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Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Huish Episcopi

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Huish Episcopi, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was largely rebuilt in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. St Mary's Church also serves nearby Langport. Built in blue lias with golden hamstone decoration, the church is most noted for its classic 100 feet (30 m) Somerset tower, deemed to be an architectural companion piece to St Martin's Church in Kingsbury Episcopi. A church was present on the site during the 11th century. The current church was built after a fire in the previous structure. It was dedicated in 1232. St Mary's tower dates from around 1500 and was built in four stages replacing an earlier central tower. It is extensively embellished with pinnacles and quatrefoil panel bands. In the north-east corner is an octagonal stair turret which reaches the full height of the tower. The tower was depicted on a postage stamp in 1972. A stained glass window by Edward Burne-Jones is also noteworthy. The churchyard contains two Commonwealth war graves, of a Lincolnshire Regiment soldier of World War I and a Royal Artillery soldier of World War II. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of the Good Shepherd, Nottingham

The Church of the Good Shepherd is a Roman Catholic church in Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was opened on 23 July 1964 and it celebrated its Golden Jubilee commemorating fifty years of service in 2014. The architect was Gerard Goalen and the modern design won an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1966. The dalle de verre stained glass is by Patrick Reyntiens. The Church is on the Historic England - Heritage at Risk Register, having been assessed as condition "Poor" and "Priority: A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric". It had previously suffered with roof issues. In 2012, roof membrane and reinforcement works cost around £300,000 which primarily enabled the removal of damaging rainwater from the church's flat roof. The parish fundraised to cover the cost of repairs with around a third match funding allocated by English Heritage as a significant contribution towards the works. Organ The church contains a pipe organ by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Gedling (unparished areas) References
Church of the Good Shepherd, Tatham

The Church of the Good Shepherd is on Tatham Fell in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Wilfrid, Melling, St John the Baptist, Tunstall, St Peter, Leck, St James, Tatham, and Holy Trinity, Wray, to form the benefice of East Lonsdale. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History A church has stood on the site since at least 1577, and possibly earlier. The present church was built in 1888–89 to replace a church dating from about 1840. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley, Austin and Paley. The new church provided seating for 140 people, and cost £1,200 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2025). Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in sandstone rubble, and has a stone slate roof. Its plan consists of a nave and a chancel, a central tower, a vestry on the north side of the tower, and a south porch. Other than the east window, all the windows have round heads. On the north side of the nave are two two-light windows and on the south side is one three-light window. The west window has two lights and contains Perpendicular tracery. On the south side of the chancel is one single-light window and one with two lights. The east window has a pointed head and four lights, with Perpendicular tracery. The tower has buttresses on its north and south walls. On its south side is a two-light window. The bell openings have a single light with a trefoil head, and are louvred. At the top of the tower is a pyramidal roof behind a coped parapet. Interior The lectern dates from the late 19th century, and incorporates 17th-century carving. The stained glass is by Shrigley and Hunt. The east window dates from about 1905 and depicts the Good Shepherd. The west window dates from 1909. The monuments include an oval slate slab from the older church dated 1795. Also in the church are the painted royal arms of George III, and Commandment and Creed boards dating from the late 18th century. The single-manual organ (without pedals) was made by Watson Lever and Company. It was restored in 1980 by R. D and E. H. Holmes. See also Listed buildings in Tatham, Lancashire List of works by Paley, Austin and Paley References
Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

The Church of the Holy Angels is an Anglican church in Hoar Cross, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. History It was built by the pious Anglo-Catholic, Emily Charlotte Meynell Ingram (sister of Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax) in memory of Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram who died in May 1871. The architects were George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. Work started in 1872 and the church dedication took place on 22 April 1876. Further extension and additions took place until the church achieved its present form in 1906. John Betjeman described the church as "the masterpiece of its late Victorian architect G.F. Bodley" and "great architecture; original, well massed, well sited, well detailed; very English". Present day From 2008, the Church received alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet, as the parish does not accept the ordination of women to the priesthood or episcopate. This oversight was transferred in 2023 to the Bishop of Oswestry. Organ The organ was originally built by Samuel Green in 1779 for Bangor Cathedral. It was installed in Hoar Cross by Bishop and Son in 1876 and enlarged by Conacher in 1935. As a result of a very generous donation, it underwent extensive repair and finished at the end of 2012. An electronic organ was used temporarily for services. The specification of the pipe organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register at. Timeline 1872 Construction started 1876 Services start in April 1891 North side Lady Chapel added 1900 South side All Souls Chapel added 1906 Narthex added 1935 Bells rehung and organ enlarged Gallery See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire Grade I listed churches in Staffordshire References The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross. Church guidebook. 4th edition 1996. Pevsner, N. (1974) Staffordshire The Buildings of England. Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-071046-9 External links Church website
Church of the Holy Cross, Middlezoy

