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Bartestree
Bartestree is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, east of Hereford on the A438 road. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 330. History The name is thought to be derived from the Old English Beorhtwald's tree. The Convent of Our Lady of Charity & Refuge was founded in 1863 and paid for by Robert Biddulph Phillips of Longworth. Its red-brick building was designed by Edward Pugin south east of the main village. The convent of Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge received girls placed into their care by social services and predecessor organisations and closed in 1992 following withdrawal of referrals by Herefordshire County Council and the consequent loss of income from the on-site laundry, where the girls worked. The property stood empty and became badly vandalised until conversion to residential apartments, now renamed Frome Court. The relocated medieval Longworth Roman Catholic Chapel alongside is in the care of the Historic Chap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longworth Roman Catholic Chapel
Longworth Roman Catholic Chapel is a redundant chapel in the village of Bartestree, Herefordshire, England, standing adjacent to the former Convent of Our Lady of Charity and Refuge. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is owned by the Historic Chapels Trust. Early history The chapel has been on its present site since 1869–70. It was originally the private chapel of the manor house at nearby Old Longworth that was probably built in about 1390. After the Reformation it became redundant, and during the 17th century it was being used for agricultural purposes, including cider making. In the middle of the 19th century the manor house and chapel were owned by Robert Biddulph Phillips. He became a convert to Catholicism and decided to restore the chapel, which was carried out in 1851. In 1863 he founded the Convent of Our Lady of Charity and Refuge in Bartestree for his daughter. When he died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugwardine
Lugwardine is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, to the east of Hereford. It lies on the north-east bank of the River Lugg, which gives the village its name. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,721. The place-name 'Lugwardine' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Lucvordine''. It appears as ''Lugwurthin'' in the Pipe Rolls of 1168. The name means 'enclosure or homestead on the (river) Lugg'. The village lies on the A438 road; Lugwardine Bridge takes this road across the Lugg. There is a public house in the village called The Crown and Anchor. St Mary's Roman Catholic High School is in the village. There is also a primary school, shared with neighbouring Bartestree. Parish The parish contains the village of Lugwardine, and the hamlets of: *Hagley – on the A438 to the east of Lugwardine, now part of the village of Bartestree. *Tidnor – a very small place, to the south-east of Lugwardine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godwins Hotel, Bartestree
The Godwins Hotel in Bartestree, Herefordshire, England, is a building of historical significance and is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1879 by William Henry Godwin the owner of the famous tile manufacturing firm of Messrs William Godwin and Sons. These beautiful, multi-coloured tiles are still covering floors, fireplaces and wall boarders at the hotel. The Godwin family William Henry Godwin (1841-1925) built The Godwins (then called “The Ferns”) in 1875. He was born in 1841 in Ledbury and was the son of William Godwin who founded the tile manufacturing tile firm of in Lugwardine in 1848. The factory’s location can be seen on the map. William joined the family company and became quite wealthy. Godwin tiles were highly regarded and used extensively in many buildings. In 1890 the journal “Building News” made the following observation. :''"Godwin paid particular attention to the reproduction of medieval patterns in their entirety – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Chapels Trust
The Historic Chapels Trust is a British Registered Charity set up to care for redundant non- Anglican churches, chapels, and places of worship in England. To date, its holdings encompass various nonconformist Christian denominations and Roman Catholic sites. Foundation Established in 1993, the Trust takes into ownership buildings of exceptional architectural and historic significance that are no longer used by their congregations. In practice this means buildings listed Grade I or II* by English Heritage. It was founded in response to the large number of places of worship that were being demolished or destroyed by insensitive conversion and it remains the only body with this mission in England. Activities Once acquired, the buildings are repaired and restored, and then available for new, mostly secular, community uses. The places of worship can be of any denomination or faith, other than the Anglican Church. To date they have included Nonconformist chapels of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Pugin
Edward Welby Pugin (11 March 1834 – 5 June 1875) was an English architect, the eldest son of architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Louisa Barton and part of the Pugin & Pugin family of church architects. His father was an architect and designer of Neo-Gothic architecture, and after his death in 1852 Edward took up his successful practice. At the time of his own early death in 1875, Pugin had designed and completed more than one hundred Catholic churches. He was influenced by the neo-Gothic of Viollet-le-Duc, in which expansive spatial planning was combined with great detail. He designed churches and cathedrals primarily in the British Isles. However, commissions for his exemplary work were also received from countries throughout Western Europe, Scandinavia and as far away as North America. Works in Ireland *SS Peter and Paul's, Carey's Lane, Cork (1859) *Edermine, Enniscorthy, County Wexford (c. 1858) * Cobh Cathedral (1867) * Killarney Cathedral *Fermoy Roman C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters Of Our Lady Of Charity Of The Refuge
The Order of Our Lady of Charity (also known as Order of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge) is a Roman Catholic monastic order, founded in 1641 by John Eudes, at Caen, France, and known for profitably overseeing the slavery-like conditions in the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland for which Ireland has apologized to the victims. History Moved by pity for prostitutes, the priest John Eudes at first attempted to house them under the care of good and pious women. One of these women, Madeleine Lamy persuaded Eudes that more was needed. Three Visitation nuns came to his aid temporarily, and, in 1641, a house was opened at Caen under the title of Refuge of Our Lady of Charity. Other ladies joined them, and, in 1651, the Bishop of Bayeux gave the institute his approbation. In 1664 a Bull of approbation was obtained from Pope Alexander VII. That same year a house was opened at Rennes, and the institute began to spread. When the French Revolution broke out there were seven communities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
