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Bloomsbury Theatre

Il Bloomsbury Theatre, precedentemente noto come Collegiate Theatre o The UCL Bloomsbury, è un teatro sito nel quartiere londinese di Bloomsbury. Il teatro fu aperto al pubblico nel 1968 ed è di proprietà dell'University College London. Storia Il teatro aprì a Gordon Street nel 1968 con il nome di Collegiate Theatre, che mantenne fino al 1982 quando fu ribattezzato con il nome attuale. Tra il 2001 e il 2008 il teatro fu invece noto come The UCL Bloomsbury per rimarcare l'appartenenza all'Università, che se ne servì per le rappresentazioni studentesche per dodici anni. Tra il 2015 e il 2019 il teatro è stato oggetto di un'importante ristrutturazione. Oltre alla compagnia teatrale dell'università, il teatro ha ospitato concerti (come quello di The Zombies nel 2005) e comici come Ricky Gervais. Nel 1982 il teatro ha ospitato la prima rappresentazione in lingua inglese della Liolà di Luigi Pirandello. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Bloomsbury Theatre Collegamenti esterni
Blue Bell, Chester

The Blue Bell is at 63–65 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Originally it consisted of two medieval houses which were joined in the 18th century. The pavement runs through the ground floor storey of the northern part of the building, leaving a separate cabin or chamber between the pavement and the road. History The building dates from the mid- to late 15th century, and is said to be the oldest surviving intact medieval house in Chester. It was originally two houses, which were joined in the 18th century. It formed part of Lorimer's Row, a group of buildings with an arcade at ground level, as distinct from the Rows in the centre of the city whose walkways are at the first floor level. From an early date, the south part of the building has been an inn, its first licence possibly dating from 1494. The separate cabin or chamber has been used for a number of functions; these include being a ticket office for stage coach operators in the 18th century and in the 20th century a soda fountain bar and a barber's shop. In the 19th century the southern part of the building was an inn while the northern part housed a shop. The inn closed in the 1930s. In 1948 the building was used as an antique shop but its condition deteriorated so much that it was threatened with demolition. In the 1950s the Chester Civic Trust campaigned for its survival, it was restored, and has since been used as a clothes shop and, more recently, as a restaurant. Architecture The building is timber-framed on a sandstone plinth with brickwork added later which has subsequently been rendered and painted. The roofs are of grey slates. The two buildings comprising the whole have separate frames each with roofs leading to gables over the street. At ground level the southern part of the building has an arcade open to the street with a pier to the south and an octagonal column south of the centre. The northern part has a separate cabin or chamber adjacent to the street with the walkway between its rear and the rest of the building. On the street side of the chamber is a three-pane canted oriel window and a door. On the upper floor each part of the building has a horizontal window with a small one-paned window between them. See also Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester References
Blue Carpet

