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Abbey Park

Abbey Park – park publiczny otwarty w 1882 r. położony w mieście Leicester w hrabstwie Leicestershire w Wielkiej Brytanii o powierzchni 13 hektarów. Przez park przepływa rzeka Soar, która go dzieli na dwie części. Dostęp do obu stron parku prowadzą dwa mosty w środkowej i południowej części parku. W parku znajdują się ruiny Cavendish House z XVII wieku wybudowane przez Williama Cavendisha. Atrakcją parku jest ogród chiński, mini kolejka, ogród zoologiczny, place zabaw, korty tenisowe, plac do gry w piłkę nożną oraz cricketa. W parku znajduje się również jeziorko gdzie można wypożyczyć rowery wodne, łódki. Galeria Przypisy Linki zewnętrzne Parki w Leicesterze
Abbey Park (Leicester)

Abbey Park é um parque público em Leicester, Inglaterra, administrado pela cidade de Leicester, ao lado do rio Soar. O parque contém a antiga cidade e ruínas da Cavendish House (construída por William Cavendish). O parque ganhou um prêmio da Green Flag, uma premiação nacional dos parques que chegam em níveis altos. O parque também tem sido local para escavações de arqueologia pela ULAS nos estudantes do primeiro e segundo ano da universidade de Leicester. O Abbey Park também abriga os estúdios da Takeover Radio. Referências Ligações externas Abbey Park - Leicester City Council
Abbey Park

Abbey Park är en park i Storbritannien. Den ligger i kommunen City of Leicester och riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 140 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Abbey Park ligger 73 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Abbey Park är platt. Närmaste större samhälle är Leicester, 0,83 km söder om Abbey Park. Trakten runt Abbey Park består till största delen av jordbruksmark. Kommentarer Källor
Abbey Pumping Station

Abbey Pumping Station – muzeum Nauki i Techniki przemysłu technologicznego, oczyszczalnia ścieków wodnych w mieście Leicester w Anglii otwarta w 1891 roku w budynku wiktoriańskim w północnej dzielnicy Beaumont Leys, zamknięta w 1964 r. W Abbey Pumping Station znajduje się również krótka kolejka wąskotorowa obok przepompowni. Przejazdy kolejką odbywają się w wybrane dni dwa razy w miesiącu. Muzeum czynne w okresie letnim od lutego do października. Obok Abbey Pumping Station znajduje się Narodowe Centrum Kosmiczne. Zobacz też Muzeum Gazownictwa Muzeum New Walk Przypisy Linki zewnętrzne Kolejka wąskotorowa Abby Pumping Station
Abbeydale Park

Abbeydale Park is a sports venue in Dore, South Yorkshire, England. It is unusual in having hosted home games for two different county cricket teams. History The Park first opened for cricket in 1921, with the first pavilion being completed the following year. Its first tenant was the Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club. The ground was in Derbyshire until the county boundary was redrawn in 1934, and Derbyshire County Cricket Club played two first-class matches there in 1946 and 1947. With the closure of Bramall Lane to cricket, Yorkshire County Cricket Club began playing at the venue in 1974, and continued regular matches until 1996. In 2007, the club returned to the ground for some second team games. In addition to cricket, football was also played at the Park, with Sheffield F.C., the oldest football club in the world, playing there from September 1921 until 1988. Argentina and Switzerland both trained at the ground during the 1966 World Cup. The park is now home to a variety of sports, including squash, hockey, badminton, table tennis, racketball, bowls, and rugby in addition to cricket. Rugby ground Abbeydale Park is home to Sheffield RUFC (formed 1902) who have been based in the area since 1919. The rugby club are situated in the southern half of the complex and share their facilities with the cricket teams. Facilities include a large club-house and bar, pitches for both cricket and rugby union, a stand and floodlights to ensure matches can be played throughout the winter. There is also a choice of two car parks at the complex. In the 1990s the ground capacity was listed as 1,100 with 100 seated in the stand. This now seems very conversative and is more likely to be around 3,300 (100 seated), with larger crowds achieved when Rotherham Titans used the ground for RFU Championship semi-final play-off games in 2014 and 2015 and saw attendances of 3,267 and 3,227 respectively. In recent years Sheffield achieved an attendance of 1,820 for their derby game in National League 2 North against city rivals Sheffield Tigers on 23 December 2017. Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club have been playing cricket at Abbeydale Park since 1921. The cricket club was a mainstay of the Yorkshire Cricket League before its dissolution in 2014; it has since played in the Yorkshire South Premier League. The club is notable for producing two England Cricket captains, Joe Root and Michael Vaughan. References
Abbeyfield Park

