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St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth
St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire. It is located on the south side of the River Ure. History The church is medieval but was substantially rebuilt in 1536 and again in 1866 by James Green of Todmorden at a cost of £3,600. The roof and walls were in such a ruinous condition as well as the original arches and piers of the nave, that they could not be preserved, and so the whole church, with the exception of the lower portion of the tower was rebuilt. The clerestory was raised and pierced by six windows on each side, filled with geometric tracery. The east window illustrating the life of the Saviour was made by Clayton and Bell, the gift of H.T. Robinson of Edgley, Leyburn. It was re-opened on 28 August 1866 by the Bishop of Ripon. The church is noted for its fine rood screen dating from around 1506 which was originally installed in Jervaulx Abbey and moved here after the Dissolution of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aysgarth
Aysgarth is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale, in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, about south-west of Richmond and west of the county town of Northallerton. History A Bronze Age burial has been found in the village. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Echescard''. The toponymy is derived from the combination of the Old Norse words ''eiki'', meaning oak, and ''skarð'', which may mean open space, cleft or mountain pass, so the probable meaning is ''Oak tree cleft'', referring to the valley cut by the River Ure. At the time of the Norman invasion, the manor was held by Cnut, son of Karli. Afterwards the manor was in the possession of Count Alan of Brittany, who granted lordship to Geoffrey of Swaffham. By the 13th century, the manor was in the hands of the ''Burgh'' family of Hackforth. The manor descended with the manor of Hackforth until 1480, at which time they were conveye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Ripon
The Bishop of Ripon is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. The bishop is one of the area bishops of the Diocese of Leeds in the Province of York. The area bishop of Ripon has oversight of the archdeaconry of Richmond and Craven, which consists of the deaneries of Bowland, Ewecross, Harrogate, Richmond, Ripon, Skipton, and Wensley. The current title Bishop of Ripon is renamed from Bishop of Knaresborough, which was an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Dioceses of Ripon (later Ripon and Leeds) and then of Leeds, in the Province of York, England. The title took its name after the historic market and spa town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds was dissolved on 20 April 2014 and its former territory was added to the new Diocese of Leeds. The first Area Bishop of Ripon was James Bell, who had previously been the suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough and area bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Pipe Organ Register
The British Institute of Organ Studies (BIOS) is a British organisation and registered charity which aims to promote study and appreciation of all aspects of the pipe organ. Further, it acts as a lobbying body to raise awareness of organ issues with appropriate statutory bodies. Membership is open to all. Aims The aims of BIOS are * To promote objective, scholarly research into the history of the organ and its music in all its aspects, and, in particular, into the organ and its music in Britain. * To conserve the sources and materials for the history of the organ in Britain, and to make them accessible to scholars. * To work for the preservation and, where necessary, the faithful restoration of historic organs in Britain. * To encourage an exchange of scholarship with similar bodies and individuals abroad, and to promote, in Britain, a greater appreciation of historical overseas schools of organ-building. BIOS publishes a quarterly ''Reporter'' newsletter and magazine and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbott And Smith
Abbott and Smith were a firm of organ builders based in Leeds, England from 1869 to 1964. History Isaac Abbott established the firm in Leeds in 1869. He had worked for William Hill in London for 20 years. Another Hill employee, William Stanwix Smith, was manager until Isaac Abbott retired in 1889. The firm followed the tonal style of Edmund Schulze. From 1889 William Smith and Isaac Abbott’s son continued the firm. Later it passed to Smith’s sons and grandson. In 1964 the firm was bought by J.H. Horsfall. List of organs *St Peter's Church, Parwich 1873 * St Mary's Church, Chaddesden 1876 * All Souls, Blackman Lane 1877 * St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth 1880 * St Michael's Church, Derby 1880 enlarged *Church of All Souls, Bolton 1881 *St Mary's Church, Sileby 1882 (enlarged) *St Mary's Church, Eastling 1882 * St John the Baptist's Church, Kirby Wiske 1883 * St Anne's Church, Southowram, Halifax 1884 * Holy Trinity Church, Queensbury 1884 * Holy Trinity Church, Wensley 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton
St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in West Witton, North Yorkshire. History The tower of the church dates from the 16th century. The rest was rebuilt in 1875 by John Bownas Atkinson (1807-1874) and William Atkinson (1811-1886), the cost of £1,100 () paid for by Lord Bolton. The contractors were Messrs. Mawer and Pearson. It was re-opened by the Bishop of Ripon on 18 August 1875. St Bartholomew's was featured in the British television series '' All Creatures Great and Small'', in the episode "Cats & Dogs". Parish status The church is in a joint parish with *Thornton Rust Mission Room *St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth *St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton *St Mary's Church, Redmire *St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar *Holy Trinity Church, Wensley Organ A pipe organ was built by W.M. Hedgeland. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References {{DEFAULTSORT:West Witton West Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Trinity Church, Wensley
