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Kempton Park Steam Engines

The Kempton Steam Museum is home to the Kempton Park steam engines (also known as the Kempton Great Engines) which are two large triple-expansion steam engines, dating from 1926–1929, at the Kempton Park Waterworks in south-west London. They were ordered by the Metropolitan Water Board and manufactured by Worthington-Simpson in Newark-on-Trent. Description Each engine is of a similar size to that used in RMS Titanic and rated at about 1,008 horsepower (752 kW). Each could pump nineteen million imperial gallons (86,000 m3) of water a day, to reservoirs at Cricklewood, Fortis Green and Finsbury Park, for the supply of drinking water to the north, east and west of London. Raw water was supplied to the waterworks by the Staines and Queen Mary Reservoirs, which stored water collected from the River Thames. They were the last working survivors when they were finally retired from service in 1980. The engines are of an inverted vertical triple-expansion type, 62 feet (19 m) tall from basement to the top of the valve casings and each weighing over 800 tons. The engines are thought to be the biggest ever built in the UK. Engine No 6, also called The Sir William Prescott, has been restored to running order and is the largest fully operational triple-expansion steam engine in the world. It may be seen in steam on various weekends throughout the year, and as a static display every Sunday between March and November. The other engine, Engine No 7, is named Bessie after Prescott's wife. The engine house also houses two steam turbine water pumps. One of these steam turbines has now been motorised to demonstrate its inner workings. The waterworks is adjacent to the A316 Country Way, which is carried on a flyover over the grounds of the waterworks (just before it becomes the M3 motorway at Sunbury Cross flyover), between Sunbury-on-Thames and Hanworth. Road access is off Snakey Lane, Hanworth. The same site also features a two-foot–gauge steam railway, the Kempton Steam Railway, offering rides to the public on selected days. The steam engines now form a museum operated by Kempton Great Engines Trust, a registered charity. In media The pumping station was used for the exterior shots of the Scrumptious Sweet Company factory in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The second series of the Channel 4 show GamesMaster was filmed on location at the Kempton Park Pumping Station in 1992 and 1993. The engines were featured in the Titanic films S.O.S. Titanic and Saving the Titanic. They were also featured in a short scene set in the Titanic's engine room in the film Holmes & Watson. The factory scenes of the 2000 TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's Poirot story The Murder of Roger Ackroyd were filmed here. See also Metropolitan Water Board Railway London Museum of Water & Steam Metropolitan Water Board Crossness Engines Trust Kempton Park water treatment works References External links Official website of Kempton Great Engines Trust Pictures of Kempton Park Engines
Kendal Castle

Kendal Castle er en borgruin fra middelalderen øst for byen Kendal, Cumbria, i det nordlige England. Borgen blev opført på toppen af en drumlin i 1100-tallet som hovedsæde for Barony of Kendal. I 1400-tallet ejede Parr-familien borgen. Siden tudortiden har det været en ruin. Se også Liste over borge og slotte i England Referencer Eksterne henvisninger
Kendal Castle