The Blue Carpet is a piece of public art in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, designed by Thomas Heatherwick. It is an area of public open space in front of the Laing Art Gallery, close to the main shopping and nightclub areas, paved with glass-and-resin slabs which curve up at the space's edges, giving the appearance of a fabric carpet. Although classified as a piece of public art, it is closer to an urban design feature. Artwork The square has been covered in a skin of blue paving slabs, made by mixing crushed blue glass with white resin. At the points where this skin reaches a building the slabs curve upwards to create the sensation that the tiles are a fabric laid over the area. There are a number of benches that appear to fold up from the carpet surface, and beneath the benches are sunken glass-topped boxes that hold coloured lights. At the eastern end an existing staircase, leading to an elevated walkway, was replaced with a new one, featuring a curving skin of wood ribbons, constructed by a local boatbuilder. Setting Completed in 2001, the piece took six years to realise. The total budget for the space was £1.4m. The work was partially funded by the Arts Lottery Fund and the European Regional Development Fund. Following the success of Anthony Gormley's Angel of the North in nearby Gateshead, Newcastle and other neighbouring authorities were keen to invest in other high profile public art commissions. Heatherwick's design provided was an integral part of a project to improve the streetscape and context of the Laing Art Gallery, which was left marooned following the demolition of the old Victorian library in the 1960s, with a blank brick wall facing towards the city centre. The Blue Carpet was intended to complement the existing buildings and give the city a contemporary icon. However, the first batch of tiles delivered were green rather than blue and the whole project was set back several months. When finally unveiled it was remarked that the carpet was much paler in colour than was expected from Heatherwick's original visualisations. Current status The Blue Carpet has become the subject of some local debate, as parts of it are used as ramps by skateboarders. The tiles have also rapidly faded to a blue-grey colour, a fact that is made more obvious when damaged tiles are replaced with those of the original colour. The upturned benches have also become a regular target for vandals and are often fenced off while awaiting repair. The area was also damaged by an arson attack in 2001 which cost £10,000 to repair. In 2011 Martin Callanan, a Conservative MEP, said that he did not consider the installation to be well thought out or cost effective, and suggested that it should be replaced by more conventional paving stones. Newcastle City Council director of strategic housing Harvey Emms stated that there were no plans to scrap the piece, which is well maintained. References External links Media related to Blue Carpet, Newcastle upon Tyne at Wikimedia Commons
Blue House, Frome

The Blue House in Frome, Somerset, England, was built in 1726 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Blue House, located adjacent to the town bridge, was formerly the Bluecoat School and Almshouses, so named due to the colour of the school uniforms. Built in 1726 at a cost of £1,401 8s 9d, it replaced a previous almshouse dating from 1461 (and rebuilt in 1621). The Blue House provided accommodation for 20 female widows, and schooling for 20 boys, and the front of the building is adorned by two statues, one of a man, colloquially known as "Billy Ball", and one a woman called "Nancy Guy", indicating the building's dual role. Its role as a school ceased in 1921, and it now provides studio and one bedroom flats for 17 elderly residents. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip References
Blue Orange Theatre

The Blue Orange Theatre is an independent theatre located in the Jewellery Quarter in the centre of Birmingham, England. It was founded by the local producer and director Mark Webster and opened in April 2011, aiming to showcase new drama and writing from the city. It is a 107-seat theatre and there is a bar and a rehearsal studio. The theatre acts as a producing theatre staging work by its own company, as well as hosting performances from visiting theatre companies. References External links Official website
Blue Planet Aquarium

The Blue Planet Aquarium is a marine and freshwater aquarium located by the Cheshire Oaks retail and leisure complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. When opened by the Queen Elizabeth II in July 1998, it was the largest aquarium in the United Kingdom, and is still the largest in North West England. The £12 million building was designed by Manchester-based Buttress Fuller Alsop architects to resemble the shape of a crashing wave. It was built by Cheshire-based developer Deep Sea Leisure (now owned by Aspro Parks), who also built Deep Sea World in North Queensferry, Scotland. Its stated aim is to "enlighten, increase knowledge and raise interest in the marine environment using an interactive, entertaining and sustainable approach." Description The interior houses tanks, pools and submerged tunnels designed to take the visitor through different habitats of the marine environment. The main aquarium tank holds 4,000,000 litres (1,100,000 US gal) and features a 71-metre (233 ft) underwater tunnel. Themed areas include Tropical Rivers, Lakes and Ponds, Where Land Meets the Sea, and Seas and Oceans. The aquarium contains many varieties of marine and freshwater fish, including more types of shark than anywhere else in Britain. It also keeps a variety of mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Gallery Awards The aquarium's shark dive won the Visit Chester and Cheshire Awards 2010 category for Best Tourism Experience of the Year. References External links Media related to Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port at Wikimedia Commons Official website
Eynesbury

Eynesbury är en stadsdel i St Neots, i civil parish St Neots, i distriktet Huntingdonshire, i grevskapet Cambridgeshire i England. Civil parish hade 1 348 invånare år 1951. Byn nämndes i Domedagsboken (Domesday Book) år 1086, och kallades då Einuluesberia/Einuluesberie. Referenser Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Eynesbury.﻿ ”Parishes: Eynesbury”. British History Online. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hunts/vol2/pp272-280. Läst 23 januari 2023.
Bluebell Hill transmitting station