Holy Trinity Church is a redundant church, redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I Listed building#England and Wales, listed building (since 13 February 1967), and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Alec Clifton-Taylor included the church in his list of 'best' English Parish church, parish churches. History The present church dates from the middle of the 13th century, and is built on the foundations of an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon architecture, Saxon church. Additions or alterations were made in the 14th and 15th centuries, and the tower was added in 1719. Church records list rectors from 1181 (Geoffrey de Well) to 2001 (Robert Miles). For centuries starting in the 1300s, Holy Trinity received support from the owners of Bolton Castle, the Scrope family. A report on this buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Redmire
St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Redmire, North Yorkshire. History The church dates from the 12th century. The chancel roof was restored around 1895 and the nave roof, found to be infested with Deathwatch beetle, was restored in 1925. The royal coat of arms dates from 1720. Parish status The church is in a joint parish with: *Thornton Rust Mission Room * St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth *St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton *Holy Trinity Church, Wensley *St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar *St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton Memorials *Thomas Other of Elm House (d. 1834) and Jane his wife (d. 1829), the eldest daughter of Edward Lister of Coverham Abbey References {{DEFAULTSORT:Redmire Redmire Redmire Redmire is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. Transport Redmire is the terminus of the Wensley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton
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St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England located in Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire. History The church dates from the 14th century. The south aisle was rebuilt around 1770 and the church restored in 1853. It is the burial place of the Metcalfe family Parish status The church is in a joint parish with *Thornton Rust Mission Room * St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth * St Mary's Church, Redmire * Holy Trinity Church, Wensley *St Margaret's Church, Preston-under-Scar *St Bartholomew's Church, West Witton References Castle Bolton Castle Bolton Castle Bolton is a village near Bolton Castle in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It gets its name from the castle which looks over the village green. The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 census, so details are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jervaulx Abbey
Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton, 14 miles north-west of the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St Mary in 1156. It is a Grade I listed building. The place name ''Jervaulx'' is first attested in 1145, where it appears as ''Jorvalle''. The name is French for 'the Ure valley' and is perhaps a translation of the English 'Ure-dale', also known as Yoredale. The valley is now called Wensleydale. History Initially a Savigniac foundation out of Normandy, the abbey was later taken over by the Cistercian order from Burgundy and responsibility for it was taken by Byland Abbey. Founded in 1145 at Fors near Aysgarth, it was moved ten years later to a site a few miles away on the banks of the River Ure. In 1145, in the reign of King Stephen, Akarius Fitz Bardolph, who was Lord of Ravensworth, gave Peter de Quinciano, a monk from Savigny, land at Fors and Worton, in Wensleydale, to build a monastery of their order. The monastery there w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aysgarth Stained Glass 9217
Aysgarth is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale, in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, about south-west of Richmond and west of the county town of Northallerton. History A Bronze Age burial has been found in the village. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Echescard''. The toponymy is derived from the combination of the Old Norse words ''eiki'', meaning oak, and ''skarð'', which may mean open space, cleft or mountain pass, so the probable meaning is ''Oak tree cleft'', referring to the valley cut by the River Ure. At the time of the Norman invasion, the manor was held by Cnut, son of Karli. Afterwards the manor was in the possession of Count Alan of Brittany, who granted lordship to Geoffrey of Swaffham. By the 13th century, the manor was in the hands of the ''Burgh'' family of Hackforth. The manor descended with the manor of Hackforth until 1480, at which time they were conve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire Gazette
The newspapers of Yorkshire have a long history, stretching back to the 18th century. Regional newspapers have enjoyed varying fortunes, reflected in the large number of now-defunct papers from Yorkshire. Existing newspapers Daily newspapers *''Bradford Telegraph & Argus'' *''Huddersfield Daily Examiner'' *''Halifax Courier'' *''Hull Daily Mail'' *''Sheffield Star'' (Sheffield and South Yorkshire) *''The Press (York)'' (York and North Yorkshire) *''Yorkshire Evening Post'' (Leeds and West Yorkshire) *''Yorkshire Post'' Weekly newspapers *''Barnsley Chronicle'' *''Bridlington Free Press'' *''Craven Herald & Pioneer'' *''Doncaster Free Press''Easingwold Advertiser*''Harrogate Advertiser'' *''Keighley News'' *'' Knaresborough Post'' *''Nidderdale Herald'' *''Pocklington Post'' *'' Ripon Gazette' *''Rotherham Advertiser'' *'' Scarborough News'' *''Sheffield Telegraph' *''Wetherby News'' *''Wharfedale & Airedale Observer'' *''Whitby Gazette'' Monthly newspapers *''The City Talki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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