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St Nicholas' Church, Berden
St Nicholas' Church is a Listed building#Categories of listed building, Grade I listed Church of England parish church, parish church in the village of Berden, Essex, England. Of the Early English Period, Early English Gothic style, the church has a Norman architecture, Norman nave with 13th-century transepts and a tower dated to the 15th century. It underwent major Victorian restoration, restoration in 1868. The church held a 20th-century 38-year revival of a "Boy Bishop" miracle play. It contains memorials to significant families of the local Berden Hall and Berden Priory, and to a murdered Berden parish constable. St Nicholas' is part of a Benefice#Current usage, joint benefice—sharing a common priest— in the Deanery of Saffron Walden of the Diocese of Chelmsford. Other churches in the group are St Mary the Virgin at Manuden; St Simon and St Jude at Quendon; and All Saints at Rickling, Essex, Rickling. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berden
Berden is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. Berden village is approximately north from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and north-west of the county town of Chelmsford. Berden parish, with its own Parish councils in England, parish council, is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency), Saffron Walden. According to the 2001 census Berden had a population of 427, increasing to 465 at the census 2011. Berden was part of Clavering hundred and is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a location with four villagers and five smallholders. Notable sites St Nicholas' Church, Berden is the Church of England parish church, parish church. Berden Hall dates to the 1580s. A manor and Berden Priory existed in Berden in medieval times. Notable People * Joseph Mede, English scholar and theologian noted for writing the Clavis Apocalyptica. See also * The Hundred Parishes References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Restoration
The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive wikt:refurbish, refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England church (building), churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century Victorian era, reign of Queen Victoria. It was not the same process as is understood today by the term building restoration. Against a background of poorly maintained church buildings, a reaction against the Puritan ethic manifested in the Gothic Revival, and a shortage of churches where they were needed in cities, the Cambridge Camden Society and the Oxford Movement advocated a return to a more medieval attitude to churchgoing. The change was embraced by the Church of England which saw it as a means of reversing the decline in church attendance. The principle was to "restore" a church to how it might have looked during the Decorated style of architecture which existed between 1260 and 1360, and many famous architects such as George Gilbert Scott and Ewan ... [...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] |
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory (or more formally, the Kelly's, Post Office and Harrod & Co Directory) was a trade directory in Britain that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses of local gentry, landowners, charities, and other facilities. In effect, it was a Victorian version of today's Yellow Pages. Many reference libraries still keep their copies of these directories, which are now an important source for historical research. Origins The eponymous originator of the directory was Frederic Festus Kelly. In 1835 or 1836 he became chief inspector of letter-carriers for the inland or general post office, and took over publication of the Post Office London Directory, whose copyright was in private hands despite its semi-official association with the post office, and which Kelly had to purchase from the widow of his predecessor. He founded Kelly & Co. and he and various family members gradually expanded the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domesday Book
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by the Latin name , meaning "Book of Winchester, Hampshire, Winchester", where it was originally kept in the royal treasury. The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' states that in 1085 the king sent his agents to survey every shire in England, to list his holdings and dues owed to him. Written in Medieval Latin, it was Scribal abbreviation, highly abbreviated and included some vernacular native terms without Latin equivalents. The survey's main purpose was to record the annual value of every piece of landed property to its lord, and the resources in land, labour force, and livestock from which the value derived. The name "Domesday Book" came into use in the 12th century. Richard FitzNeal wrote in the ( 1179) that the book was so called because its de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickling, Essex
Rickling is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Quendon and Rickling, in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated approximately north from the town of Bishop's Stortford. Saffron Walden, at , and the larger village of Newport, at , lie to the north-east. In 1931 the parish had a population of 378. Rickling is north-west from the village of Quendon. Rickling is the site of the parish church, All Saints, and a few houses. Rickling Green, from Rickling, is conjoined to Quendon. History The name Rickling is found in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Richelinga''. It is recorded as having quite a large population of 34 households, and it paid substantial taxes of eight geld units. ''Richelinga'' or Rickling derives from an Old English personal name ''Ricula'' and ''inga'', thus ‘followers of the people of Ricula’. The wife of Sledda King of the East Saxons (c.587-604) and sister of Æthelberht of Kent Æthelberht (; also Æthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