Abbeyfield is a park in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, bought by the City Corporation in 1909. The park comprises the park itself, a bowling green, as well as Abbeyfield House, a former secondary school. Abbeyfield School opened in 1919 and was the first school to be built outside Sheffield city centre as a result of the 1902 Act. The number of pupils was high and the school soon proved to be too small, children being split in numerous classes in several neighbouring churches. Brush House was converted into a school and some classes moved to that location. Abbeyfield House closed in September 1927 and all pupils moved to Brushes, then called Firth Park Secondary School (which latterly became Firth Park Grammar School). Abbeyfield House became a public library. Abbeyfield Park is home to the Abbeyfield Multicultural Festival, and has its side entrance made of sculpted steel. The forged entrance was designed by children of the area. External links Abbeyfield House Sheffield City Council: Parks and green spaces Richard Belbin (June 2009). "Abbeyfield Park centenary". Burngreave Messenger. No. 82. p. 21. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
Abbeygate Shopping Centre

The Abbeygate Shopping Centre (sometimes mistakenly referred to as 'Abbey Gate Shopping Precinct') is a shopping centre in the town centre of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. It was first opened in the 1960s and was originally known as Heron Way, and was once home to an indoor market. During a refurbishment in the 1990s a glass atrium roof was fitted and it was renamed Abbeygate. It now comprises 40 retail units. The centre has a retail mix of multi-nationals and small independents. The anchor stores were Argos and Peacocks. In 2020, Peacocks permanently closed down in the shopping centre, however it has since reopened once again in 2021 after a buyer was found. The reason for Argos' closure was due to Sainsbury's closing their standalone high-street stores as part of a "reorganisation". Argos still operate as a 'click and collect' branch inside the Vicarage Street Sainsbury's supermarket. In October 2010 the main post office for the town relocated from the outside of the centre to an internal shop. The centre is privately owned. In April 2018 it was sold to a mystery local property company for £4.3 million; considerably less than the £17 million the previous owners had paid for it in 2005. from 14 January 2021, the former BrightHouse store, located inside of the Abbeygate Shopping Centre, was used as a vaccination centre during the coronavirus pandemic. References External links Official website
Abbot's Hill School

Abbot's Hill School is an independent day school for pupils aged 4–16 years and a day nursery and pre-school for girls and boys from 6 months in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. History The School celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012, having been founded on the present site by Alice, Katrine and Mary Baird who also ran a school in the Malverns. The school's central building was built in 1836 by the paper manufacturer, John Dickinson, as a home for him and his family; he named it Abbot's Hill. John Dickinson's grandson sold Abbot's Hill to the Baird sisters. In 1969 St Nicholas House School moved to the Abbot's Hill site to form the junior department, and in 2003 boarding at the school ended. Abbot's Hill House It had been the home of the inventor and entrepreneur John Dickinson (1782–1869) who was his own architect in its building, just east of his paper mill, Nash Mill. Construction commenced in 1836. The building material was unusual, being dark grey stone setts, taken from the railway lines when replaced by wooden sleepers. The house design was unusual, having only a single door to the outside despite its size. John Dickinson's youngest daughter Harriet Ann (1823–1858) married Sir John Evans, KCB (1823–1908), and their son Sir Arthur John Evans (1851–1941) inherited Abbot's Hill but never lived there. Notable former pupils Jane Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch, model Katharine Elliot, Baroness Elliot of Harwood, public servant and politician Marilyn Okoro, British 800m and 4 × 400 m Athlete Honor Salmon (née Pitman), Air Transport Auxiliary pilot killed in service in Second World War. References External links School website
Abbotswick

