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The West Pier is a pier in Brighton, England. It was designed by Eugenius Birch, opening in 1866 and closing in 1975. The pier was the first to be Grade I listed in Britain but has become increasingly derelict since closure.
Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom. The abbey and its possessions were confiscated by the crown under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1545
The Priory Church of St Mary, in Bridlington’s Old Town, was founded as an Augustinian monastery in 1113
Brighton, East Sussex
What a difference a few hours make. Not a soul about and only a couple of beer cans to clone out of the pond in this three-frame vertical panorama. A little bit disappointed with the illumination of the Pavilion but I suppose everybody has had to make cutbacks in these difficult times.
St Peters church at Scunthorpe lit by the late afternoon setting sun. In the non winter months this view is hidden by the foliage on the trees.
Goodrich Castle is a grade I listed medieval castle ruin, north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England,
Built into the side of a limestone cliff, with walls constructed from limestone, and consists of two chambers, one in the front and one in the back. The majority of the chapel was built in the thirteenth century, although parts of it may date back further to the sixth century when Saint Govan, a monk moved into a cave located on the site of the chapel. One legend suggests that Saint Govan is buried underneath the chapel's altar.
St Bartholomew's Church is in the town of Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford.
St Nicholas church is in a large churchyard, in an urban setting on three sides, and on the N there are the substantial remains of a motte and bailey castle called Peel Hill.
The church is built of creamy Magnesian limestone, both rubble and ashlar, and has had many parts rebuilt or added. It consists of an embattled W tower and nave enclosed in aisles and has a two-storey S porch. The chancel has N chapel and vestry, and S chapel. The scars of earlier roofs of both chancel and nave are visible.
Among the surviving Romanesque features, three round-headed windows remain in the walls of the chancel. The four-bay nave arcades are pointed and appear to be of the early 13thc, but the bases and capitals of the piers could be earlier. The E capitals are bonded into a wall and could mark the eastward extent of the nave of a preceding church, perhaps the ‘chapel’ mentioned in 1147.
Two round-headed doorways are recorded below but their features make them difficult to date. The window facings, although similar to remnants at several other churches recorded in the S of the Riding, are probably impossible to date. The arcades were recorded as they are likely to be of the same date as the doorways.
Lodge Park is England’s only surviving 17th century deer-coursing grandstand. Set within a landscape designed by Charles Bridgeman and part of the Sherborne Park Estate, the grandstand was built in 1634 to satisfy John ‘Crump’ Dutton’s love of gambling and entertaining.
There are lovely walks through the Bridgeman landscape and wider estate near Northleach in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.
The site is owned by the National Trust and the former grandstand is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
Clevedon Pier is a seaside pier in the town of Clevedon, Somerset, England on the east shore of the Severn Estuary. And was designated a Grade I listed building in 2001.
The pier was built during the 1860s to attract tourists and provide a ferry port for rail passengers to South Wales.
The pier opened in 1869 and served as an embarkation point for paddle steamer excursions for almost 100 years. Two of the spans collapsed during stress testing in 1970 and demolition was proposed, but local fund raising and heritage grants allowed the pier to be dismantled for restoration and reassembled. It reopened in 1989, and ten years later was awarded the Pier of the Year from the National Piers Society, and a Civic Trust Award. The pier now offers a landing stage for steamers and is a popular attraction for tourists and anglers.
Clevedon Pier is a seaside pier in the town of Clevedon, Somerset, England on the east shore of the Severn Estuary. And was designated a Grade I listed building in 2001.
The pier was built during the 1860s to attract tourists and provide a ferry port for rail passengers to South Wales.
The pier opened in 1869 and served as an embarkation point for paddle steamer excursions for almost 100 years. Two of the spans collapsed during stress testing in 1970 and demolition was proposed, but local fund raising and heritage grants allowed the pier to be dismantled for restoration and reassembled. It reopened in 1989, and ten years later was awarded the Pier of the Year from the National Piers Society, and a Civic Trust Award. The pier now offers a landing stage for steamers and is a popular attraction for tourists and anglers.
Tintern Abbey was founded in 1131 by Walter de Clare, the abbey still stands proudly on the banks of the River Wye as it has for almost 900 years. A Grade I listed building, the abbey fell into ruin after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. It was in decline for almost 400 years before being bought by the Crown in 1901. This scheduled ancient monument is now under the care of Cadw and is the focal point of the beautiful Wye Valley.
