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List Of Works By James Harrison
James Harrison (architect), James Harrison (1814–66) was an English architect who worked mainly in Chester, Cheshire. He worked mainly on churches — building new churches, rebuilding old churches, and making amendments and alterations to existing churches. Harrison also designed a number of houses in the Queen's Park area of Chester, and farm buildings on the Bolesworth Castle, Bolesworth estate. Harrison and Thomas Mainwaring Penson were the first architects to introduce buildings of the Black-and-white Revival architecture, Black-and-white Revival to Chester in the 1850s. His rebuilding of God's Providence House, Chester, God's Providence House in Watergate Street is described as "the first conservation case in the modern sense". Key Works References ;Bibliography * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, James, works by James Harrison buildings, Lists of buildings and structures by architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upton-by-Chester
Upton-by-Chester is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It includes the village Upton Heath. History The name Upton is from the Old English ''upp'', meaning up, higher or upon, and ''tūn'', meaning a farmstead or settlement. Listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Optone'' and being in the possession of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester, Earl Hugh of Chester, its entry reads: Including the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Upton Heath, Upton-by-Chester was formerly a Township (England), township within the parishes of St. Mary on the Hill and St. Oswald, Hundreds of Cheshire, Broxton Hundred. Upton-by-Chester as we know it today started when the railway was built in the mid-1800s. Gentlemen's country houses were built and provided employment other than traditional rural jobs. Initially ribbon development but then housin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden
St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden, is in the village of Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. It is the parish church of the Rector (ecclesiastical)#Anglican churches, rectorial benefice of Hawarden in the deanery of Hawarden, the archdeaconry of Wrexham, and the diocese of St Asaph. The church has associations with William Ewart Gladstone, W. E. Gladstone and his family, and is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building. History The parish dates back at least 1,000 years and the list of Rector (ecclesiastical), rectors starts in 1180. The church was restored by James Harrison (architect), James Harrison in about 1855–56. However it was badly damaged on 29 October 1857 by a fire which had been started deliberately. Some of the stained glass and woodwork at the east end were not damaged by the fire and the church had been Victorian restoration, restored by George Gilbert Scott, Sir George Gilbert Scott by the end of 1859. In 1896 a porch was added, designed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheduled Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage, visual disturbance, and destruction are grouped under the term "Designation (heritage assets), designation". The protection provided to scheduled monuments is given under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which is a different law from that used for listed buildings (which fall within the town and country planning system). A heritage asset is a part of the historic environment that is valued because of its historic, archaeological, architectural or artistic interest. Only some of these are judged to be important enough to have extra legal protection through designation. There are about 20,000 scheduled monuments in England representing about 37,000 heritage assets. Of the tens of thousands of scheduled monuments in the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralised authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Byzantine Empire� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Nicholas' Chapel
The following cathedrals, churches and chapels are dedicated to Saint Nicholas: Austria * Church of St. Nikolaus, Lockenhaus * St. Nicholas Church, Inzersdorf, Vienna Albania * St. Nicholas Church, Moscopole * St. Nicholas Church, Perondi * Church of St. Nicholas (Shelcan) Azerbaijan * St. Nicholas Church, Baku Belgium *Church of St. Nicholas, Brussels *Saint Nicholas Church, Ghent Bulgaria *Church of St Nicholas, Sapareva Banya *Russian Church, Sofia * Church of St. Nicholas, Sofia * Church of St Nicholas, Vukovo Canada *St. Nicholas Macedonian Orthodox Church (Windsor, Ontario) China * Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Harbin Croatia *Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka Czech Republic * St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana), Prague * St. Nicholas Church (Staré Město), Prague * St. Nicholas Church, Louny * St. Nicholas Church (Vršovice) Denmark * St. Nicolai Church (Vejle) * St. Nicholas Church, Aarhus Estonia * St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn * St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Tallin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester
St Nicholas Chapel is a former chapel in St Werburgh Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. Since it ceased functioning as a chapel it has had a number of uses, including being at one time a theatre. It is now used as a shop. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is a scheduled monument. History The chapel was built in about 1300 for Simon de Albo, the abbot of St Werburgh's, Chester. It was used for a period as the church of the parish of St Oswald, then closed as a church and conveyed to the Mayor and Assembly of Chester in 1488. In 1545 an upper floor was inserted and it was used as the Commonhall and Wool Hall. The building was used for staging plays from around 1750, then further converted as the New Theatre in 1773 and the Theatre Royal in 1777–78. James Harrison modified it again into a hall for concerts and entertainments in 1854–55, when it was known as the Music Hall. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestry
A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government of a parish in England, Wales and some English colony, English colonies. At their height, the vestries were the only form of local government in many places and spent nearly one-fifth of the budget of the British government. They were stripped of their secular functions in 1894 (1900 in London) and were abolished in 1921. The term ''vestry'' remains in use outside of England and Wales to refer to the elected governing body and legal representative of a parish church, for example in the Episcopal Church (United States), American and Scottish Episcopal Churches. Etymology The word vestry comes from Norman language, Anglo-Norman vesterie, from Old French ''vestiaire'', ultimately from Latin language, Latin ''vestiarium'' ‘wardrobe’. In a church building a Sacristy, vestry (also known as a sacristy) is a secure room for the storage or religious valuables and for changing into vestments. The vestry m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse. Overview The chancel is generally the area used by the clergy and choir during worship, while the congregation is in the nave. Direct access may be provided by a priest's door, usually on the south side of the church. This is one definition, sometimes called the "strict" one; in practice in churches where the eastern end contains other elements such as an ambulatory and side chapels, these are also often counted as part of the chancel, especially when discussing architecture. In smaller churches, where the altar is backed by the outside east wall and there is no distinct choir, the chancel and sanctuary may be the same area. In churches with a retroquire area behind the altar, this may only be included in the broader defi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Gothic Architecture
English Gothic is an architectural style that flourished from the late 12th until the mid-17th century. The style was most prominently used in the construction of Gothic cathedrals and churches, cathedrals and churches. Gothic architecture, Gothic architecture's defining features are Pointed arch (architecture), pointed arches, rib vaults, buttresses, and extensive use of stained glass. Combined, these features allowed the creation of buildings of unprecedented height and grandeur, filled with light from large stained glass windows. Important examples include Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral. The Gothic style endured in England much longer than in Continental Europe. The Gothic style was introduced from France, where the various elements had first been used together within a single building at the choir (architecture), choir of the Abbey of Saint-Denis north of Paris, completed in 1144. The earliest large-scale applications of Gothic architecture i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type building, the strict definition of the term "nave" is restricted to the central aisle. In a broader, more colloquial sense, the nave includes all areas available for the lay worshippers, including the side-aisles and transepts.Cram, Ralph Adams Nave The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. Accessed 13 July 2018 Either way, the nave is distinct from the area reserved for the choir and clergy. Description The nave extends from the entry—which may have a separate vestibule (the narthex)—to the chancel and may be flanked by lower side-aisles separated from the nave by an arcade. If the aisles are high and of a width comparable to the central nave, the structure is sometimes said to have three nave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handley, Cheshire
Handley is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is part of the Local government in England, local government Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, ward of Tattenhall, a larger settlement approximately to the east. The hamlet of Milton Green, Cheshire, Milton Green is to the north west of the village. The A41 road, which previously passed through the village now bypasses it, having been re-routed further to the east. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 2001 census Handley had a population of 149. The census statistics have been combined with the neighbouring civil parishes of Chowley and Golborne David, and the figure was given as 227. In the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census these parishes were again combined, with the population recorded as 253. History The name Handley means "at the high wood/clearing" and likely derives from the Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