Abbotswick, also known as Abbotswick Hall, is a small English country house at Navestock Side in the English county of Essex. The house, which has a well-timbered garden with a small lake, dates from about 1800 but was rebuilt early in the 20th century. History In 1817 Abbotswick was described as the seat of Adam Chadwick. In 1883 the leaseholder of the building became bankrupt and the lease was advertised for sale: Capital old-fashioned residence, known as Abbotswick House, Navestock ... The accommodation comprises seven bedrooms, three sitting-rooms, and usual offices; four-stall stable, two coachhouses, harness-room, two-stall cowhouse &c.; large flower and kitchen gardens, and three paddocks, the whole comprising an area of about 7 acres (2.83 hectares). On 6 September 1883 the house effects were sold onsite and listed in the Essex Herald:Brass and iron French, folding and crib bedsteads, spring, hair and wool mattresses, feather bolsters and pillows, Witney blankets, Spanish mahogany bedroom suite, japanned ditto, marble top washstands, chests of drawers in birch and ash, Brussels and Tapestry carpets, fenders and fire implements, suite of lace and cretonne window curtains, cornice poles, black and gold frame drawing-room suite in tapestry, ditto centre table, ditto wall brackets, walnut centre table, ebonised and gilt cabinet and walnut davenport, valuable empire clock, timepieces, dial, regulator clock, weather glass, barometer, 20 clever oil paintings by known artists, beautiful statuary marble mantel shelf with tiled stove and hearth complete, coal purdonians, carved mahogany dining-room suite in morocco, sets of chairs, easy chairs and couches, set of mahogany dining tables, loo, coffee, and fancy ditto, hand sewing machine, ornaments, china, glass, fittings of hall and stairs, kitchen and dairy utensils, stone china dinner service, croquet set, lawn tennis ditto, both complete ... [gardening and stabling equipment] ... dog cart, phaeton, perambulator, pure-bred Alderney cow in calf, fast cob, 30 head poultry, 12 ducks, rabbit, retriever dog, peacock, nine pigeons, three hives of bees. House of prayer In 1986 a charitable trust was established to run the property as a "house of prayer". In the words of the registered objects of the charity, Abbotswick was dedicated to "encouraging and enabling individuals and the community at large to promote and persist in the practice of prayer". In 2003 the property was transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood (Brentwood Diocesan Trust). Since the beginning of September 2004 it has been run by the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham. See also References External links Abbotswick House of Prayer Community of Our Lady of Walsingham
Aberconway House

Aberconway House is a historic townhouse located at 38 South Street in Mayfair, City of Westminster, London. The building is noted for its Georgian-style architectural elements, including traditional timber sash windows, and has been described as one of the area’s significant luxury residences. Location Aberconway House stands at 38 South Street, London W1K 1DJ, within the district of Mayfair. The area forms part of the City of Westminster and is known for historic buildings and high-value residential properties. History A historic photograph of Aberconway House is held by the People's Collection Wales, showing its early appearance and its association with the McLaren family, holders of the title Baron Aberconway. Architecture The house spans approximately 22,788 square feet across six floors. It includes spacious reception rooms, multiple bedrooms and staff accommodation. A defining feature of the property is its timber Georgian sash windows, which contribute to its period character and architectural significance. Recent sale In 2021, Aberconway House was reported to have been sold for approximately £138 million. The buyer was Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India. The sale was regarded as one of the largest residential transactions in London at the time and highlighted Mayfair’s continued appeal for international buyers. According to reports, the house is intended for use as a family base during visits to London. Significance Aberconway House has been cited as an example of a large historic residence that combines period architecture with a high-profile modern market value. Its original design features, including the sash windows, contribute to its heritage status and its position within Mayfair’s collection of notable townhouses. See also Mayfair Georgian architecture Sash window Adar Poonawalla Serum Institute of India References
Abercromby Square

