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Canterbury Guildhall

Canterbury Guildhall, formerly the Church of the Holy Cross, is a municipal building in St Peter's Place in Canterbury, Kent, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Canterbury City Council, is a Grade II* listed building. History The original guildhall in Canterbury was located at the corner of High Street and Guildhall Street and was completed in 1180. The building, which was rebuilt in 1437, 1688 and 1697, was used as a venue for magistrates court hearings and hosted a concert at which the young composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed one of his pieces in 1765. The building in the High Street was remodelled in the neoclassical style in ashlar stone in 1835. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto the High Street; the ground floor featured a rounded headed doorway flanked by two round headed windows. There were sash windows on the first floor flanked by Corinthian order pilasters supporting an entablature and a heavily modillioned pediment with a coat of arms in the tympanum. Internally, the principal room was the main hall, which was decorated with pikes, matchlocks and other weapons seized by Parliamentary Forces from Lady Wootton's house at St Augustine's Abbey, as well as a portrait of Queen Anne by Thomas Gibbs. When Frederick Temple became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1896, he was given an enthusiastic reception by the mayor and the corporation of the city at the guildhall. The building was primarily used as a venue for civic events after council officers and their departments moved to the Municipal Buildings in Marlowe Avenue. The remodelling carried out in the 19th century involved poor construction which led to the flint walls being declared unstable. Despite considerable controversy at the time, with the exception of the undercroft which still survives, the guildhall was demolished in 1950. Meanwhile, the Church of the Holy Cross near the Westgate, had been commissioned by Archbishop Simon Sudbury and completed before his death in 1381. The design of the church, which originally formed part of the St Gregory's Priory, involved a nave, a chancel and two aisles, and there was a square tower facing northwest towards the River Stour. After the church was declared redundant and de-consecrated in 1972, it was acquired by the city council and converted for municipal use: it was officially re-opened by the Prince of Wales as the new Guildhall and meeting place of the city council on 9 November 1978. In May 2021, the city council announced aspirations to secure funding for a scheme which would link the guildhall with other heritage assets in the immediate area such as Westgate and would also involve the council chamber becoming a visitor attraction. See also Grade II* listed buildings in City of Canterbury References
St James the Great Church, Norton Canes

St James the Great Church is the parish church of Norton Canes in the Cannock Chase District of Staffordshire, England. It is located on Church Road, a short distance from the village centre. History The first church was built on the site in 1832. Severely damaged by fire in 1888, the present building was constructed as a replacement. The construction material is local sandstone and the style is Perpendicular Gothic. The church was given Grade II* listed building status in 1951. St James's remains an active parish church with regular services, and acts as a community hub. As the parish has passed resolutions rejecting the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Oswestry (currently Paul Thomas). See also Arthur George Raymond Bristow (1909 - 2007), an Anglican priest who was the longest serving priest in the Church of England at the time of his death References
St Augustine's Church, Rugeley

St Augustine's Church is the parish church of Rugeley in Cannock Chase District, Staffordshire, England. Located north of the town centre, it was consecrated in 1823 as a replacement for the medieval St Augustine's church, now partially ruined, and was subsequently extended. It is a Grade II* listed building. History St. Augustine's Church was built in 1822–23 to replace the medieval parish church dedicated to St Augustine of Canterbury, which had become too small for the growing population of the town. A site across the street was provided by the First Earl of Lichfield. The building was designed by H. J. Underwood and cost £6,501, some of which was later defrayed by partially demolishing the old church and selling materials from it. A chancel designed by Frank L. Pearson was added c. 1904 to accommodate a choir and a larger altar. The church was Grade II* listed on 5 July 1972. The remnant of the old church was Grade II listed on the same day. Church St Augustine's is built of ashlar. It is an early work by Underwood, in simplified Perpendicular style with a tall battlemented tower with Tudor-arched windows and door; the doors on the South side also have Tudor arches. It is an early example of a large Gothic revival church with galleries. The chancel and adjoining vestry and organ chamber by Pearson are also Perpendicular; the East window has stained glass by C. E. Kempe. The churchyard has been cleared. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Staffordshire Listed buildings in Rugeley References External links Media related to St Augustine's Church, Rugeley at Wikimedia Commons Official website
St Luke's Church, Cannock