The Church of the Holy Cross in Middlezoy, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. William of Bitton II was the rector by 20 April 1263. From the 13th to early 16th century, when it became a separate parish, Middlezoy was a chapelry of Sowy parish. The church was originally dedicated to St. Lawrence and later to St. Mary before adopting the current dedication in 1754. The church has a chancel and a nave with a south aisle and south porch, and a north chapel or vestry. The 3-stage west tower was built around 1483, similar to that at Lyng. The tower contains six bells, including one of 1608, probably by George Purdue of Closworth. The upper part of the tower was restored by Sall Strachey Historic Conservation. The work included replacing the pinnacles and sections of the pierced parapet. On the stonework are hunky punks which have been severely damaged by the weather. The whole church has been renovated many times with a major restoration being undertaken in the 1860s to plans by Charles Knowles, with further repairs in 1908. The parish is part of the benefice of Middlezoy and Othery and Moorlinch with Stawell and Sutton Mallet, within the Glastonbury deanery. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston

The Church of the Holy Cross is the Grade I listed Anglican parish church in the village of Sherston, Wiltshire, England. It has Norman origins and contains many interesting religious items, including remains of Norman wall decoration, and a crucifix donated to the church by Italian soldiers during World War II. History, architecture and fittings The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a church at Sherston and the present church is probably on the same site, in the centre of the village beyond the north end of the High Street. It has a chancel, a nave with aisles, a crossing tower, north transept and south porch. Nikolaus Pevsner writes: "An impressive church with a crossing tower, almost too high for the rest." The oldest part of the building is the 12th-century north arcade. The crossing and north transept (with a group of three lancet windows) are early 13th-century, and on the outside of the north transept a number of 12th-century corbels were reused. There is also a standing figure of a saint, from the mid to late 12th century, above the east side of the later south porch. Pevsner describes the crossing arches as "partly resting on big and excellently carved heads". The chancel is late 13th century. In the 15th century most of the windows were renewed, and the two-storey south porch was added. The tower was rebuilt in 1733 in the Gothic Survival style to designs of Thomas Sumsion of Colerne. Julian Orbach, updating Pevsner, likens the two upper stages to Sumsion's work at Colerne and Dursley, and links the openwork battlements and square pinnacles to Gloucester Cathedral. Restoration was carried out in 1876–7 by T.H. Wyatt, and there was further work by Ewan Christian later in that century, particularly in the chancel which Pevsner called "drastically restored"; the east window is by Christian. The restored 13th-century font is a plain octagon on five shafts; the hexagonal pulpit is 17th-century. In the north wall of the north transept is a tomb recess from the mid 13th century, containing an lying effigy of a civilian; another recess in the north aisle is 14th-century. Monuments include in the south aisle a fine 1715 portrayal of Joyce Hitchings as a praying woman, and in the chancel for Anne Hodges (1676) and Thomas Estcourt Cresswell (1788), said by Pevsner to be "an elegant work". The six bells include two of c.1660 by an unknown maker, and two from the 18th century by Rudhall of Gloucester; there is also a sanctus bell dated 1632. The church was designated as Grade I listed in 1959, and in 1986 the 17th-century lychgate (with pair of 18th-century gates) was listed at Grade II. Parish The benefice was united with that of the small neighbouring parish of Easton Grey in 1954. Today the parish is at the centre of the Gauzebrook group of churches, alongside the parishes of eight surrounding villages. References External links Media related to Holy Cross church, Sherston at Wikimedia Commons High resolution image of the nave
Church of the Holy Cross, Thornfalcon

The Church of the Holy Cross in Thornfalcon, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and was restored in 1882 by Benjamin Ferrey. It has been designated as a grade I listed building. The font dates from a building which stood on the site in the later 13th century, parts of which may remain in the walls of the nave and chancel. The tower contains five bells the oldest of which was cast in 1609. The parish is part of the benefice of Creech St Michael and Ruishton with Thornfalcon within the Taunton deanery. See also Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of the Holy Ghost, Crowcombe