Kendal Castle ist eine Burgruine auf einem Drumlin in der Stadt Kendal in der englischen Grafschaft Cumbria. Geschichte Die Burg wurde Ende des 12. Jahrhunderts als Sitz der Familie Fitz Reinfred, die den Titel der Barone von Kendal führte, an Stelle einer früheren Burg, gegenüber dem Castle Howe auf der gegenüberliegende Flussseite errichtet. Gilbert Fitz Reinfred ließ zunächst eine Motte mit Erdwall bauen. Anfang des 13. Jahrhunderts ließ William de Lancaster die Burg mit einer Kurtine umschließen. Die bekannteste Familie in Verbindung mit der Burg war die Familie Parr, aus der Königin Catherine Parr, die sechste Frau Heinrichs VIII. stammte. Ihre Familie lebte seit der Heirat von Sir William Parr mit der Erbin von Kendal Castle, Elizabeth Ros, im Jahre 1383 in der Regierungszeit Eduard III. dort. Als Catherine Parr geboren wurde, hatte die Familie längst die Burg, die bereits dem Verfall preisgegeben war, verlassen. Catherines Vater zog es vor, am Hof in London zu leben. Sir Thomas’ Vater war wohl der letzte Parr, der in Kendal Castle lebte. Das Gebäude war seit der Tudorzeit eine Ruine. 1571 fiel es an die Krone. Das imposante Gemäuer ist bis heute erhalten. 1897 kaufte die Kendal Corporation Kendal Castle zu Königin Victorias diamantenem Kronjubiläum zur „öffentlichen Erbauung“. Das Anwesen ist für die Öffentlichkeit frei zugänglich. Es wird vom Westmorland and Furness–Council verwaltet. Konstruktion Der runde Innenhof ist von einem breiten Graben umgeben. Dieses Ensemble wird wiederum von einem Erdwall und den Resten der eingestürzten Kurtine umschlossen. Quadratische und runde Türme flankieren die Burgmauer; an der Südseite steht ein rechteckiger Donjon aus dem 14. Jahrhundert. Gegenüber kann man die Reste eines Rittersaals sehen, der über zwei Gewölbekellern errichtet worden war. Daneben gibt es Spuren eines Torhauses, das mit einer Erdbarbakane bewehrt war. Galeriebilder Weblinks Touristische Information mit Audio Guides Einzelnachweise Quellen P. S. Fry: The David & Charles Book of Castles. David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3. Weblinks Kendal Castle. CastleUKNet Kendal Castle. VisitCumbria. Kendal Castle. The Cumbria Directory
Kendal Castle

Kendal Castle is a medieval fortification to the east of the town of Kendal, Cumbria, in northern England. The castle, which is atop a glacial drumlin, was built in the 13th century as the Caput baroniae for the Barony of Kendal. By the 15th century, the Parr family owned the castle. History The earliest reference to a castle at Kendal occurs in 1216 and might refer either to the surviving stone castle at Kendal or the older castle in the town, Castle Howe. The castle was built in the late 12th century as the home of the Lancaster family who were Barons of Kendal. The best-known family associated with the castle was the Parr family; including Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII of England. Her family had lived at Kendal since her ancestor Sir William Parr (c. 1350–1405) married the heiress of Kendal, Elizabeth Ros, during the reign of Edward III of England. By the time Catherine Parr was born, the family had long deserted the castle which was already falling into disrepair. Catherine's father Sir Thomas Parr preferred to live in the centre of court in London. Her grandfather Sir William Parr (1434–1483) seems to be the last of the Parrs to have lived at Kendal Castle. Queen Catherine Parr was once thought to have been born at the castle; however, modern research has shown that it was in great disrepair by the 16th century and she was most likely born in Blackfriars, London. The Parr family had their properties, including Kendal Castle, confiscated by the Crown in 1566. Notable visitors Poet John Keats visited the ruins on a walking tour of the Lakes in the summer of 1818. He and his companion Charles Brown stayed the previous night at Endmoor. They then walked on to Windermere. Layout The castle is roughly circular, and is bounded by an 26-metre (85 ft) wide ditch. The curtain wall was roughly circular, with three mural towers unevenly spaced around the circuit, and a gatehouse on the north side of the castle; in the interior, to the east of the entrance was a hall with a tower further to the east. An assessment by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England in the first half of the 20th century suggested that the hall was built in the 14th century. Investigation and preservation A small excavation led by J. E. Spence and involving pupils from Heversham Grammar School was carried out on the site of the gatehouse in 1951. Barbara Harbottle led excavations at the castle in 1967–69 and 1971. A geophysical survey was carried out at the castle in 2001 and identified a possible ditch. The site, which is open to the public, is maintained and managed by Westmorland and Furness Council. On 1 April 2023, Local Government Reorganisation merged South Lakeland District Council, Eden District Council and Barrow Borough Council with Cumbria County Council to form a new unitary authority for the area. References Further reading Fry P.S. (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3. External links Kendal Castle 2 The Cumbria Directory - Kendal Castle
Château de Kendal

