Places to see in ( Alderney - UK )
Places to see in ( Alderney - UK )
Alderney is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is 3 miles (5 km) long and 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) wide. The area is 3 square miles (8 km2), making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick. It is around 10 miles (15 km) from the west of La Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, in France, 20 miles (30 km) from the north-east of Guernsey and 60 miles (100 km) from the south coast of Great Britain. It is the closest of the Channel Islands to both France and the United Kingdom. It is separated from Cap de la Hague by the dangerous Alderney Race (French: Raz Blanchard).
As of April 2013, the island had a population of 1,903; natives are traditionally nicknamed vaques after the cows, or else lapins after the many rabbits seen in the island. Formally, they are known as Ridunians, from the Latin Riduna. The only parish of Alderney is the parish of St Anne, which covers the whole island.
The main town, St Anne, historically known as La Ville (The Town), is often referred to as St Anne's by visitors and incomers, but rarely by locals (who, in normal conversation, still most frequently refer to the area centred on Victoria Street simply as Town). The town's High Street, which formerly had a small handful of shops, is now almost entirely residential, forming a T-junction with Victoria St at its highest point. The town area features an imposing church and an unevenly cobbled main street: Victoria Street (Rue Grosnez – the English name being adopted on the visit of Queen Victoria in 1854). There are a primary school, a secondary school, a post office, and hotels, as well as restaurants, banks and shops. Other settlements include Braye, Crabby, Longis, Mannez, La Banquage and Newtown.
Alderney shares its prehistory with the other islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, becoming an island in the Neolithic period as the waters of the Channel rose. Formerly rich in dolmens, like the other Channel Islands, Alderney with its heritage of megaliths has suffered through the large-scale military constructions of the 19th century and also by the Germans during the World War II occupation, who left the remains at Les Pourciaux unrecognisable as dolmens. A cist survives near Fort Tourgis, and Longis Common has remains of an Iron Age site. There are traces of Roman occupation
Alderney is served by Alderney Airport. There are several flights each day from Southampton and Guernsey, with links to many parts of the United Kingdom and Europe. Aurigny serves the island with Dornier Do 228s. Boats sail regularly between the island and France, and to the other Channel Islands. A high-speed passenger ferry is operated in summer by to Diélette in the commune of Flamanville, Manche in France, and to St Peter Port, Guernsey.
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Out with the old. In with the New at St Anne, Alderney
The New Year ringing to welcome 2014, on the back eight at Alderney
Alderney (1) A day in the life
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Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide. The area is 3 square miles (7.8 km2), making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick. It is around 10 miles (16 km) to the west of La Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, in France, 20 miles (32 km) to the north-east of Guernsey and 60 miles (97 km) from the south coast of Great Britain. It is the closest of the Channel Islands to both France and the United Kingdom. It is separated from Cap de la Hague by the dangerous Race of Alderney (Le Raz Blanchard).
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Alderney Anthem sungby Alderney Community Choir St Anne's Church
The Alderney Anthem sung by the 'Sing for Alderney Community Choir in St Anne's Church, Alderney
Alderney Anthem
Sung by the 'Alderney Community Choir', conducted by Marilyn Pugh, in St Anne's Church, Alderney.
Words and music by the Rev. Arthur Mignot
Arrangement by Lydia Jane Pugh
Alderney 2017
little drive around alderney on a nice day with Trowelly
Alderney 25 Oct 9 hours and 14000 changes
Alderney Church Bells
The church in St Annes. The Bells ring every Sunday calling the faihful to service.
St Anne and St Edmund Anglican Church - Parksville, Vancouver Island
St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Parksville is one of the oldest churches in British Columbia, built in 1894 and actively used by the local congregation for over 100 years. As part of our ongoing Anglican Church Project we were invited to photograph and video this wonderful heritage facility.
Stephenstown House, County Louth.
Stephenstown House, County Louth.
Built in 1785 by Matthew Fortescue for his new bride Marian McClintock.