The Church of the Holy Ghost in Crowcombe, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 14th century with the rest of the building being dated at the 15th century. It has been designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. There was a previous church on the site, possible dating from the Saxon era. The north chapel is known as the Carew Chapel and was used by the lords of the manor who lived in the nearby Crowcombe Court. In 1724 the spire was damaged by a lightning strike. The top section of the spire was removed and is now planted in the churchyard and stone from the spire was used in the flooring of the church. Inside the church carved bench-ends, dating from 1534, depict such pagan subjects as the Green Man and the legend of the men of Crowcombe fighting a two-headed dragon. In the churchyard is a medieval cross. The octagonal 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) high shaft sits on a base of three steps. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument. The parish is part of the Quantock Towers benefice within the Quantock deanery. Opposite the church is the Church House and Pound which was built around 1515 for parish functions. It is a Grade II* listed building and was refurbished in 2007. The family of noted Battle of Britain pilot Peter Townsend (later linked romantically with Princess Margaret) lived in Crowcombe during Townsend's teenage years. In a memoir of his youth, he writes movingly of his father's death in the family home, when Townsend was 19, and of the care shown the family by the Congregation: They came, the village sexton and the pall-bearers, to the house, bringing with them a simple, old-fashioned bier – a hand-barrow upon which they set my father’s coffin. Through the village they took him on his last journey to the church where, as evening fell, they laid him before the altar. [When, the evening before the service, Townsend and one of his sisters paid a last, private, homage to their father] . . . peace filled the little mediaeval church, with its narrow pews and oaken benches, lavishly carved at their ends, where we had worshipped at my father’s side. Beside our pew, in the aisle, a stone slab marked the vault of the Sweeting family . . . They buried my father next day . . . I led the little cortège down the aisle. The massive oak door creaked open and we moved out into the sunlight . . . I am glad that my father – and, later, my mother – were laid to rest in Crowcombe, for the village . . . entered into my soul. I felt a regular villager. With my father at rest in the bosom of his beloved West Country, I again took to the air. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Église du Saint-Nom-de-Jésus de Manchester

L'église du Saint-Nom-de-Jésus (en anglais : The Holy Name of Jesus) est un édifice religieux catholique de Manchester en Angleterre. Cette église de style néo-gothique a été construite pour les Jésuites de 1869 à 1872 par Joseph Hansom. Sa tour, dessinée par Adrian Gilbert Scott, a été érigée en 1928 en l'honneur du père Bernard Vaughan qui y fut un des plus éminents prédicateurs à la fin du XIXe siècle. L'église est inscrite à la National Heritage List of England. Notes et références Portail de l’Angleterre Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail du catholicisme Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Church of the Holy Rood, Edwalton

The Church of the Holy Rood, Edwalton is a Church of England church in Edwalton, Nottinghamshire. History The church dates from the 12th century. The chancel was rebuilt by Arthur Brewill and Basil Baily in 1894. A vestry was added by L. W. Nunn in the mid 20th century. Stained glass On the north side are stained glass window to Thurman family, 1906, and others of 1910 and 1913 by Heaton, Butler and Bayne. The east window has stained glass to the Turner family dating from 1918 and 1924, by Morris & Co. South side has a stained glass window to the Halford family, c.1923. The church also contains a stained glass window to Arthur Brewill FRIBA dating from 1923, the architect of the chancel. Organ The church contained a small 2 manual pipe organ with 12 speaking stops dating from 1881. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register This was replaced with a digital organ in 1988. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in West Bridgford References
Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry

The Church of the Holy Trinity at Chantry, in the parish of Whatley, Somerset, England, dates from 1844 to 1846. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt, with further work by William George Brown of Frome, for James Fussell, who owned the Old Iron Works, Mells. It is a Grade I listed building. The small Doulting stone church has a nave, chancel, porch and vestry. The roof is covered by 400 slates each of which is 6 feet (1.8 m) by 1 foot 9 inches (0.53 m) with the gaps covered by rolls of slate. The small spire contains a single bell. In 1858 Richard William Church was amongst the clergy of the church. Nearby is the Manor Farmhouse Gatehouse which was built around 1500 and is also Grade I listed. The parish is within the benefice of Mells with Buckland Dinham, Great Elm and Whatley within the Frome deanery. See also Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of the Holy Trinity, Long Sutton