Le château de Kendal est une fortification médiévale à l'est de la ville de Kendal, Cumbria, dans le nord de l'Angleterre. Le château est construit au XIIIe siècle au sommet d'un drumlin glaciaire sous le nom de Caput baroniae pour la baronnie de Kendal. Au XVe siècle, la famille Parr possède le château. Histoire Le château est construit à la fin du XIIe siècle comme maison de la famille Lancaster, barons de Kendal. La famille la plus connue associée au château est la famille Parr, dont Catherine Parr, sixième épouse du roi Henri VIII d'Angleterre. Sa famille vivait à Kendal depuis que son ancêtre Sir William Parr avait épousé l'héritière de Kendal, Elizabeth Ros, sous le règne d'Édouard III. Au moment de la naissance de Catherine Parr, la famille a depuis longtemps déserté le château qui tombe déjà en ruine. Le père de Catherine préfère vivre au centre de la cour, à Londres. Le père de Sir Thomas semble être le dernier des Parrs à avoir vécu au château de Kendal. On pensait autrefois que la reine Catherine Parr était née au château. Cependant, la recherche moderne a montré qu'il était en très mauvais état au XVIe siècle et qu'elle est très probablement née à Blackfriars (quartier de Londres). Le site, qui est ouvert au public, est entretenu et géré par le South Lakeland District Council. Galerie Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Kendal Castle » (voir la liste des auteurs). Bibliographie Fry P.S., The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980 (ISBN 0-7153-7976-3). Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des châteaux
Kendal Castle

Kendal Castle is een kasteelruïne in Kendal, een stad in de provincie Cumbria in Engeland. Geschiedenis De ringmuren van het kasteel werden laat in de twaalfde eeuw gebouwd in opdracht van Gilbert Fitz Reinfred. Zij vormden een verdedigingswerk op de strategisch gelegen heuvel ten oosten van het centrum van Kendal. Vroeg in de dertiende eeuw breidde William van Lancaster het bouwwerk uit tot een vesting en onderkomen voor zijn familie. In 1383 schonk koning Richard II het kasteel aan de familie Parr. De laatste Parr die Kendal Castle bewoonde was John Parr, de betovergrootvader van koningin Catharina Parr, zesde vrouw van koning Hendrik VIII. Hierna kwam het kasteel steeds meer in onbruik en raakte het vervallen. In 1571, tijdens de Tudordynastie, kwam het kasteel in bezit van de staat. In 1897, ter gelegenheid van koningin Victoria's 60-jarig jubileum, kocht Kendal Corporation de ruïne om hem open te stellen voor het publiek. Aan het einde van de twintigste eeuw is het kasteel grondig gerenoveerd. Kendal Castle is nu eigendom van het South Lakeland District Council en vrij toegankelijk. De meeste ringmuren staan nog overeind. Verder is een van de torens, grote gedeelten van de centrale hal en sommige gewelven nog intact.
Kendal Castle

Kendal Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i grevskapet Cumbria och riksdelen England, i den centrala delen av landet, 400 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Kendal Castle ligger 90 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Kendal Castle är kuperad åt nordväst, men åt sydost är den platt. Närmaste större samhälle är Kendal, 0,75 km väster om Kendal Castle. Trakten runt Kendal Castle består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Kommentarer Källor Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Kendal Castle.
Kendal College

Kendal College is a further education college situated in Kendal on the edge of the Lake District National Park. The college provides a range of training and education programmes, including Further Education, Higher Education and training courses to support local employers, as well as more diverse work such as hospitality consultancy for Cambridge University. The college has over 4,000 students and employs over 150 staff. In the college's last full Ofsted Inspection in 2023, it was graded Requires improvement. The college is a partner of the University of Cumbria and University of Central Lancashire and delivers a range of Higher Education courses, including Foundation Degrees and teaching qualifications. The college consists of three campuses, the Main Site on Milnthorpe Road at the South side of Kendal The Arts and Media Campus at the North end of the town and The Westmorland Campus situated in the centre of town and above the Westmorland shopping centre. On 15 May 2008 the college officially opened its £12.9 million new build project on the college's main site. The new build is the first capital development that the college has embarked on since the main campus was originally constructed in 1971. On 20 May 2009 the new build was shortlisted for the Learning and Skills Council / Royal Institute of British Architects Further Education Design Excellence Awards 2009. The college won the 2009 SCALA Civic Building of the Year Award. The Arts and Media Campus comprises the Allen Building where creative and expressive arts are taught; Wildman Studios where arts courses are taught; Kendal Museum, which is managed by the college as part of a 10-year agreement with South Lakeland District Council; The Box, a 120-seat, a performance venue for drama and technical theatre students; and Castle Dairy, a 14th-century Grade I listed building, which has been renovated for use as an art gallery and cafe, staffed by Kendal College hospitality and catering apprentices and officially opened on 18 October 2011 by Davie Starkey. The college also manages Kendal Museum as part of a 10-year partnership agreement with South Lakeland District Council. Locations Main Site: Milnthorpe Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AY. The Arts and Media Campus - Beezon Road, Kendal, Cumbria. Westmorland Campus:Market Place, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4TN References External links Kendal College Cumbria County Council Cumbria Colleges Ltd Kendal Museum South Lakeland District Council
Kendal Museum