Bishop’s Cannings is a village situated in the Vale of Pewsey, three miles north-east of Devizes, Wiltshire..
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is Grade 1 listed, originating in the 12th or 13th century, with many early English features surviving. It was altered in the 14th and 15th centuries and restored in the 19th.
Canons Ashby House is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house located in the village of Canons Ashby, about 11 miles south of the town of Daventry in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Wikipedia
Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Staffordshire, England, it is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The Anglican Diocese of Lichfield covers Staffordshire and much of Shropshire, It is a Grade I listed building.
Hampton Court Castle, also known as Hampton Court, is a castellated country house in the English county of Herefordshire and dates back to 1427. The house is a Grade I listed building, which is the highest category of architecture in the statutory protection scheme.
It should not be confused with Hampton Court Palace in London
- posting from a long-ago visit for Thursday monochrome (Donnerstagsmonochrom)
- this National Trust Property is a Grade I listed early 16th-century manor house
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Holdenby Palace as it stands today after being rebuild from the original ruins in 1873. The original palace was reputed to occupy approximately 78,750 square feet (7,300 m²). The new house as seen is only 1/8th of the size of what was there originally
The Clifdens had the new house built in the style of the older mansion, incorporating the older mansion's remains but being only about one eighth of its size.The first phase of the new house was designed by the architects Richard Carpenter and William Slater and built in 1873–75.A second phase was designed by Walter Mills and built in 1877–78.
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust founded in 1282. The bridge was constructed to give better access to the East End of London, which had expanded its commercial potential in the 19th century. The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales in 1894.
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Hampton Court Castle, also known as Hampton Court, is a castellated country house in the English county of Herefordshire and dates back to 1427. The house is a Grade I listed building, which is the highest category of architecture in the statutory protection scheme.
It should not be confused with Hampton Court Palace in London
The prominent (135 ft) tower of the Howden Minster was built in about 1390. This is seen through the ruins of the Choir, which had been completed by 1340.
Howden was once a very important place, but in 1536 it was caught up in the Pilgrimage of Grace; the most serious Catholic rebellion against Henry VIII. The rebellion failed due to treachery and betrayal; as a result of which the Minster's revenues were suppressed, its Canons were removed, the shrine of St John of Howden was broken up and the pilgrimage ceased. The prince bishops withdrew to Durham, abandoning their palace in Howden which decayed. The people of Howden continued to use the nave of the Minster as their parish church, which they still do today, but the glorious days of Howden were gone (although it is an attractive and friendly town). In 1548, Edward VI dissolved the Collegiate churches (these were essentially like Cathedrals without a bishop's seat), including Howden, although, later, Elizabeth I gave the revenues of the Manor of Howden to local landowners. However, these landowners refused to repair the choir of the church. In the 16th Century, during the civil war, the parliamentarian troops caused serious damage to the Choir, in part for fun, whilst using it as stables. On 29 September 1696 the Choir roof collapsed. On top of all that arsonists set fire to the tower in 1929 causing substantial damage to the woodwork (although the tower has been repaired and is in use). However, the Minster is now a Grade 1 Listed Building and the ruins are in the care of English Heritage.
St Nicholas Church is a historic church in Westgate Street in the city of Gloucester, built in the 12th century it is now under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Its truncated spire is a landmark in the city centre.
St Mary Magdalene's Church is a former Anglican church in the grounds of Croome Court, at Croome D'Abitot, Worcestershire. This Grade I listed building is under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It stands on a hill in Croome Park.
Commenting on the church, the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner stated it is "one of the most serious of the Early Gothic Revival outside, one of the most elegant inside".
Panoramic shot of Clevedon's Grade1 listed Victorian pier taken from the edge of the town's open aire boating and swimming lake
Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust.
Founded in 1278, Buckland Abbey was the last of the Cistercian monasteries to be built in medieval England and Wales. For over 250 years, the monks who farmed the vast estate lived in the peaceful solitude of the Tavy valley.
The Dissolution of the Monasteries saw Buckland sold to Sir Roger Grenville, who began to modify the abbey into a house and home, and later it was sold again to privateer Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
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Here I've taken my previous upload and straightened it and converted to monochrome to take it one step towards abstraction.
Back in November I got to finally visit Coventry Cathedral. I say finally but I'd been when I was a teenager so that doesn't really count..... This Modernist concrete and glass masterpiece may not be to everyone's taste but I found it pretty awe-inspiring.