St Luke's Church, Cannock is a Grade II* listed parish church in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. It is an active place of worship and community hub in the town centre. History St Luke's Church dates from the 12th century but was enlarged in the 14th century with the addition of nave arcades and the tower. It was extended again at the east end by Nicholas Joyce of Stafford between 1878 and 1882 who added two additional bays to the nave and aisles. A chapel of 1949 was built as a war memorial and the classical porch was replaced in 1957. Organ The church has an organ which originally was built by Norman and Beard in 1914. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Cannock Chase (district) Listed buildings in Cannock References
All Saints' Church, Denstone

All Saints' Church, Denstone is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Denstone. History The church was built between 1860 and 1862 to designs of the architect George Edmund Street, funded by Sir Thomas Percival Heywood, 2nd Baronet. At the same time, Street also designed the lychgate, churchyard cross, vicarage and village school. Fittings The font on four marble columns is by Street, with carvings of four angels on each corner holding reversed jars to symbolise the four Rivers of Paradise by Thomas Earp. The pulpit, chandeliers and wrought-iron screen are also by Street. There is stained glass by Clayton and Bell. Organ The church has an organ which originally was built by Nicholson & Son in 1868 with the organ case by G. E. Street. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Churchyard The churchyard contains the war grave of a Colonel Bertram of the Manchester Regiment of World War I. See also Grade II* listed buildings in East Staffordshire Listed buildings in Denstone References
St Lawrence's Church, Long Buckby

St Lawrence's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Long Buckby, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the north side of Church Street. There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for Long Buckby in the Domesday Book. The main structure of the present building is medieval, with restoration in 1862 by George Gilbert Scott and in 1883–87 by William Bassett-Smith. The church consists of a chancel, nave, north and south aisles, south porch and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website. The parish registers survive from 1558, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. Long Buckby is part of a united Benefice along with Watford, West Haddon and Winwick. Each parish retains its own church building. Notes
St Helen's Church, Sibbertoft

St Helen's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the west side of Church Street at the north end of the village. There was presumably a church at Sibbertoft by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there. The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries. It now consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. The walls are constructed of lias and cobble and the covering of the roof is slate. One bay of the north elevation to west end of nave has a late C13 two-light window and evidence of a blocked window at the junction of the north aisle. Many other sections of the medieval building have been dated to the 14th century, such as the chancel arch, the north nave arcade, the inner arch of the porch and, probably, the tower. A fragment survives of the rood screen as a carving that is now over the south chancel door, decorated in the form of twisted branches and crocketing. Major Victorian restoration of the church took place about 1862-3 by Edward Browning. This work included construction of the south aisle and porch. Features from that era include the south arcade of the nave, a decorative tiled floor, a pulpit supported on 7 marble pillars, a font with marble pillars and stained glass windows. Monuments in the church include a marble tablet commemorating Ambrose Saunders (died 1765) which can be seen on the west wall of the north aisle. Two chest tombs and a pair of headstones in the churchyard are Grade II listed. The parish registers survive from 1680, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. Sibbertoft is part of a united Benefice along with Marston Trussell and Welford. Each parish retains its own church building. Notes
Moot Hall, Steeple Bumpstead

The Moot Hall, also known as the Old School House, is a former market hall and school on Church Street in Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, England. The building, which now operates as a library and parish meeting room, is a Grade II* listed building. History The building was commissioned as a market hall by the wealthy villagers of Steeple Bumpstead in the late 16th century. It was designed in the Tudor style using timber frame construction, and was completed in 1592. The design involved a broadly symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing northeast down Chapel Street. The first floor involved extensive use of jettied timber framing allowing the creation of extra space for the meeting room on that floor. The ground floor was originally open but it was enclosed in the 18th century. On the first floor, there was a prominent tri-partite casement window. On the northwest side, there was an external staircase which was also encased in the 18th century. At roof level there is a hip roof surmounted, at the apex, by a statue of a lion holding a shield with the Royal coat of Arms of the Tudor monarchs. In the 19th century, the building was at the centre of a dispute between the lord of the manor, George Gent, whose seat was at Moyns Park, and the villagers as to whether it was the right of the lord of the manor or the right of the villagers to appoint the headmaster of the local school which was based in the building. The matter was eventually passed to an ecclesiastical court which ruled in favour of the villagers. The building ceased to function as a school in 1848 when the new national school was completed in Church Street. The moot hall was subsequently used as a library and a meeting place for Steeple Bumpstead Parish Council. A war memorial, in the form of a simple cross, intended to commemorate the lives of local service personnel who had died in the First World War, was erected just behind the moot hall and unveiled by Colonel Joseph Griffiths, on 12 December 1920. Griffiths was a surgeon who had commanded the 1st Eastern General Hospital in Cambridge during the war. In 1986, a plaque was attach to the moot hall to commemorate the passing of 900 years since Steeple Bumpstead was mentioned in the Domesday Book. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Braintree (district) References
St Mary's Church, Welford

