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Israel Pilgrimage 2013 - Gallicantu is the Latin for "cock's crow", a reminder of Peter's denial of Jesus
St. Peter's Catholic Church is the oldest Catholic church in Memphis. The first building was built around 1842 and was a simple wood structure. In 1852 the building pictured was constructed around the original building. When the new building was completed, the old church was dismantled and carried out the front door.
Memphis, Tennessee
The Daisy Troop at St. Peter & Paul collected hats, gloves, mittens and made blankets for the kids at our Domestic Violence Shelter.
Situated on the main road through the village and easily recognisable from the thatched lychgate. This entrance, owned by the church since 1964, was formerly part of a row of cottages.
It is believed that St. Augustine preached on this site in 597AD. The present building dates from the 13th century, with significant additions and alterations over the years.
In 2004 the west end was altered to provide a meeting room, toilet facilities and kitchen
The original church was built by Constantine in 324, but the present building is a Renaissance reconstruction of 1506-15. Until recently the largest church in the world, St. Peter's remains one of the holiest sites in Christendom. It stands over the traditional site of Saint Peter's burial; his tomb is under the main altar.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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The parish church of St Peter's at Newnham-on-Severn - situated on the west bank of the River Severn.
St Peter's Punch, one of the signature drinks of The Gumbo Shop (I think I prefer a Pat O'brien's hurricane, myself)
St Peter's at Grandborough dates mostly to the 14th century, aside from the handsome west tower crowned by a spire. The churchyard is rather attractive, the approach being through an avenue of trees, whilst a sequoia stands nearby seemingly as tall as the steeple!
The interior is spacious with aisles flanking the nave and less restored than many, the timber roof of the chancel clearly of some antiquity. All the windows are plain-glazed throughout (the east window could do with some colour perhaps, hint hint).
The church is open Fri-Sun from 9am to 6pm in summer months and 9-4pm in winter,
St. Peter's is the largest church in the world. According to ancient tradition, St. Peter was martyred and buried nearby the site of the present-day basilica. His grave was remembered and in 324, Emperor Constantine began construction on a great basilica over the tomb. The shrine of St. Peter is still the central focus.
The Daisy Troop at St. Peter & Paul collected hats, gloves, mittens and made blankets for the kids at our Domestic Violence Shelter.
Its the weekend again, and with the orchid season racing towards its finale, it was time to go to Maidstone to see the BLH there, as I had received reports that the site is recovering well after a few fallow years from site clearance.
Needless to say, we went to Tesco, having to check the traffic radar both there and back, as school holidays have begin, and this was going to be the busiest day of the year.
It was fine going to Tesco, and half an hour later, we also got back without trouble, but by quarter to nine, Jubilee Way was jammed halfway down, so we went via the town through Castle Street, where we only just got to the London-bound carriageway of the A20.
But from there it was easy going. Though Operation Brock is back in place to keep queuing lorries and trucks from Dover, getting them to wait in line on half the motorway. All in all there must have been ten miles of queues before Ashford heading to the port, then all of the A20 from The Roundhill Tunnels was closed too because of waiting traffic.
Getting back would be a challenge.
But first there was the orchids.
We waited at Jade's Crossing for the others to arrive, just tree this time, but that's fine.
We set off up the lane and into the reserve, along the path beside the meadow, where we found no plants.
But inside it was a different matter, spikes everywhere, including a very small but pale one that Jools found.
Noice.
We walked to the lone tree which once again was surrounded by dozens of spikes, many quite dark.
Finally, from the lower path we spotted some large clumps of dark BLH, so we went back in, and strode through vegetation that came up to my shoulders in some places. Round some scrub to where the orchids were, and were just about worth the effort.
One last thing to see were the Yellow Birsdnest in another part of the reserve, just four small spikes seen, but better than last year when the drought meant they failed here and at Barham.
We bid the others goodbye, and from there it was a short drive to Bredhurst where there was a church I had yet to snap.
Luckily for me, it was open and preparing for a wedding, meaning I rattled around and got my shots in ten minutes, not as good as I wanted, but it'll do for now.
I had seen the pub on the way to the church, so we stopped. They were only serving bookings, odd as they seemed to have close to 200 tables and hardly anyone yet sitting down to eat. Maybe the wedding receptions was to be here?