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From Wikipedia, "The current St Michael's Cathedral, built next to the remains of the old, was designed by Basil Spence and Arup, built by John Laing and is a Grade I listed building.
The selection of Spence for the work was a result of a competition held in 1950 to find an architect for the new Coventry Cathedral; his design was chosen from over two hundred submitted. Spence (later knighted for this work) insisted that instead of rebuilding the old cathedral, it should be kept in ruins as a garden of remembrance and that the new cathedral should be built alongside, the two buildings together effectively forming one church. The use of Great Gate sandstone for the new Coventry Cathedral provides an element of unity between the buildings.
The foundation stone of the new cathedral was laid by Elizabeth II on 23 March 1956. The unconventional spire or flèche is 80 feet (24m) tall and was lowered onto the flat roof by a helicopter, flown by Wing Commander John Dowling in April 1962.
The cathedral was consecrated on 25 May 1962, and Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, composed for the occasion, was premiered in the new cathedral on 30 May to mark its consecration."
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The Holy Innocents Church, Highnam in Gloucestershire, is a Grade I listed building and one of the most significant Victorian churches in England. The church was commissioned by Thomas Gambier Parry, the owner of the nearby Highnam Court, and was consecrated in 1851. The architecture is gothic revival style, and the church is decorated throughout with frescos painted by Thomas Gambier Parry. Hubert Parry, his son, inherited the estate and is best remembered for his musical setting for Blake’s poem ‘Jerusalem’ and other memorable church music.
The cathedral is a Grade I listed building. There are a large number of other listed buildings within the cathedral complex. The cathedral stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated with the establishment of a minster, Gloucester Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter and founded by Osric, King of the Hwicce, in around 679. In the cathedral and also listed as Grade I, include the Treasury, the Chapter House, the Cloisters, the precinct wall and a number of the medieval gates into the cathedral enclosure. Others are listed at Grade II* and Grade II.
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a monumental and highly innovative navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the River Dee valley in north-east Wales. Completed in 1805, it is a Grade I listed building and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as a masterpiece of industrial civil engineering.
Key Facts
Location: Trevor, near Wrexham, in North East Wales.
Designers: Chiefly Thomas Telford, with William Jessop as the more experienced supervising canal engineer.
Dimensions: It is the longest and highest aqueduct in the UK:
Length: 1,007 feet (307 meters).
Height: 126 feet (38 meters) above the River Dee.
Width/Depth: The cast-iron trough is 12 feet (3.7 meters) wide and 5.5 feet (1.7 meters) deep.
Structure: The aqueduct consists of 18 hollow stone piers supporting a trough made of cast-iron plates, a pioneering use of iron in structural design.
Construction: The project took ten years to design and build (1795-1805). A notable detail is that the lime mortar used in the masonry contained ox blood, believed to add strength.
Significance
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was a groundbreaking achievement during the Industrial Revolution, enabling efficient transport of goods like coal, slate, and iron between North East Wales and the English canal network. Its innovative use of cast iron in a bold, high structure set a new standard for transport infrastructure worldwide.
Today, the aqueduct, known as the "stream in the sky", is a major tourist attraction where visitors can walk along the towpath or take a narrow boat trip across, enjoying magnificent views of the Dee Valley.
The Parish church of St. Catherine in The Leigh, situated between Gloucester, Tewkesbury and Cheltenham, is a Grade 1 listed building and has stood in the rural hamlet of The Leigh since 1225. The foundations may well date as far back as 750.
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Tower of London. The current buildings date from 1078 and are grade 1 listed and UNESCO designated. The White Tower, not including its projecting corner towers, measures 36 by 32 metres at the base, and is 27 m high at the southern battlements. It dates for the C11th.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England - Tower of London, Tower Hill
February 2026
Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough. A moated and crenelated Manor House, which dates from 1482, with major alterations in 1772, and notably 1835, when John Chessell Buckler and Augustus Pugin were commissioned to restore and develop the hall. The contents were auctioned off in 1950, and demolition plans prepared in 1951, but luckily the house passed to the National Trust in 1952 after three women managed to raise funds to purchase the building and donated it. The hall has since been restored - a new roof was recently completed - and is grade 1 listed.
Oxborough, near Swaffham, Norfolk, East Anglia, England - Oxburgh Hall Estate, Breckland
May 2023