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Chirk-Aquädukt

Das Chirk-Aquädukt (englisch Chirk Aqueduct, walisisch Dyfrbont y Waun) führt den Llangollen-Kanal auf der Grenze zwischen England und Wales bei dem Ort Chirk über das Tal des Flusses Ceiriog. An seinen beiden Enden befinden sich Warte- bzw. Ausweichbecken, da seine Breite nur für ein Narrowboat bemessen wurde. Im Norden folgt der 421 m lange Chirk-Tunnel. Westlich des Chirk-Aquädukts steht das später gebaute und etwas höhere zweigleisige Chirk-Viadukt der Bahnstrecke Shrewsbury–Chester. Das von Thomas Telford entworfene und unter seiner Anleitung ausgeführte Bauwerk war nach dem Longdon-on-Tern-Aquädukt sein zweites Aquädukt und der unmittelbare Vorläufer seines Pontcysyllte-Aquädukts. Geschichte Der geplante Ellesmere-Kanal, der unter anderen den Llangollen-Kanal umfasste, hatte 1793 die Genehmigung der Parlaments erhalten. Die Betreibergesellschaft, bei der William Jessop der beratende Ingenieur war, beauftragte Thomas Telford mit seiner Planung, darunter die beiden bedeutendsten Aquädukte, das Chirk- und das Pontcysyllte-Aquädukt. Das Chirk-Aquädukt war bei Baubeginn das größte seiner Art in Großbritannien. Sein Bau begann im Juni 1796 und war 1801 fertiggestellt. Es steht seit 1987 unter Denkmalschutz (Grade II*). Beschreibung Das Chirk-Aquädukt ist zwischen seinen hohen, gemauerten Widerlagern rund 165 m (540 ft) lang und 7,62 m (25 ft) breit. Sein Trog war ursprünglich 3,35 m (11 ft) breit und hatte eine Wassertiefe von 1,52 m (5 ft). Sein Boden bestand aus gusseisernen Platten. Die gemauerten Seitenwände waren 1,68 m (5 ft 6 in) hoch. An seiner östlichen Seite verläuft der Treidelpfad mit einem Geländer an der Außenseite. Der Wasserspiegel des Chirk-Aquädukts liegt 21,34 m (70 ft) über dem des Flusses. Das Aquädukt hat hohe Mauerwerkspfeiler und 10 Rundbögen mit einer Stützweite von je 12,19 m (40 ft). Deren Zwickel sind nicht, wie früher üblich, mit Bruchsteinen verfüllt, sondern enthalten längs angeordnete Mauern, auf denen die eisernen Platten liegen. Die Trogwände bestanden aus Werksteinen, die von einer Zementschicht und Ziegelmauerwerk und schließlich von einer Bruchsteinmauer gestützt wurden. Später wurden die Seitenwände des Troges auch aus Gusseisen ausgeführt, um die Dichtigkeit zu verbessern, und die Wege und Schultern erhöht. Weblinks Einzelnachweise
Chirk Aqueduct

Chirk Aqueduct is a 70-foot (21 m) high and 710-foot (220 m) long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England–Wales border, spanning the two countries. History The aqueduct was designed by civil engineer Thomas Telford for the Ellesmere Canal. The resident engineer was M. Davidson who also acted as resident engineer on a number of Telford's other works. The foundation stone was laid on 17 June 1796 and it was completed in 1801. It has a cast iron trough within which the water is contained. The masonry walls hide the cast iron interior. The aqueduct followed Telford's innovative Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct on the Shrewsbury Canal, and was a forerunner of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, also on the Llangollen Canal. The aqueduct was briefly the tallest navigable one ever built, and it now is Grade II* listed in both England and Wales. It forms part of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct World Heritage Site. Description The aqueduct consists of ten arches, each with a span of 40 feet (12 m). The water level is 65 feet (20 m) above the ground and 70 feet (21 m) above the River Ceiriog. The stone work is yellow sandstone. William Hazledine provided the ironwork for the aqueduct. Originally built with iron plates only at the base of the trough, iron side plates were added to the aqueduct in 1870 to alleviate leakage. The Chirk Tunnel starts at the north end of the Chirk Aqueduct, allowing the canal to continue on towards Llangollen. Chirk Railway Viaduct was built later alongside the aqueduct. It is slightly higher than the aqueduct. As is true for the entire Llangollen Canal, a steady current flows in the aqueduct with the narrow cross-section of the aqueduct's trough amplifying this flow. See also List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom List of bridges in Wales References External links Chirk Aqueduct at chirk.com 360 Degree Panoramic View at BBC Shropshire (Java Applet Required)
Chirk-aquaduct