Abercromby Square is a square in the University of Liverpool, England. It is bordered by Oxford Street to the north and Cambridge Street to the south. It is named after General Sir Ralph Abercromby, commander of the British Army in Egypt, who died of his wounds following the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. Abercromby Square Gardens occupy the centre of the square. From 6 May to 8 July 2024, the square was occupied as part of the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses by Students of Alareer Square who renamed it unofficially after murdered Gazan poet Refaat Alareer. The occupation lasted 65 days in total, making it the longest student demonstration in Liverpool University history. History In 1800 John Foster Sr, Liverpool's corporate surveyor, drew up plans for a heath known as Mosslake Fields which would create a grid of buildings between Falkner Street and Brownlow Hill with a square at their centre. In 1819 he designed a terrace which would face the square, which was used for the western side. By 1830, three sides of terraced housing were completed with the fourth eastern side featuring St Catherine's Church, designed by Foster's son John Foster Jr. The church was bombed in World War II and the University of Liverpool's Senate House, built 1966–68, now occupies the site. The domed structure in the centre of the gardens was designed by Foster Sr in 1822 for storing garden tools. In the second half of the 19th century, many of the residents of Abercromby Square were merchants with business links to the Confederate States of America. This led to the creation of a branch of the Southern Independence Association and the home of Charles K. Prioleau at 19 Abercromby Square regarded as an 'unofficial embassy' of the Confederacy. After the end of the American Civil War, former Confederate president Jefferson Davis visited Liverpool three times seeking employment, sometimes staying in Abercromby Square. 19 Abercromby Square was also home to the Chavasse family from 1900, including Francis Chavasse, Bishop of Liverpool and his twin sons Noel, who was awarded the Victoria Cross twice and Christopher, who like Noel was an Olympic athlete. A statue of Captain Noel Chavasse now stands on the corner of Abercromby Square and Oxford Street. When William Lever, the founder of Port Sunlight, died in 1925 he left a sum of money to the university to refurbish and extend the School of Architecture on the northern terrace of the square. It was designed by Charles Reilly, Lionel Budden, and James Ernest Marshall and completed in 1933. A Barbara Hepworth sculpture, Squares with Two Circles (1964), is located in front of Senate House having been returned in 2023 after nine years in a different location. See also Architecture of Liverpool References External links The Building of Abercromby Square By Adrian R Allan: Unit of Liverpool 1986 Hq 942.753 ALL
Aberdour School

Aberdour School, founded in 1928, is a co-educational preparatory school for ages 2–11 in Burgh Heath (near Banstead), Surrey, England. It is a nursery department, pre-preparatory school and preparatory school, and covers 14 acres (57,000 m2), 10 of which are playing fields. History Aberdour was founded in 1928 by R.M.D Grange as a boys' boarding school. In 1971 Aberdour School became an educational charitable trust and is now administered by a board of governors. In 1994 it became a co-educational school and its first intake of girls was welcomed with the newly opened nursery. Awards 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry's Bill Bryson Science Prize. 2010, TES Independent School Awards, Head of the Year - Winner 2013, TES Independent School Awards, Outstanding Financial/Commercial Initiative - Winner Headmasters R.M.D. Grange (1933–1981) Alan Barraclough (1981–2002) Dr Gerard Silverlock (2002–2006) Simon Collins (2006–2025) Phillip Makhouli (April 2025 – present) Notable pupils Simon Thomas, television presenter Jeremy Vine, television journalist and presenter Tim Vine, comedian References External links Aberdour School Website Aberdour School ISN Report Oblique aerial photograph of house and grounds in 1928; another such image
Abingdon County Hall Museum

Abingdon County Hall Museum (also known as Abingdon Museum) is a local museum in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. The museum is run by Abingdon Town Council and supported by Abingdon Museum Friends, a registered charity. It is a Grade I listed building. Building The building was built as a county hall for Berkshire, Abingdon being Berkshire's county town; it was to serve as the principal sessions house and administrative home for the Justices of the county. The county hall was designed in the Baroque style by Christopher Kempster who trained with Sir Christopher Wren on St Paul's Cathedral. It stands on large pilasters with a sheltered area beneath for use as a market or other municipal functions and was completed in 1683. Nikolaus Pevsner said of the building: "Of the free-standing town halls of England with open ground floors this is the grandest". It housed a courtroom for the assizes until 1867 when Abingdon ceded that role to Reading Assize Courts. Following the completion of a major restoration of the building, Queen Elizabeth II, visited the town hall, signed the visitor's book and unveiled a plaque in November 1956. Collections and exhibitions The museum's collections were started in 1919. The museum has permanent collections and presents temporary exhibitions several times a year. There are also smaller exhibitions on local themes that are changed every month. The Monks' Map of the River Thames around Abingdon in the 16th century has been held at the town's Guildhall since 1907. A reproduction of the Anglo-Saxon Abingdon Sword, discovered in the river at Abingdon and held by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, has also been put on display. In December 2011, with the help of British Motor Heritage, the last MGB Roadster sports car, which came off the production line in Abingdon in 1980 was lifted through a window 30 feet up, for display in the museum's main gallery. From 2010 to 2012, the museum and building underwent a two-year restoration programme, partly funded by the National Lottery. The museum was informally reopened to visitors by Martha Howe-Douglas, an actress in the BBC television series Horrible Histories, in July 2012 and was officially reopened by the Duke of Gloucester on 8 March 2013. A new museum café was established in the basement. References
Abingdon County Hall Museum

