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Philip Mainwaring Johnston
Philip Mainwaring Johnston (1865–1936), also known as PM Johnston, was a British architect and architectural historian. Education Philip attended King's College School, London. He studied drawing and painting under Professor Delamotte at King’s College, London. Professor Delamotte was a photographer/illustrator who became Professor of Drawing and Fine Art at King’s College. Whilst studying at King's College, he undertook many sketching trips in England and on the Continent - an important part of every architect's education at that time. Career Articled to John Belcher, Johnston was notable for his sensitive conservation and restoration work on many churches in the south-east of England and other historic buildings. He also designed 24 World War I memorials, was appointed as Chichester Cathedral's in-house diocesan architect and architect to the Stratford-on-Avon Preservation Trust. He designed several new buildings, mainly in the Home Counties, including churches, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Institute Of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three supplemental charters and a new charter granted in 1971. Founded as the Institute of British Architects in London in 1834, the RIBA retains a central London headquarters at 66 Portland Place as well as a network of regional offices. Its members played a leading part in promotion of architectural education in the United Kingdom; the RIBA Library, also established in 1834, is one of the three largest architectural libraries in the world and the largest in Europe. The RIBA also played a prominent role in the development of UK architects' registration bodies. The institute administers some of the oldest architectural awards in the world, including RIBA President's Medals Students Award, the Royal Gold Medal, and the Stirling Prize. It also man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Apostolic Church
The Catholic Apostolic Church (CAC), also known as the Irvingian Church or Irvingite Church, is a Christian denomination, denomination in the Restorationist branch of Christianity. It originated in Scotland around 1831 and later spread to Germany and the United States. The tradition to which the Catholic Apostolic Church belongs is sometimes referred to as Irvingism or the Irvingian movement after Edward Irving (1792–1834), a clergyman of the Church of Scotland credited with organising the movement. The church was organised in 1835 with the fourfold ministry of "apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors". The denominations in the tradition of the Catholic Apostolic Church teach "the restoration to the universal church of prophetic gifts by the direct inspiration of the Holy Ghost." As a result of schism within the Catholic Apostolic Church, other Irvingian Christian denominations emerged, including the Old Apostolic Church, New Apostolic Church, Reformed Old Apostolic Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary The Virgin's Church, North Stoke
North Stoke Church, rededicated in 2007 to St Mary the Virgin after its medieval Dedication stone, dedication was unexpectedly rediscovered, is a former Church of England parish church in the riverside Hamlet (place), hamlet of North Stoke, West Sussex, North Stoke in the Horsham District, Horsham Districts of England, District of West Sussex. The partly 11th-century cruciform building, set in an almost Abandoned village, deserted village in a loop of the River Arun, is mostly Victorian restoration, unrestored and stands on an ancient earthwork which has pre-Christian origins. The building has architectural features and internal fittings spanning hundreds of years, including some very old stained glass and wall paintings, although there are few memorials compared with other Sussex churches of a similar age. The church, ''"movingly eloquent of centuries of remote Sussex agricultural life"'', is no longer used for worship: it was declared Redundant church, redundant in 1992, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linchmere
Linchmere, also spelled Lynchmere, is a village and a civil parish, the northernmost parish in the Chichester (district), Chichester Districts of England, district of West Sussex, England. It is between Haslemere and Liphook, south of the B2131 road. As well as Linchmere village, the parish contains the settlements of Hammer and Camelsdale. Linchmere parish is bordered to the north by Haslemere in Surrey with a tributary of the River Wey as boundary, to the east by Fernhurst parish, to the south by Linch civil parish with the Shulbrede stream as boundary, and to the west by the civil parish of Bramshott in Hampshire. In the 2001 census there were 836 households in the civil parish, with a total population of 2,225. The population in the 2011 Census had increased to 2,392. Village Church St Peter's church is on the south side of Linchmere village, on a high point overlooking valleys to the South and West. The BBC correspondent famous for his work in the 1939-45 war Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Village, Brighton
Preston or Preston Village is a suburb of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. It is to the north of the centre. Originally a village in its own right, it was eventually absorbed into Brighton with the development of the farmland owned by the local Stanford family, officially becoming a parish of the town in 1928. Stanford-owned land to the south of Preston Manor was given to the town and now makes up Preston Park, one of the largest parks in the now conjoined city of Brighton and Hove. The park hosts some of the city's major public events such as Brighton Pride. Preston, the suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was named after the village in 1856. History The name "Preston" means 'Priests' farm/settlement'. Preston was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Prestetone''. Preston is a former civil parish; In 1921, it had a population of 31,161. On 1 April 1928 the parish was abolished and merged with Brighton. See also * Preston Park rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Peter's Church, Preston Village, Brighton