Het Chirk-aquaduct is een aquaduct of kanaalbrug in het Llangollen Canal. Het is 220 meter lang en 27 meter hoog. Het gaat over de Ceirog-vallei bij Chirk, op de grens tussen Engeland en Wales. Het is een onderdeel van het Aquaduct en kanaal van Pontcysyllte dat bij de sessie van 2009 toegevoegd werd aan het UNESCO-werelderfgoed. Het aquaduct is ontworpen door ingenieur Thomas Telford als onderdeel van het Ellesmere Canal. M. Davidson was de belangrijkste man ter plaatste en hij heeft ook op andere projecten met Telford samengewerkt. De eerste steen werd gelegd op 17 juni 1796 en het aquaduct werd voltooid in 1801. Het geheel is gemaakt van natuursteen, maar de bak waar het water in staat is van gietijzer. De gemetselde muren nemen het zicht op de gietijzeren bak weg. Het was als eerste voorzien van een jaagpad. De totale kosten bedroegen 20.898 pond sterling. Het aquaduct was een vervolg op het innovatieve Longdon-on-Tern-aquaduct van Telford in het Shrewsbury Canal en een voorloper van het Pontcysyllte-aquaduct, ook op het Llangollen-kanaal. Het was korte tijd het hoogste aquaduct ooit gebouwd. In april 1966 kreeg het een Grade II* status. Het aquaduct telt 10 bogen elk met een lengte van 12 meter. Gemeten vanaf het diepste punt van de vallei ligt de brug zo’n 21 meter hoger. William Hazledine was verantwoordelijk voor de levering van de gietijzeren platen. Aanvankelijk lager er alleen platen op de bodem van het aquaduct, maar door lekkage problemen zijn de zijkanten in 1870 ook met platen bekleed. Later is nog een spoorbrug naast het aquaduct gelegd. Deze ligt hoger en de twee zijn daardoor gemakkelijk te onderscheiden. Bij het aquaduct ligt ook de Chirk Tunnel. Foto's
Chislehurst Common

Chislehurst Common is an open space in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east London. It is jointly managed with St Paul's Cray Common. The common was used for cricket matches in the 18th century. It was the home venue of Chislehurst Cricket Club which played several known matches against London Cricket Club from 1738 to 1741. Cricket is still played on Chislehurst Common as the Chislehurst and West Kent Cricket Club has its ground in the south-west corner of the common on Cricket Ground Road. Cricket venue The earliest known use of Chislehurst Common for cricket was in July 1738 when Chislehurst played London in a game that "turned several times" until finally being won by London. The venue was subsequently used in June 1740 for another Chislehurst v. London match, again won by London. It was the intended venue for Kent to play London on 26 June 1741, but it was rained off. The Chislehurst club declined after 1741. The Common was used in 1752 when Kent played Surrey, although it was used occasionally for cricket during the 19th and 20th centuries. References External links Chislehurst and St Paul's Cray Commons
Chiswick Town Hall

Chiswick Town Hall stands on Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick, London, facing Turnham Green. It is a Grade II listed building. History In the mid 19th century St Nicholas Parish Council had met in a variety of different locations including, latterly, the Boys' National School at Turnham Green. After parish leaders found that this arrangement was inadequate for their needs, they elected to construct a purpose-built vestry hall: a site on Turnham Green, which had previously been open land, was purchased for the benefit of the parish in 1874. The new building was designed by William Joshua Trehearne in the Italianate style and opened in 1876. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto Heathfield Terrace; the central section featured a porte cochère flanked by Corinthian order columns on the ground floor; there were three round arched windows on the first floor with a pediment above. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber on the first floor. After the area became an urban district in 1896, civic leaders decided that it would be necessary to extend the building. They launched a fund raising campaign to establish a lasting memorial to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee; at least part of the fund, to which the Duke of Devonshire had been a significant donor, was used to finance the extension. The extension was designed by the council surveyor, Arthur Ramsden, with three extra bays to the east on Heathfield Terrace and an extra nine bays along Sutton Court Road; the principal rooms in the extension were the main assembly hall, initially known as the Devonshire Hall, and a large reception room, which became known as the Hogarth Hall. The enlarged complex re-opened as Chiswick Town Hall in February 1901. In December 1901, a bust of the local painter, William Hogarth, which had been commissioned by the philanthropist, John Passmore Edwards, was unveiled by the painter, Sir William Richmond, in the newly named Hogarth Room. The building became the town hall of Chiswick Urban District in 1927 and of the merged Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick in 1932 but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged London Borough of Hounslow was formed in 1965. It was subsequently used as a local register office until Feltham Lodge became the main register office for London Borough of Hounslow and it still remains an approved venue for marriage and civil partnership ceremonies. A Citizens Advice Bureau was also established in the building. A programme of restoration works was carried out by T&B Contractors to plans by A3 Architects in 2010. References
Chiswick Town Hall