The Bluebell Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility on Blue Bell Hill, between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. The station stands on the crest of the North Downs and comprises five steel lattice towers, each 45 to 50 metres tall – their height being limited by the presence nearby of Rochester Airport. It broadcasts digital television, FM and DAB radio to much of north, west, and central Kent, and an overspill service into southern Essex. It stopped broadcasting analogue television when the digital switchover was completed on 27 June 2012. When in analogue service, the broadcast power of 30 kW for a main transmitter was unique in the United Kingdom, the strength being limited by potential interference with transmitters in France and the Low Countries. Four of the towers are used for broadcast services, with the fifth used for general communications. Between its opening in 1974 and 31 December 1981, the transmitter site broadcast Thames Television on weekdays and London Weekend Television at weekends. From 1 January 1982 it carried signals from the new ITV franchise TVS (Television South), until superseded on 1 January 1993 by ITV Meridian (East) for ITV in the south east. This transmitter has four relays: Chatham Town, Farleigh, Gillingham Testing Centre and Sittingbourne. Bluebell Hill was originally an E group for analogue, then became a B group at digital switchover. After 700 MHz clearance in July 2018 it became a K group (excluding the temporary MUXES 7 and 8). Most E group and B group aerials, as well as widebands and K groups, will work satisfactorily with Bluebell Hill. North western parts of Kent – such as Dartford, Swanley, Westerham, Gravesend, and much of Sevenoaks cannot get television signals from the Bluebell Hill transmitter but instead receive ITV London/BBC London from the Crystal Palace transmitter. FM broadcasting started from Bluebell Hill on 1 October 1984 when Invicta Sound (now Heart) launched. KMFM Maidstone was added much later on 28 July 2025. DAB services started on 1 September 1997 with the BBC National DAB multiplex. Services available Analogue radio Digital radio Analogue television Analogue television transmissions have now ceased. BBC2 was closed on 13 June 2012 and the remaining three services on 27 June. Channel 5 was never broadcast in analogue from this transmitter site. References External links The Transmission Gallery: Bluebell Hill
Bluebell Wood, London

Bluebell Wood in the London Borough of Haringey is a small remnant of one of the ancient woodlands of London. It is situated at the end of Winton Avenue and is bordered by Muswell Hill golf course, Winton Avenue and the Golf Course Allotments. Just over an acre in size, it is open at all times and is a popular place for local people to walk their dogs. Dominated by sessile oak, the wood has a variety of wildlife including midland hawthorn and wild service tree. Birds including song thrush, chaffinch and magpie are commonly seen as well as butterflies and mammals such as squirrel, hedgehog and wood mouse. Despite its name, there are no native common bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) to be found here; only the occasional Spanish hybrid that has spread from neighbouring gardens. The wood is the last surviving fragment of what was once a much larger woodland, Tottenham Wood, which in 1619 covered approximately 157 hectares (388 acres). References External links Haringey Council web page for Bluebell Wood
Bluecoat School, Chester

