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One of Belfast's most striking buildings, Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church has served as a gateway to North Belfast since 1875. Designed by native son, WH Lynn, it took just three years to complete. Built in a High Victorian neo Gothic style as a memorial to the children of local builder James Carlisle, it is being brought back into use by the Belfast Buildings Trust through a long term programme of regeneration.

Cartmel has been described as 'the medieval jewel among Lancashire churches.' It makes a lasting impression on the visitor, overshadowing the village as it does and giving an idea of the way early priories must have dominated their surroundings. It was founded as a priory for Augustinian canons in around 1189 and also served as a parish church, which saved it from outright destruction during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.

Striking in its symmetry with its central round headed doorway flanked by matching round headed windows, Cautley Wesleyan chapel is a good example of its type and date.

Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif is a Muslim place of worship of the Sunni community in Birmingham.

The Central Synagogue (Independent Chapel) in Manchester was built ca 1840. This brick building in the Neo-Classical style now serves as an office.

Described by Oscar Wilde as 'the most delightful private chapel in London', this is arguably the most sumptuous hospital chapel in the country.

The Charterhouse is an almshouse on a secluded 7 acre site in Smithfield, London. The chapel has been, variously, the Chapter House of a Carthusian monastery, a storage place for Henry VIII's hunting equipment, and the private chapel of a Tudor mansion. Since 1613 it has been the place of worship for the beneficiaries (called Brothers) of the charity, Sutton's Hospital, and until 1872, the boys and staff of Charterhouse school.

The beautiful Chapel in the heart of Wren's original buildings is ideal for concerts, music recitals and carol services as well as for wedding ceremonies and christenings. The Chapel, which features an impressive mural of The Resurrection by Sebastiano Ricci, is home to a professional choir.

The Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula is a special and unique place of worship with an extraordinary history. Historical documents refer to St Peter's as a Royal Chapel as early as the 12th century. Today it is a Chapel Royal and it is a 'Royal Peculiar' directly under the jurisdiction of The Queen. It is the parish church to HM Tower of London, the most visited heritage site in the country.

The Chatham Memorial Synagogue in Rochester was built between 1865 and 1870 by architect Hyman Henry Collins. This stone building in the Neo-Romanesque style still serves as a synagogue.