So we left, and decided to stop at the services on the motorway for Burger King. Just as well we did, as I found the motorway was closed just beyond the next junction, so once we had eater our whoppers, we drove back down the A249, past the orchid site agan, and onto the M20 to the coast.
But our troubles were not over. The A20 from Folkestone was closed, Jubilee Way was closed, so it took some creative directions from Jools to get us home.
We turned off at the Channel Tunnel, but took the slip road out onto the M20, then up the Elham Valley road, before cutting across the down via Acrise and Swingfield.
Once in Dover, up to the Castle, then along Reach Road on the cliff road back to St Maggies, and back in time to see the last 100km of Le Tour.
I sat with Scully to watch, Jools made brews and we could relax.
The Tour was magnificent again, and more thrilling than we deserved.
Just the last day left now, tour round Paris and the sprint to find out who will win the very last stage. We already know who had won, Vingegaard has over seven minutes of a lead.
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An endearing little church tucked away from its village at the end of a lane. Originally Norman, it has a reset window in the north chancel wall, but really the character is given by the thirteenth century work given a lovely makeover in the 19th century. The south chapel, now a vestry, has some excellent lancet windows with rere-arches whilst good stained glass by Kempe may be found in the nave. The reredos, high Victorian work of the 1860s, has recently been uncovered and stuns with its complexity of colour. The flint walling may be a little harsh to some, but this is a tiny church not to be missed.
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BREDHURST.
THE last parish undescribed in this hundred is that of Bredhurst, which lies at the north-west corner of it, adjoining to the parish of Rainham northward, being wholly in the division of West Kent.
This place takes its name from its situation among the woods, Brade, in old English, signifying broad, and burst a wood, i. e. the broad extended wood.
The manor of Hollingborne claims over a part of this parish. Bredhurst lies about two miles northward from the summit of the chalk hills, and joins that part of Boxley which lies above them; to the northward it joins Rainham, the churches being about two miles and a half apart. The parish is surrounded by an extensive range of woods, in it and the different adjoining parishes, the north-east part of this parish being almost covered with them. It is situated in so unfrequented a part of this county, that it is hardly known to any one, it lies mostly on high ground, and very cold and bleak. The hills here are very frequent and steep, the lands very poor and hungry, and the flint stones very numerous. The village is built round a green, with the church at a small distance eastward from it.
Almost adjoining to the church-yard northward, there is a wood, where the inhabitants have a report, that there was once a village, called Bredhurst town. Several wells are yet remaining in it.
At about a mile's distance from the church, is Kemsley-street, so called from a family who once resided at it; one of them, Isabella Kymsley, widow, of this place, by her will, in 1595, devised to her son John, the elder, two pieces of woodland in this parish, on condition, that he should yearly keep a drinking on All Saints day at night, to the value of a bushel and an half of wheat, and two bushels of malt, and sixteenpence in cheese, till 46s. 8d. should be yearly laid out and expended.
The Kemsleys were buried in a chapel on the south side of this church, in which there was formerly a brass plate over Thomas Kemsley, esq. of Kemsley-street, who died in 1586.
THE MANOR of Bredhurst was antiently part of the possessions of the eminent family of Northwood, of Northwood Castenors, in Middleton; one of whom, John de Northwood, died possessed of it in the second year of king Richard II. as appears by the escheat-rolls of that year. And in this church was once a brass plate for William Northwood, and four of his sons, who lie buried here.
Soon after which, this manor, with that of Merecourt, in the adjoining parish of Rainham, and the estates called Merethorne, now Meresbarrow, was purchased, among others, by John, duke of Lancaster, and others, feoffees in trust, for the performance of certain religious bequests in the last will of king Edward III.