The Blue Coat School was located on Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It was housed in the Bluecoat building, which is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. History Before the school was built, it was the site of a medieval hospital. In 1700 a charity school was built in the precincts of Chester Cathedral; it was the first school outside London to be established by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The charity school was moved to the Blue Coat School, which was built in 1717. Almshouses were built behind the school. The school was originally an L-shaped building, with its main wing on Upper Northgate Street, and a south wing looking towards Chester city walls. The south wing contained a chapel, and the main wing the schoolroom and dormitories. In 1733 a north wing was added. A new façade was added to the main wing in 1854, and new almshouses were built. The clock was added the following year. The school closed in 1949, and the buildings were occupied by the Chester College of Higher Education (now part of the University of Chester). The Bluecoat building is owned by The Chester Bluecoat Charity and is currently a charity hub, home to many Chester based charities. Its name has been incorporated in the title of Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School. Architecture The building has a symmetrical U-shaped plan, and is constructed in brick with stone dressings. It has a hipped roof in grey slate, and is in two storeys. The main block has five bays, with the entrance bay in the centre; the second and fourth bays are recessed. Between the bays, and on the corners of the building, are rusticated quoins. The entrance bay leads to a through passage. The entrance is surrounded by a Tuscan-style doorcase with a basket arch. Above it is a niche containing the painted statue of a Blue Coat boy sculpted by Edward Richardson. In the upper storey is a six-pane sash window, above which is a pediment containing a circular clock face. The recessed bays contain a basket-arched 19-pane sash window, and each lateral bay has a doorway with pilasters, above which is a blank panel. Between the storeys is a stone band. Every bay in the upper storey has a sash window similar to that in the central bay. Centrally on top of the block is an octagonal cupola with a copper roof. The internal faces of the lateral wings have fenestration similar to that in the main block. Their front faces have basket-arched sash windows, and the north wing has an additional basement window. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester References
Escuela Bluecoat Chester

La Escuela Blue Coat está ubicada en Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, Inglaterra. Está registrado en la Lista del Patrimonio Nacional de Inglaterra como un edificio catalogado de Grado II* designado.​ Historia Antes de que se construyera la escuela, fue el sitio de un hospital medieval. En 1700 se construyó una escuela de caridad en el recinto de la Catedral de Chester; fue la primera escuela fuera de Londres establecida por la Sociedad para la Promoción del Conocimiento Cristiano. La escuela de caridad se trasladó a Blue Coat School, que se construyó en 1717. Se construyeron casas de beneficencia detrás de la escuela. La escuela era originalmente un edificio en forma de L, con su ala principal en Upper Northgate Street y un ala sur mirando hacia las murallas de la ciudad de Chester. El ala sur contenía una capilla y el ala principal el aula y los dormitorios. En 1733 se añadió un ala norte. En 1854 se añadió una nueva fachada al ala principal y se construyeron nuevas casas de caridad. El reloj se añadió al año siguiente. La escuela cerró en 1949 y los edificios fueron ocupados por el Chester College of Higher Education (ahora parte de la Universidad de Chester).​ Su nombre se ha incorporado al título de la escuela secundaria Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England.​ Arquitectura El edificio tiene planta simétrica en forma de U, y está construido en ladrillo con revestimientos de piedra. Tiene cubierta a cuatro aguas de pizarra gris, y es de dos plantas. El bloque principal tiene cinco bahías, con la bahía de entrada en el centro; las bahías segunda y cuarta están empotradas. Entre los vanos, y en las esquinas del edificio, hay cantoneras rústicas. El vano de entrada conduce a un pasaje pasante. La entrada está rodeada por una puerta de estilo toscano con arco carpanel. Encima hay un nicho que contiene la estatua pintada de un niño de Blue Coat esculpida por Edward Richardson. En el piso superior hay una ventana de guillotina de seis paneles, sobre la cual hay un frontón que contiene una esfera de reloj circular. Los tramos empotrados contienen una ventana de guillotina de 19 paneles con arco de canasta, y cada tramo lateral tiene una entrada con pilastras, sobre la cual hay un panel en blanco. Entre los pisos hay una banda de piedra. Cada bahía en el piso superior tiene una ventana de guillotina similar a la de la bahía central. En el centro de la parte superior del bloque hay una cúpula octogonal con techo de cobre. Las caras internas de las alas laterales tienen fenestración similar a la del bloque principal. Sus fachadas tienen ventanas de guillotina ojivales, y el ala norte tiene una ventana de sótano adicional.​ Referencias
The Blyth Academy