St Peter's Church is a former Anglican church in the Preston Village area of Brighton, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. The 13th-century building, standing on the site of two older churches, was restored in the late 19th century and again after a serious fire in 1906. It was the parish church of Preston until 1908, when the newly built St John the Evangelist's Church gained this status. The Diocese of Chichester declared St Peter's redundant in 1990, and it is now owned by the Churches Conservation Trust. It has Grade II* listed status, reflecting its architectural and historical importance. History The village of Preston was established on a downland site north-northwest of Brighton before the time of the Domesday Book. At that time, it was known as ''Prestetone'' (an Anglo-Saxon name) and had a church, a mill and a population of about 50. The manor was held by the Bishop of Chichester, who at the time was Stigand of Selsey. The church mentioned in the Domesday Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortington
Tortington is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Arundel, in the Arun District, Arun district of West Sussex, England. It lies between the Arundel to Ford, West Sussex, Ford and the Arundel to Chichester roads, southwest of Arundel. In 1961 the parish had a population of 617. On 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished and merged with Arundel, Ford, Slindon and Walberton. History Before the Norman Conquest of 1066 the farmland of Tortington was tilled by an Anglo-Saxon freeman called Leofwine. By the time William's commissioners visited this part of Sussex just twenty years later to sit in the shire court and evaluate property for the great Domesday Survey, there were 8 households in the settlement. The land (plough land, woodland and 30 acres of meadows), in the Hundred of Binsted, was worked by Ernucion, also a freeman but a tenant of Earl Roger de Montgomery, whose loyal service to the Conqueror had been rewarded by the granting of huge tracts of land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Tortington
St Mary Magdalene's Church is the former Anglican parish church of the hamlet of Tortington in the district of Arun, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. Founded in the 12th century to serve a priory and villagers in the riverside location, it has experienced little change despite a 19th-century restoration. Its ancient chancel arch and doorway have remarkable carvings with "grotesque, boggle-eyed monsters", rare beakhead figures and chevron ornamentation. Standing in a picturesque setting behind a farm, the flint and Caen stone building was used for worship until 1978, when it was declared redundant. It is now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust, and English Heritage has listed it at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance. The church is dedicated to Jesus's companion Mary Magdalene. History Tortington is an ancient manor and parish next to the River Arun in West Sussex. The ecclesiastical parish was orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trotton With Chithurst
Trotton with Chithurst is a civil parish in the Chichester (district), Chichester Districts of England, district of West Sussex, England. Trotton is on the A272 road west of Midhurst. Chithurst is about northeast of Trotton. The parish also contains the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Dumpford. In the 2001 census the parish covered and had 129 households with a total population of 328. 160 residents were economically active. At the 2011 Census the population had only increased marginally to 329. Trotton The village of Trotton is an Anglican parish on the A272, which passes over the River Rother, West Sussex, River Rother near the church. Traffic over the sandstone bridge, which is Grade I listed building, listed and dates to about 1600, is controlled by traffic lights because it is too narrow for two vehicles to pass. Parish church St George's Church dates to around 1230, and was rebuilt in about 1400. The church is used by the British Orthodox Church once a month. History Trot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George's Church, Trotton
St. George's Church is an Anglican church in Trotton, a village in the Districts of England, district of Chichester (district), Chichester, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. Most of the structure was built in the early 14th century. However, some parts date to around 1230, and there is evidence suggesting an earlier church on the same site. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I Listed building#England and Wales, listed building for its architectural and historical importance. The church is dedicated to St. George, patron saint of England. The rector of St George's also oversees the parish of Rogate with Terwick, and most services are held at St. Bartholomew's church in Rogate: just two services a month take place at Trotton. The church is also used once a month by the British Orthodox Church. History Historians have disagreed about its age, and the existence of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyminster
Lyminster is a village that is the main settlement of Lyminster and Crossbush civil parish, in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It borders, to the south, Littlehampton, which has its town centre away. Landmarks Church The Church of England parish church of St Mary Magdalene is an 11th-century Saxon building and a Grade I listed building, the highest grading in the national system. ;Bells The church has a ring of six bells. Lester and Pack of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the treble, second and fourth bells in 1759. John Warner and Sons of Cripplegate, London cast the third and fifth bells in 1887, the year of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the tenor bell in 1950. History According to the Hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript the village is the burial place of Saint Cuthflæd of Lyminster. Folklore Just to the north of the village is a knuckerhole which, according to folklore, was home to a dragon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardham
Hardham is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Coldwaltham, in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is on the A29 road southwest of Pulborough. In 1931 the parish had a population of 107. Archaeology The village is on the line of Stane Street Roman road, which changes direction here, leaving the modern A29 road which has followed it from Capel, to head southwest to Bignor and Chichester. The Sussex Greensand Way from Lewes joined Stane Street here and remains of a Roman way station or ''mansio'' have been found. Parish church The Church of England parish church of St Botolph has some of the oldest surviving wall paintings in the country, including an image of Saint George at the Siege of Antioch in AD 1097. The paintings date from the early 12th century. They survived due to being covered by plaster until uncovered in 1866. The painters used colours made from locally available materials — red and yellow ochre, lime white, carbon bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
