large arched windows, and on the south side of the chancel are square-headed two-light windows. The east window has five lights with Perpendicular tracery. In the east wall of the north chapel is a Tudor-arched three-light window, and on the north side is a square-headed three-light window. Set against the east wall of the chapel are three medieval gravestones carved with crosses. Interior The font consists of a small square tub. Above the south door are the Royal arms of George III. On the tower wall are two benefaction boards. Also in the church is a brass chandelier dating from 1792. The stained glass includes a window depicting apostles by Shrigley and Hunt, probably dating from the early 20th century. The organ was built in 1817 by James Davis. There is a ring of six bells. Two of these were cast in about 1530 by John Woolley, the others dating from 1904 by John Taylor & Co. External features In the churchyard is a sundial, dating probably from the 18th century, that is listed at Grade II. The churchyard also contains the war graves of five soldiers of World War I, and an airman and a Pioneer Corps officer of World War II. See also Listed buildings in Brindle, Lancashire List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley References
St James' Church, Broughton

St James' Church is in Great Cheetham Street East, Broughton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church, in the deanery of Salford, the archdeaconry of Salford, and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice has been combined with those of St John the Evangelist, Broughton, and St Clement with St Matthias, Lower Broughton. History The church was built between 1877 and 1879. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin at an estimated cost of £7,000 (equivalent to £910,000 in 2025). Samuel Clowes gave the site, and paid £2,800 towards its cost. As built, it seated 600 people. In about 1970 the north aisle was subdivided from the nave. Architecture St James' Church is constructed in brick, and it has brick tracery in its windows. It has a tall bellcote at the east end of the nave. The nave windows have pointed arches, while those in the chancel have flat heads. The other features of the church include sheer gables and large buttresses. The authors of the Buildings of England series comment that "it is a good building, but not outstanding, as Paley & Austin's can be". See also List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin References Citations Sources Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8 Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10583-5