The Blyth Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Blyth, Northumberland, England. It was opened as Blyth Community College in 2000 following the amalgamation of Tynedale High School and Ridley High School. The school was built for 1450 students and has an estimated figure of around 1000 students, and is made up of years 7 through to 11; with two sixth form years. In 2008, the college changed its name to The Blyth School, Community College. The school offers a range of subject choices, from history to childcare, to languages to electronics. The school has shown improved results in recent years, and was higher than some other schools in the Northumberland GCSE results league table for 2011 and 2012. It is expected to continue to improve as an academy. References External links The Blyth Academy official website
Blyth Hall

Blyth Hall is a privately owned mansion house on the banks of the River Blythe situated near Shustoke, Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building. The estate was purchased in 1625 by Sir William Dugdale, a prominent antiquarian, who shortly thereafter built a new house on the site. In 1690–1700, the house was substantially enlarged and improved with a twelve-bay brick façade with two storeys and additional upper dormers. In the 18th century, Jane Dugdale, sole heiress of Blyth, married Richard Geast of Handsworth. Their son, also Richard Geast, married Penelope Stratford, heiress of neighbouring Merivale Hall in 1767. He inherited Blyth from his maternal uncle John Dugdale and changed his name to Dugdale in 1799. Later Dugdales became the Dugdale baronets of Blyth and Merevale. In May 2024, William Dugdale, the 12th-generation owner, announced that he was opening the hall for events, conferences, and tours in order to fund its upkeep. The hall can accommodate up to 30 people in 13 bedrooms. References Warwickshire Museum Timetrail Burkes Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry (Bernard Burke) External links Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1087100)". National Heritage List for England. Official website
Blythe Bridge

Blythe Bridge () is a village in Staffordshire, England, south-east of Stoke-on-Trent. Etymology Blythe Bridge is so called as it is built around the site of a bridge over the River Blithe (spelt differently from the name of the village itself), a small river which passes directly through the village. Today Facilities It has a high school and sixth form, library, as well as a public house, The Black Cock on Uttoxeter Road. The Smithfield and The White Cock were demolished due to the construction of two housing estates and The Duke of Wellington is now a Tesco Express. The village also has a bakery, mortgage shop, betting shop, newsagents, motor garage, GP surgery, a micropub, a few hairdressers and some fast-food outlets. The library is joined to Blythe Bridge High School and Blythe Bridge Youth Centre. The Duke of Wellington is now a Tesco Express after its closure as a pub in early 2013. Media Blythe Bridge is covered by The Blythe and Forsbrook Times, a weekly newspaper. It is produced by Times, Echo and Life Publications (established 1896), which publish the only independent family owned and run newspapers in North Staffordshire. Schools Blythe Bridge High School Springcroft Primary School Forsbrook Primary School William Amory Primary School Transport Rail Train services are available at Blythe Bridge railway station, which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 7 August 1848, on the Crewe to Derby railway line. The station buildings and signal box have been demolished. The line currently runs from Crewe to Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. A Heritage railway, Foxfield Light Railway operate north of the village, with the southern terminus, Caverswall Road, being 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the main line station along Blythe Bridge Road. Road The Uttoxeter Road, a former major motorway link route (M1 to M6) was partially relieved by the A50 dual-carriageway. The bypass road opened in 1975, and then the section to Uttoxeter in 1985. Air The nearby Meir Aerodrome closed in 1973 and the land was used to build the large Meir Park housing estate. Nearby places Notable people Ernest Albert Egerton VC (1897 in Longton – 1966 in Blythe Bridge) recipient of the Victoria Cross buried in Blythe Bridge Alan Weston (1907 in Leicester – 1997 in Blythe Bridge) cricketer, right-handed batsman The Sutherland Brothers (active 1968–1979) a folk and rock music duo, wrote Rod Stewarts hit Sailing, may have lived there Rachel Shenton (born 1987) actress and screenwriter – won the Academy Award for live action short film at the 90th Academy Awards for The Silent Child Ollie Shenton (born 1997) footballer who played as a midfielder for Stoke City F.C. Ben Brereton (born 1999) went to school in Blythe Bridge, professional footballer for Villarreal Baylee Dipepa (born 12 January 2007) professional footballer for Port Vale F.C. References External links Blythe Bridge Community Website