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Long Sutton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. An earlier church would have stood on this site from the 9th century or earlier. The current church, which was consecrated in 1493, was built of local lias stone cut and squared, with hamstone dressings. It has stone slate roofs between stepped coped gabled with finials to the chancel and north porch. The tower, which dates from around 1462, has a ring of six bells, the tenor weighing 136 stone (864 kg). On the corner plates of the tower are hunky punks in the shape of daemonic animals. Internally, the chancel has a ceiled wagon-roof, with moulded ribs and plaster panels. The tower exhibits the tracery typical of Somerset churches. The under-tower space has a lierne vault, and a 15th-century octagonal font with quatrefoil panels. The coloured timber pulpit, with a fly approach stair, dates from 1455 to 1458 and is older than the church itself. It has 20th-century wood figures in the statue niches. It bears the initials identified as those of Abbot John Petherton of Althelney and vicar William Singleton. The wood screen is also ornately carved and dates from the late 15th century. Memorials in the church include a tablet to Elizabeth Banbury, died 1716, with Corinthian columns and entablature, side and bottom swags, as well as a number of 16th- and 17th-century Keinton stone slabs in the floor. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Media related to Holy Trinity, Long Sutton, Somerset at Wikimedia Commons
Church of the Holy Trinity, Paulton

The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity in Paulton, Somerset, England, was founded in 1235 and is a Grade II* listed building. It was built on the site of an earlier church. The Church of the Trinity is located in the parish of Paulton and Diocese of Bath and Wells, having previously been a chapel attached to the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Chewton Mendip until 1841. Paulton is currently serving as part of the 10 lamps ministry group and is part of the benefice with St John's, Farrington Gurney, and Holy Trinity, High Littleton. The church was rebuilt in 1757 and restored in 1839 by John Pinch, to cope with the growing population working on the Somerset coalfield. The chancel and organ chamber were added in 1864. Two stone effigies which are believed to be of members of the Palton family after which the village is named. The three-stage square tower was built in the reign of Edward III and stands at the west end of north aisle of church. It was refaced in 1757 with stone from the Doulting Stone Quarry. The bells were recast by the Bilbie family in 1742 and a sixth bell was added in 1897 to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria. The clock was added in 1872. The churchyard includes a cholera monument, to 23 men, 23 women and 26 children who died in a cholera outbreak in 1832 and 14 men, 14 women and 34 children from a second outbreak between 1844 and 1850. There are several other monuments in the churchyard. See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Holy Trinity Church website
Church of the Holy Trinity, Street

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Street, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century but underwent extensive restoration in the 19th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was originally dedicated to Gildas. The first recorded Rector was John de Hancle in 1304. The patronage of the church was held by Glastonbury Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries when it passed to the Marquess of Bath. The chancel pre dates the rest of the building, having been built about 1270. It still has the original window tracery. There is also a sculptured Sedilia. The nave and tower date from the 15th century. The tower contains eight bells, four of which date from 1777 In the early 19th century the north aisle was added, and the interior refurbished by Benjamin Ferrey in 1843, by which time an organ had been installed. Between 2000 and 2004 the pews were removed and new lighting and under floor heating were installed. The parish is part of the Street and Walton benefice within the Glastonbury deanery. See also Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links Church web site
Church of the Holy Trinity, Wyke Champflower

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Wyke Champflower, Bruton, Somerset, England, dates from 1623 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. A wooden tympanum between the nave and chancel bears the 1624 Royal Arms, the arms of the then Bishop of Bath and Wells and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The pews are Jacobean pews and the large stone pulpit Elizabethan. The font cover is from a similar era. The church contains a black-and-white marble monument commemorating Henry Southworth, who was the Lord of the manor of Wyke, who died in 1625 and funded the construction of the church. In the graveyard is a memorial stone erected in 2002 for Edward Blair Michell (1843–1926) who may be buried there. Michell was a renowned falconer who authored the excellent treatise on falconry "The Art And Practice of Hawking", London 1900. Michell's house is across the road from the church and manor house. The parish is part of the benefice of Bruton and District which falls within the Bruton and Cary deanery. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset List of towers in Somerset References