That king, by his letters patent in his 22d year, had endowed and completed the chapel which had been begun by his predecessor king Stephen, in his palace at Westminster, (fn. 1) and made it a collegiate chapel, to consist of a dean and twelve secular canons, and other ministers, to pray for his soul and those of his ancestors and successors; and he granted, that they should receive at his treasury as much as would supply them with food, and support the burthens incumbent on them, until he could give them as much in lands and rents as amounted to five hundred pounds yearly income, to the performance of which he bound himself and his heirs, kings of this realm, and by his will enjoined the duke of Lancaster, and others his feoffees. They, in compliance with the king's will, purchased the manors of Bredhurst and Mere, among other premises in this county and elsewhere, in the beginning of king Richard II.'s reign, and then, in the 5th year of it, demised them to the dean and canons before-mentioned, for forty years, to the intent that the king might grant them in mortmain for ever. After which, by means of some false representations made by Sir Simon de Burley, the king granted these manors to him, but he having forfeited them, with his life, for high treason, in the 10th year of that reign, that prince, by his letters patent, in his 12th year, at the petition of the dean and canons, granted to them the rents and profits of these manors, among others, to hold to them as a sufficient endowment until he should otherwise alter it, or provide for them. And then, by his letters patent, in his 21st year, granted these premises to them for ever, for the performance of those services before-mentioned, and in part of the exoneration of the sum of five hundred pounds to be taken at his treasury as aforesaid. (fn. 2)
In which situation these manors continued in the 1st year of king Edward VI. when an act of parliament having passed, as well anno 37 Henry VIII. as that year, for the surrendry of all free chapels, chantries, &c. this, among others, was soon afterwards dissolved, and the lands and possessions of it were surrendered up into the king's hands, who afterwards, by his letters patent, in the 3d year of his reign, granted, among other premises, these manors of Bradhurst and Merecourt, with their appurtenances, late in the tenure nure of Sir Christopher Hales, to Sir Thomas Cheney, treasurer of his houshold, &c. He died in the 1st year of queen Elizabeth, and was succeeded in them by his son Henry Cheney, esq. of Todington, in Bedfordshire, who, together with Jane his wife, in the 12th year of that reign, alienated this estate, then held in capite, by the description of the manors of Merecourt, alias Merescourt, Merethorne, and Bradhurst, with their appurtenances, to Richard Thornhill, grocer, and Wolstan Dyke Skinner, citizens of London, which by fines afterwards levied, were declared to be to the use of the said Richard Thornehill, and his heirs for ever.
After which, Sir Henry Cheney, then lord Cheney, of Todington, granted and made over to him all and singular liberties, franchises, royalties, assize of bread, wine, and ale, green-wax, and all other privileges whatsoever, within the above manors, which he had ever possessed, or had in any shape a right to, which liberties were claimed by Richard Thornhill, esq. and judgement was given in his favor by the barons of the exchequer, on a trial had in Michaelmas term in the 17th year of that reign, from him they descended to his son and heir Samuel Thornhill, esq. who gave them by his will to his second son Sir John Thornhill, of Bromley, and his son and heir Charles Thornhill, esq. in the reign of king Charles II. alienated these manors of Breadhurst and Merecourt to Sir John Banks, bart. on whose death in 1699, without male issue, Elizabeth his daughter and coheir, then married to the Hon. Heneage Finch, second son of Heneage, earl of Nottingham, entitled her husband to them. He was afterwards created baron of Guernsey, and earl of Aylesford, and died possessed of these manors in 1719, and his descendant, the right hon. Heneage, earl of Aylesford, is the present proprietor of them. (fn. 3)
There are no parochial charities. The poor relieved constantly are about eight, casually seven.
BREDHURST is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Sutton. It is exempt from the jurisdiction of the archdeacon.
The church, which is dedicated to St. Peter, is a small mean building, consisting of one isle and one chancel, having a low pointed steeple at the west end of it, in which hang two bells; adjoining to it on the south side there is a small chapel, now shut out from the church, on the pavement of which are two gravestones, which have been long since robbed of their brasses, and are said to have been placed in memory of the Kemsleys, of Kemsley-street before mentioned, the whole of it is now in a ruinous state, without door or windows, and the pavement of it, which is much sunk, is falling into the vault underneath, and covered with filth and nastiness.
This church of Bredhurst was antiently esteemed as a chapel annexed to the church of Hollingborne, the rector of which is patron of it. It is of the clear yearly certified value of 37l. 17s. 6d. and is a discharged living in the king's books.
In 1640 it was valued at fifty pounds. Communicants seventy.
¶This church is frequently mentioned as a perpetual curacy, but it is called a vicarage in the several sequestrations of it, as well as in the books of presentation and induction in the prerogative-office in Canterbury, and in the several wills of the incumbents of it, registered there, they constantly stile themselves vicars of Bredhurst.