Kendal Museum is a local museum in Kendal, Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District in northwest England. It was founded in 1796 and includes collections of local archaeology, history, and geology, and a natural history collection from around the globe. The museum also features a changing programme of temporary exhibitions and displays, events, walks, and talks. The museum has a large natural history taxidermy collection, including work from Henry Murray. It features a stuffed polar bear and a model of a dodo. The museum is open three days a week from Thursday to Saturday, with a charge of £5 (adults) and £2 (5-18's) for admission, with Under 5's going free. The opening hours are 9.30am to 4.45pm with last entry at 4pm. In April 2011, Kendal Museum achieved the Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme assessment, awarded by Visit England. Kendal Museum is managed by Kendal College on behalf of South Lakeland District Council. and is part of the Arts and Media campus at the North End of Kendal. References External links Official website Kendal College
Kendal Parish Church

Die der Church of England zugehörige Kendal Parish Church in der Stadt Kendal in der Grafschaft (county) Cumbria im Nordwesten Englands ist der Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit (Holy Trinity) geweiht und gehört zum Major Churches Network. Lage Die ca. 30.000 Einwohner zählende Stadt Kendal liegt am River Kent zwischen den Yorkshire Dales und dem Lake District; nächstgrößere Stadt ist die Bischofsstadt Carlisle (ca. 75 km Fahrtstrecke nördlich). Die spätmittelalterliche Holy Trinity Church liegt nur etwa 70 m westlich des Flusses bzw. ungefähr 750 m südlich der Altstadt in einer Höhe von annähernd 165 m. Das Kendal Castle befindet sich etwa 600 m nordöstlich. Geschichte An gleicher Stelle existierte bereits eine angelsächsische Kirche, welche in normannischer Zeit umgebaut wurde. Die ca. 45 m lange und 33 m breite heutige Kirche wurde um das Jahr 1230 begonnen; der größte Teil der Bauarbeiten fällt jedoch in die Blütezeit der Wollweberei vom 14. bis 16. Jahrhundert. Um die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde die Kirche grundlegend restauriert; sie erhielt neue Pfeiler im Chor und neue Holzdächer, aber auch eine neue Kanzel (pulpit) wurde eingebaut. Architektur Die Kirche wird von einem ca. 32 m hohen Westturm überragt. Eigentliche Besonderheit ist jedoch ihre Fünfschiffigkeit im Innern, die in ganz England nahezu einmalig ist. Wegen der zahlreichen Seitenschiff- und Chorfenster im spätgotischen Perpendicular Style ist der Bau ausreichend belichtet; das Mittelschiff ist gegenüber den Seitenschiffen um wenige Meter erhöht – auch hier gibt es zwei Reihen von Fenstern. Die Kirche hat einen flachen Chorschluss, an den sich zu beiden Seiten Kapellen anschließen, von denen die im 16. Jahrhundert auf der Nordseite hinzugefügte Bellingham Chapel die größte und bedeutendste ist. Ausstattung Das spätgotische, aber weitgehend schmucklose Taufbecken (font) stammt aus dem 15. Jahrhundert; die meisten anderen Sehenswürdigkeiten sind Werke des 19. Jahrhunderts. Weblinks Kendal Parish Church – Website (englisch) Einzelnachweise
Kendal Parish Church