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church and the parish church of Welford. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the east side of the junction of Church Lane and West Street. There was presumably a church at Welford by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there, although it does not mention a church building as such. The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th to 15th centuries. In 1872, it was restored and the north aisle rebuilt by E F Law. The church now consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website. The parish registers survive from 1561, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. The monumental inscriptions inside the church and in its old graveyard have been transcribed and published. A monument in the churchyard, approximately 10 metres south of the south aisle, is a Grade II listed building in its own right. The description on the Historic England website is “Pair of headstones. Late 17th century. Lias ashlar with moulded heads. Oval inscription panel with partially legible inscription to Elizabeth Woodford dated 1677.” Welford is part of a united benefice along with Marston Trussell and Sibbertoft. Each parish retains its own church building. Notes
St Michael & All Angels' Church, Winwick

St Michael & All Angels' Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Winwick, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. There was presumably a church at Winwick in 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there, although it does not mention a church building as such. The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries, but the present chancel was built in 1853 to a design by E F Law. The church has a cruciform plan with a west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website. The parish registers survive from 1567, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. Winwick is part of a united benefice along with Long Buckby, Watford and West Haddon. Each parish retains its own church building. Notes
Belchamp Hall

Belchamp Hall is a Queen Anne-style country house in the parish of Belchamp Walter, Essex, near Sudbury, Suffolk, England. It is a privately owned Grade II* listed building. It is constructed of red brick in two storeys in a double-pile plan form with a gabled peg-tile roof with attics. The front facade has nine bays with a parapet. The central bay projects and is surmounted by a pediment. The house was built c.1720 in place of an original Elizabethan house and offers good views across the valley of the Belchamp Brook to the village of Bulmer. The interior panelling is Elizabethan or Jacobean, probably from the original building. Numerous family portraits by well-known artists decorate the walls. The surrounding parkland, significantly reduced in size since 1741, is itself Grade II listed. History The estate and original house was bought from Sir John Wentworth by John Raymond in 1611. Members of the Raymond family have lived in either the previous or the present hall since then. Oliver Raymond, the son of John Raymond, lived in the previous hall in the 1600s and was Member of Parliament for Essex in the First Protectorate Parliament in 1654 and re-elected in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament. Samuel J. St. Clere Raymond died at the present hall in 1900 after inheriting it 6 years previously. He was succeeded by Samuel Philip St. Clere Raymond and he by Michael Murray John Raymond, M.C. He was succeeded by Charles Francis Valentine Raymond in 1998. The hall was used as the setting in the 1980s and 1990s for the fictional "Felsham Hall" in the TV series Lovejoy. It also appeared in the opening scenes of the 2002 film Downton Abbey: A New Era as the home of Maud, Baroness Bagshaw. It is now available as a wedding venue. References External links Official website
All Saints' Church, Naseby