El Abingdon County Hall Museum (también conocido como Abingdon Museum) es un museo local de Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Inglaterra. Pertenece al Ayuntamiento de Abingdon y esta apoyado por Abingdon Museum Friends,​ una organización benéfica registrada. Es un edificio protegido de grado II. Edificio Fue construido como casa consistorial del condado de Berkshire, siendo Abingdon la capital del condado. Su función era servir como la sede principal de las sesiones y centro administrativo judicial del condado. Fue diseñado en estilo barroco por Christopher Kempster, discípulo de Sir Christopher Wren en la Catedral de San Pablo.​ Descripción Se compone de una planta baja abierta al exterior mediante arcadas de medio punto para su uso como mercado u otras funciones municipales y se completó en 1683. Toda la fachada se articula con grandes pilastras de orden gigante y capiteles corintios​​ Nikolaus Pevsner dijo del edificio: "De los consistorios de Inglaterra con plantas bajas abiertas, éste es el más grandioso".​ Albergó una sala de audiencias para los tribunales​ hasta 1867, cuando Abingdon cedió ese papel a Reading Assize Courts.​​ Museo Sus colecciones se iniciaron en 1919. Tiene una exposición permanente y organiza varias exposiciones temporales varias veces al año, así como exposiciones más pequeñas sobre temas locales cada mes.​​ Entre otras cosas se exhibieron una reproducción de la espada anglosajona Abingdon, descubierta en el río en Abingdon y en manos del Museo Ashmolean de Oxford.​ Entre 2010 a 2012, el museo y el edificio se sometieron a una restauración, financiado en parte por la Lotería Nacional. El museo fue reabierto informalmente a los visitantes con la presencia de Martha Howe-Douglas, una actriz de la serie de televisión Horrible Histories,​ en julio de 2012​ y fue oficialmente reabierto por el duque de Gloucester el 8 de marzo de 2013.​​ Se abrió una nueva cafetería en el sótano.​ Referencias
Abingdon Lock

Das Abingdon Lock ist eine Schleuse in der Themse bei Abingdon, in Oxfordshire, England. Sie wurde 1790 von der Thames Navigation Commission gebaut. Das Wehr schließt sich von der Nordseite des Flusses an die Schleuseninsel an und hat einen Fußweg. Nach Angaben einer Tafel an der Tür des jetzigen Schleusenwärterhauses wurde dies 1928 errichtet. Geschichte Die Schifffahrtsroute bei Abingdon hat im Laufe der Zeit gewechselt. Der Swift Ditch war der ursprüngliche Hauptarm der Themse. Der Flussarm näher am Ort wurde von den Mönchen von Abingdon Abbey ausgebaut und das ursprüngliche Wehr soll von ihnen im 10. Jahrhundert gebaut worden sein. Im Swift Ditch wurde von der Oxford-Burcot Commission 1635 eine Stauschleuse gebaut, was diese Strecke zur Hauptschifffahrtsroute machte. 1788 wollten die Bürger von Abingdon die Route an ihren heutigen Verlauf verlegen. Dies geschah im Hinblick auf den Wilts & Berks-Kanal, der mit dem Fluss verbunden werden sollte. In der Folge wurde das Abingdon Lock gebaut und Ende 1790 eröffnet. 1811 heißt es, das Schleusenwärterhaus läge rund 800 m flussabwärts. Zugang zur Schleuse Die Schleuse ist von der Abingdon Bridge entlang des Flusses auf der Andersey Island zu erreichen. Ein anderer Zugang ist von Abingdon über Abbey Meadows und das Wehr möglich. Der Fluss oberhalb der Schleuse Nahe dem Wehr ist der Kanal, den die Mönche der Abingdon Abbey angelegt haben. An der Schleuse liegt Andersey Island, die vom Swift Ditch im Süden begrenzt wird. Weiter flussaufwärts liegt die Nuneham Railway Bridge (auch als Black Bridge bekannt), über die die Eisenbahnlinie nach Oxford verläuft. Aufwärts davon wendet sich der Fluss an der Lock Wood Island nach Norden. Der Themsepfad, der den Fluss an der Schleuse überquert, verläuft von dort auf der Westseite des Flusses bis zum Sandford Lock. Siehe auch Schleusen und Wehre der Themse Weblinks Einzelnachweise