Kendal Parish Church, also known as the Holy Trinity Church due to its dedication to the Holy Trinity, is the Anglican parish church of Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Visitors to the church are struck by its size and the lightness of the interior. This lightness is due to the unusual construction of five aisles, separated by columns and allowing generous window area. The nave is 800 years old and the other aisles have been added over the centuries so that, in its heyday, a congregation of 1100 was regularly accommodated. History Anglo-Saxon church The Domesday Book refers to a church built on the site during the Anglo-Saxon period. It has been suggested that the Anglo-Saxons used material "robbed out" from the ruined Roman fort at Watercrook to the south of the town. The shaft of an Anglian cross, housed in the Parr Chapel, is dated at approximately AD 850. Norman church onwards Westmorland was only subdued by the Normans in 1092 and Ivo Taillebois (Anglicized, the name is translated to John Talbot) became the first Norman Baron of Kentdale, he gave the church and its lands to St. Mary's Abbey in York. In 1189, the inhabitants of Kendal were massacred in church by Duncan, Earl of Fife. The arch over the piscina was found carved with the date 1201 during Victorian restoration (1829). The building dates from at least 1232 according to written sources, with a record from this year referencing an indulgence issued for fabric repairs. The Parr Chapel was built by the Parr family in the fourteenth century, and the family coats of arms are to be seen on the ceiling. The maidenheads also featured on the walls had long been associated with the Parr family badge/arms. The device of a maidens head couped below the breast vested in ermine and gold; her hair of the last, or; and her head encircled with a wreath of red and white roses was taken from the Ros of Kendal family (ancestors of the Parrs). The same motif can be found in the Royal badge created by Queen Katherine after she became Queen. The large tomb in this chapel is that of William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal, grandfather of Katherine Parr, the last Queen Consort of King Henry VIII. Organs The church contains two organs: at the West end, the main organ by J.W. Walker 1969 (45/3M+P) incorporating a 19th-century instrument by Willis at the East end, the choir organ by Bevington c.1885 (11/2M+P) was bought in 2002 Gallery See also Grade I listed churches in Cumbria Listed buildings in Kendal References External links Media related to Holy Trinity Church, Kendal at Wikimedia Commons Kendal, Holy Trinity parish records at Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, also known as Kenilworth School and Sports College, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form based in Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. History Built in 1961 Kenilworth School was three schools from the 1960s until 1978, Abbey High School, Castle High School & Kenilworth Grammar School. The three sites were then merged into Kenilworth School, with Castle High School becoming Castle Sixth Form, the Grammar school becoming Priory Hall and Abbey High becoming Abbey Hall. Both Halls were then overseen by the Principal of Kenilworth School who was Mr Wilson. In 1990 Priory became Upper School and Abbey became Lower School and the concept of one Principal and three Headteachers (Abbey, Priory and Castle) was done away with in favour of one Headteacher of all three sites. The name changed to Kenilworth School & Sports College. In February 2013 the school was inspected by Ofsted – the grading awarded was 1 (Outstanding) in every category (Leadership & Management / Teaching & Learning / Behaviour & Safety / Achievement); this was an improvement on the previous inspection five years before when the school was awarded 2 (good) under the old Ofsted framework. Previously a foundation school administered by Warwickshire County Council, in January 2019 Kenilworth School & Sports College converted to academy status and was renamed Kenilworth School & Sixth Form. The school has relocated to the site of Southcrest Farm on Glasshouse Lane as of September 2023, expanding the capacity to 2200 pupils, having taken ownership of the new site in December 2020. In 2020 a memoir of Kenilworth School was published by ex-pupil Lance Manley. Entitled 6 of One it covers the period 1977 to 1990 and was written by ex-pupils and a former teacher. All profits are being donated to Northleigh House School in Warwick, a school for vulnerable children. A farewell festival party was held at the old Upper School site on 1 July 2023. All profits went towards the new building in Glasshouse Lane. On 6 September 2023, Kenilworth School moved to new premises in Glasshouse Lane. This site absorbed the former Upper and Lower schools of Leyes Lane and also Castle 6th form on Rouncil Lane. The old sites are now inactive and are owned by Warwickshire County Council. A new head teacher, Darren Nicholas began his tenure as the new school opened, and left 2 years after opening it. School today As of September 2023, the formerly separate lower, upper and sixth form are now located within the one school building at Glasshouse Lane. Sixth form The sixth form offers A levels and BTECs. In 2023, Ofsted judged the sixth form as 'outstanding'. Notable pupils Tim Flowers (born 1967), footballer Kelvin Langmead (born 1985), footballer Alice Lowe (born 1977), actor Jake Minshull (born 2004), athlete References External links Kenilworth School and Sports College