Aldfield

Aldfield est un village anglais du Yorkshire.

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Aldfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about three miles west of Ripon. It is the closest village to Fountains Abbey and became part of the abbey estate in 1356. The population of the parish was estimated at 80 in 2013. The parish now shares a grouped parish council with the civil parishes of Studley Roger and Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, known as Fountains Abbey Parish Council. St Lawrence's Church, Aldfield, is a grade II* listed building, dating from the 1780s.

St Lawrence's Church, Aldfield

St Lawrence's Church is the parish church of Aldfield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church on the site was built in the 14th century. It was rebuilt in the 1780s. In 1878, St Mary's, Studley Royal was completed, and superseded St Lawrence as the parish church, but in 1969 St Lawrence was restored to the role. The church was Grade II* listed in 1967. The church is built of gritstone rubble, with a slate roof. It has a three-bay nave, with a bellcote at the west end. There is a north transept with a vestry, and just a small east projection as a sanctuary. The building is in the Gothick style, with pointed windows, many of which have Y-shaped tracery. There is a sundial, which is inscribed "1696 Mr. A. SMITH R.W R.L." Inside, there is a three-decker pulpit, with a sounding board and original candlesticks, box pews throughout, and an organ at the west end.

The Obelisk, Studley Royal

The Obelisk is a historic structure at Studley Royal, a World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, in England. In 1742, William Aislabie had a tall stepped pyramid erected as a memorial to his father, John Aislabie. It lay at the end of a long straight driveway, leading from Ripon. Perhaps in 1805, a timber obelisk was erected nearby, to commemorate British victory in the Battle of Waterloo. This soon fell into decay, and some time after 1812, both the pyramid and obelisk were replaced by a stone obelisk. The obelisk is in stone and is about 15 metres (49 ft) high. It is diagonally set on a base and a corniced pedestal about 3 metres (9.8 ft) high. It has been grade II listed since 1967, and is also a scheduled monument.

St Mary's, Studley Royal

The Church of St Mary, Studley Royal, is a Victorian Gothic Revival church built in the Early English style by William Burges. It is located in the grounds of Studley Royal Park at Fountains Abbey, in North Yorkshire, England. Burges was commissioned by the 1st Marquess of Ripon to build the church as a memorial church to Frederick Grantham Vyner, his brother-in-law. It is one of two such churches, the other being the Church of Christ the Consoler at Skelton-on-Ure.

Choristers' House

Choristers' House, also known as The Cottage or Church Cottage, is a historic building on the Studley Royal World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was designed by William Burges, and was constructed in 1873, with funding from George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon. It was associated with Burges' St Mary's Church, Studley Royal, and Robinson originally intended for it to house a music school or choir, the church organist, and its music master. However, it appears that it served as a parsonage. It was extended between 1909 and 1930, and was grade II* listed, along with its wall and gate, in 1986. It has more recently served as holiday accommodation. The house is built of gritstone, and has a red tile roof with crested ridge tiles, a lead pinnacle and a finial. It has two storeys and three bays. On the front, the middle bay is recessed, and contains a portico with two chamfered slightly pointed arches, over which are carved shields and a badge, and two dormers with curved bargeboards. The left bay is gabled, and contains a four-light mullioned and transomed window and a three-light mullioned window above. The right bay projects and is canted; the upper floor is timber framed. At the rear, on the left, is a large timber framed gable approached by external stone steps, and to the right is a two-storey tower with a pyramidal roof. The front wall has chamfered coping, and it contains a gateway with three steps.