A square Georgian house of 2 storeys over a basement 5 bays long and 5 bays deep. Extended in 1820 by the addition of 2 wings of one storey over basement. One of these wings was further demolished later in the 19th century. Some time in the earlier part of the 19th Century the windows were given Tudor-Revival hood mouldings but later the house was refaced with cement and the hood mouldings replaced by classical pediments and entablatures.
In 1817, William Galt was contracted by Matthew Fortescue to build two ponds, the water being needed for new gardens which had recently been constructed at Stephenstown house and also to drive to the grinding mills in the house farmyard.
William Galt who was married to Agnes Burns, the sister of the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Galt was retained as manager to Mr. Fortescue after the completion of the ponds with the generous salary of 40 guineas per annum - the post also came with the use of a cottage as well as land for keeping a cow and growing vegetables. Galt adorned the whole site with a bewildering array of trees and shrubs with those years being part of the golden age of tree planting in Ireland. William and Agnes had no children but lived comfortably for the rest of their lives. Agnes lived to be 72 years old and died on October 17th 1834, her husband survived her by 13 years and died on March 3, 1847. The couple are buried in St Nicholas Cemetery in Dundalk.
Stephenstown pond is now a nature park and tourist attraction
Marianne Fortescue (1767-1849) married to Matthew Fortescue and for whom Stephenstown house was built wrote a diary at the family home on Merrion Street in Dublin where they were staying when the 1798 uprising broke out. Her diary is of significant historical value. In July 1798 she was able to return to Stephenstown house, Country Louth.
Stephenstown house remained in the Fortescue family until recent times.
After the death of Mrs Pyke-Fortescue in 1966, Stephenstown was inherited by her nephew Major Digby Hamilton who sold it in 1974.
It was let fall into ruin in the 1980's.
Blessing Alderney Bells 17-10-13
Interview with Stephen Rossiter, Ringing Master St Anne, Alderney on the occasion of the blessing of the new Taylor 6 bells, which will augment the existing six bells to form the first twelve in the Channel Islands.
Stannington Bells
On a late summer's evening, a group of us had a grand visit to the church at Stannington in Northumberland. For brief history of the church and bells, please see the earlier video
All 8 bells cast in 1934 by John Taylor & Co. Tenor bell weighs 30 cwt - 1 qtr - 16 lb and is in D♭.
There was supposed to be 18 bells in the chime. All the necessary frame work and fittings are there awaiting the 10 extra bells. Sadly, the project was left incomplete as a result of the untimely demise of the incumbent, Alfred George Dodderidge in 1934.
Thanks to John Richardson for letting us in, showing us around and letting us have a play!
St Anne's Lutheran Church London, - Moving day!
The congregation of St. Anne's arrives at our new home at St. Mary at Hill after a procession through central London.
Beautiful Bells At St.Joseph Church
Many blessings & love!
The Boot at Repton
Welcome to The Boot at Repton
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St. Anne School From The Heart Video by The Point Of View
Bells of Dedham Parish Church
Paul, Barbara and Graham take a brief tour of Dedham Parish Church including a trip up the restored bell tower. Amy waits below. Contact the Dedham Parish Church, Essex for information on scheduled tours. Private tours may also be arranged.
Alderney Railway Trackside 2016 Braye Road to Mannez Quarry
Trackside footage following the Alderney Railway from its current harbour/beach 'station' up to its depot/terminus at Mannez Quarry. Filming commences about 100 yards/metres from Braye close to the island school, drowned out by a strimmer!
Shots from above the former quarry show the train arriving at its final destination, recently designated 'Mornington Crescent'.
Filming took place over three running days.
The railway was built in the early 1840's to link several quarries to the harbour, stone being crushed for export, or used for protection of the island's 3 quarter mile long breakwater.
The locomotive is a Vulcan 'Drewey' 0-4-0 Gardiner engine diesel shunter; named 'Elizabeth' by the work-force when built, after the Newton-Le-Willows factory nurse, Miss Elizabeth Poole. The coaching stock are a pair of 1959 London Underground Northern Line control trailers.
Bristol Max Record Attempt St Anne's 4.40pm
After 15,000 changes, all is well