The interior is a delight, seemingly unrestored, long and low with a plastered ceiling to the nave, a strange almost featureless chancel arch and a fine C15 panelled wagon roof to the chancel having carved wall plates with fleurons, ribs and bosses (although most of these restored). The clue was the small windows at the west end of the nave for a west gallery, although the present one seems to be more of a reinstatement of what was once here rather than original C17 work which the listing information says (and Pevsner offers early C19). It is accessed by a pull down ladder on small wheels, and you can closely inspect the Royal Arms dated 1792. Much of the woodwork is C17, there is extra seating available by pulling out sliding benches. Painted texts on the wall too, including one "The aged women...... shall teach the young women to be sober, to be chaste, keepers at home, to love their husbands." The north transept is subdivided and has a glazed screen to the two sections beyond (locked). The only jarring features, clearly seen in my view, the electronic sixties/seventies-styled organ behind the C13 font and the prominently displayed fire extinguisher! The village stocks are preserved in the porch, presumably for among others those young women who did not heed the advice inside!
Nearly 400 people took the Plunge on Feb. 12, 2011 as part of law enforcement's St. Peter Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics Minnesota. Photo by Michelle Lindstedt.
Churchyard cross.
Churchyard cross, designed by George Edmund Street RA, architect of St Peter's church, Bournemouth, in which churchyard it stands, an imposing 7 metres high. The carving is by Thomas Earp and shows a different scene on each face, covering the Nativity, the Crucifixion, the Taking down from the Cross and the Ascension.
Church of St Peter, Hinton Road, Bournemouth
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1153014
Listing NGR: SZ0888791218
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St Peter's church in the centre of Bournemouth, Dorset; one of the great Gothic Revival churches of the 19th century and now serving as the parish church of Bournemouth. On the site of a plain, slightly earlier church, this building was commissioned by the priest, Alexander Morden Bennett, who moved to the living from London in 1845.
In 1853 Bennett chose George Edmund Street, architect of the London Law Courts, to design the proposed new church. The church grew stage by stage and Street in turn commissioned work from some of the most famous names of the era, including Burne-Jones, George Frederick Bodley, Sir Ninian Comper, William Wailes and Thomas Earp. There is even one small window by William Morris.
St. Peter's has a 60,000 capacity. From the entrance to the golden window behind the canopy is the distance of two football fields. The dove in the window has a wingspan of a 747.
Nearly 400 people took the Plunge on Feb. 12, 2011 as part of law enforcement's St. Peter Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics Minnesota. Photo by Michelle Lindstedt.
St Peter's church was built in 1909 to the design of Charles Ford Whitcomb and is a sturdy essay in Arts & Crafts Gothic, brick built with stone dressings and rendered internally. It originally consisted of a spacious nave and apse (orientated north) but and extension in 1933 resulted in a new sanctuary and the reorientation of the interior towards it, leaving the apse as a baptistery. Further alterations in 1984 subdivided the interior with an enormous gallery inserting a floor extending through the apse and two bays of the nave, creating space for a church hall beneath. More recently St John was added to the church's dedication to commemorate a former sister parish (based in a much more modest building that closed).
The handsome interior of the church now has a rather reduced floor space but the full length of it can still be appreciated from the gallery level. The focus is the large window above the altar with stained glass by Francis Stephens installed in 1955.
For more on the building and the window see below:-
peterjohnchurch.weebly.com/archive---building.html
The church is a familiar landmark to me having grown up in the area and attended the former art college next door (long since replaced by houses).
The church is normally open only for services and functions but I was lucky enough to time my last visit well and was given a friendly reception here. There are plans for further work to the building, principally the re-opening of the former porch which was bricked up in the 1984 alterations and has lead many since to believe the church had closed, it is very much alive and well and I wish them every success with this venture.
St Peter's church at Swepstone, a mainly 14th century building with some later alterations. The most notable features to survive are the tombs with effigies (a couple of centuries apart) at the west end of the south aisle.
The church is usually locked outside of services as are many in this area. For more information see its entry on the Leicestershire Churches site below:-
www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk/swepstone-church-st-peters/
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is the only church in Harpers Ferry to have survived the Civil War. It was remodeled in 1896. It is high on a hill and on the Appalachian Trail.
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St. Peter, Wickham Bishops, Essex, UK (Disused Church)
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