All Saints' Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Naseby in Northamptonshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands at the southern corner of Church Street and Newlands. There was presumably a church at Naseby by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there, although it does not mention a church building as such. Evidence that there was a pre-Conquest structure survives in the form of some Saxon stones that are built into the walls of the present church and an incised grave slab in the wall of the tower. One of its oldest features still present is the font, which is very ornate and of 12th century design. Most of the current church building was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries and is largely constructed of coursed lias rubble and lias ashlar with a slate roof. The building consists of a clerestoreyed nave, north and south aisles, a chancel and west tower. The south aisle, pillars and wall were built from about 1220-1240 and the north aisle from about 1280. The clerestories above the arches on both sides of the nave date from around 1400. At some stage, probably in the 18th century, the lower parts of the north arcade piers were encased in neo-classical plinths. The chancel was rebuilt in 1830. The tower was probably erected in the 14th century and now supports a recessed spire that was erected in 1859–60 to the designs of William Slater. The spire appears to have been left as a stump by the medieval builders but in the 18th century was provided with an unusual climax in the form of a large copper ball mounted on a king post and four supports and topped by a weather vane. According to John Mastin, a vicar and historian of Naseby, the ball was loot brought to England in 1544 by Sir Gyles Allington and ultimately found its way to Naseby. A 17th-century table, known as "Cromwell's Table", stands in the north aisle. It is said to have come from Shuckburgh House, which is opposite the church. The story goes that on the eve of the Battle of Naseby some of the king's lifeguards were sitting down to supper at the table when they were surprised by Cromwell's troops. Several of the royal soldiers were killed, and the rest captured. Their duty done, Cromwell's men sat down at the table and finished the meal. In 2013, BBC News reported plans to open a visitor and community centre in part of the church building, which would enable the Naseby Battlefield Trust to increase awareness of the Battle of Naseby whilst maintaining an active place of worship with up-to-date facilities. The parish registers survive from 1563, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. In 1837 there was an exceptionally large number of baptisms recorded in the parish register. The monumental inscriptions inside the church and in its graveyard, including its extension, have been transcribed and published. The memorials in the church include a brass commemorating John Oliyver (died 1446) and his wife, and also an oval tablet to Rev John Mastin. Naseby is part of a united Benefice along with Clipston, Haselbech and Kelmarsh. References
Stanstead Hall

Stanstead Hall is a historic building in Greenstead Green on the outskirts of Halstead, Essex. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1952. The present building dates to the middle of the 16th century, but an earlier Stanstead Hall can be traced back as far as the 14th century. Description The present building largely dates to the middle of the 16th century, with some 20th century extensions. In 1553, Stansted Hall was described as a quadrangular brick building with an enclosed courtyard, surrounded by a moat, with a fortified gateway overlooked by two projecting turrets. It was set in 87 acres of parkland, reaching as far as Halstead. Extensions were built in 1913 and 1934, in a sympathetic style. History Stansted Hall was the seat of the de Bourchier family from at least the 14th century, when it was the seat of John de Bourchier and his wife Helen of Colchester. Their son Robert de Bourchier was born at Stansted Hall; he went on to become Lord Chancellor of England in 1340, the first layman to hold the post. He received a licence to crenellate Stansted Hall from Edward III in 1341. On Robert's death to the bubonic plague in 1348, ownership of Stansted Hall was inherited by his son John de Bourchier. Stansted Hall remained with the Bourchier family until the 1540s, when heiress Anne Bourchier left her husband William Parr; the acrimonious split saw Parr receive the house. Parr later sold Stansted Hall to Sir William Waldegrave. The building was eventually purchased by Samuel Courtauld in 1907, and later passed by marriage to Rab Butler. It remains in private ownership to this day, and in 2022 was listed for sale for £6.5 million. Notable Residents John de Bourchier, Judge of the Common Pleas Robert de Bourchier, Lord Chancellor of England William Parr, Earl of Essex and brother-in-law of Henry VIII Samuel Courtauld, industrialist and art collector Rab Butler, de facto Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom References
St John the Baptist's Church, Croxall

St John the Baptist's Church, Croxall is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Croxall. History The earliest parts of the church are the chancel of c.1200. The church is noted for its fine collection of memorials. Memorials George Curzon (d. 1605) Mary Curzon (d. 1612) Henrie Curzon (d. 1639) Christopher Horton (d. 1714) Waltar Horton (d. 1716) Christopher Horton (d. 1659) Christopher Horton (d.1701) Eusebius Horton (d. 1823) and Phoebe Horton (d. 1814) by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey Harriet Louise Wilmot Horton (d. 1831) Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet (d. 1841) by Denman Margaret Prinsep (d. 1843), Caroline Mary Prinsep (d. 1842), Frances Levett (d. 1835) by Reeves of Bath Revd. Samuel Holworthy (d. 1838) See also Grade II* listed buildings in Lichfield (district) Listed buildings in Edingale References
St Helen's Church, Oxendon

St Helen's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Oxendon. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the west side of Harborough Road, to the north of the village of Great Oxendon. There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for the parish in the Domesday Book, which was compiled in 1086. This may indicate the absence of a church building at that stage or, alternatively, only the absence of a resident priest. The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries. Restoration was carried out in the 19th century. The church consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website. The parish registers survive from 1564 and, apart from those currently in use, are kept at Northamptonshire Record Office. Details of its location and opening times can be found on the Record Office website. Oxendon is part of a united Benefice along with Arthingworth, East Farndon and Harrington. Each parish retains its own church building. Notes