L'Hôtel de ville de Chiswick se dresse sur Heathfield Terrasse, à Chiswick, à Londres. C'est un bâtiment classé Grade II. Histoire Les terres de l'actuelle mairie ont été achetées en 1874 pour la paroisse et la Sacristie a été construite pour cet usage. En 1896, la propriété a été transférée au nouveau Chiswick Urban District Council. La propriété a alors été agrandie, et le nouvel hôtel de Ville a été inauguré en février 1901. Usage Avec les changements au niveau du gouvernement local, Chiswick fait maintenant partie de l'Arrondissement Londonien de Hounslow, et la mairie n'est plus le centre du gouvernement local. Cependant, quelques services du conseil s'y trouvent encore. La mairie est utilisée par divers groupes locaux de façon régulière, et à l'occasion d'événements tels que des concerts et des salons d'antiquités. Le bâtiment et son intérieur sont également utilisés de temps à autre par des équipes de télévision. Références Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Chiswick School

Chiswick School is an English secondary school with academy status in Chiswick, West London. It educates more than 1,500 pupils, aged 11 to 18 years. This number includes 400 pupils studying at the upper school sixth form within the school grounds. The current headteacher is Laura Ellener. The school operates a very wide curriculum, mainly focusing on Science and the Arts, and has many co-curricular activities. Admissions The school has a wide catchment, encompassing its native borough of Hounslow, but also areas including Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond, and Hammersmith and Fulham. Half of the school's students are of minority ethnic backgrounds, and 44% are from ‘disadvantaged’ backgrounds. 50% have English as their second language. The percentage of disadvantaged students receiving help from the pupil premium is also above average. In 2023, the School changed its Year 7 admissions policy to admit 'up to 10 pupils who show musical aptitude and qualify for pupil premium funding', making it the only school in the UK with such an arrangement. History Chiswick County School for Girls opened in 1916 in Burlington Lane, and Chiswick County School for Boys opened in 1926 beside the girls' school. Rory K. Hands was appointed head of the boys school in 1963, and in 1966, he oversaw a merger of the two institutions, to form the co-educational Chiswick County Grammar School. Shortly thereafter, the Borough proposed that Hands' grammar school should be merged with two nearby secondary modern schools to form a comprehensive school, following Circular 10/65. This amalgamation created Chiswick Comprehensive School, which opened in 1968. The new school operated across two sites, with the lower school (for ages 11 to 14) occupying what had been the secondary modern school's buildings at Staveley Road, and the upper school operating on the old grammar school site at Burlington Lane. In 1973, some of the buildings at Staveley Road had to be closed as they were made of brittle high alumina cement. The school was forced to operate with a "village of huts"; Hands maintained school morale with a production of The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan. He retired the headship in 1975 after suffering a series of heart attacks. Dame Helen Metcalf was the school's headteacher from 1988 to 2001, providing strong and emotionally intelligent leadership. Sometime after 1978 the school was renamed Chiswick Community School; the name reverted to Chiswick School when it became an academy on 1 March 2012. Awards Chiswick Calendar Community Participation Award, Winner 2023 & 2024 Secondary School of the Year, Pearson Teaching Awards, Bronze Winner 2025 National Schools Theatre Award-Best Play 2024 ( Animal Farm) TES Excellence in Creative Arts 2023 Great Big Dance off Regional winners (SW and London) 2025 Notable pupils References External links Official site Official Twitter National Archives: minutes of the School Board 1872-1903 Visit Gallery
Speakers' Corner

El Speakers' Corner (el "Racó de l'orador" en anglès) és una zona on es permet parlar en públic que està situada a l'extrem nord-est del Hyde Park, a Londres. Es permet parlar als oradors sempre que la policia consideri que els seus discursos no violen la llei. Contràriament a la creença popular no existeix immunitat davant la llei ni existeixen temes proscrits. En la pràctica la policia tendeix a ser força tolerant i solament intervé quan rep queixes o si s'utilitza llenguatge ofensiu. Existeixen altres àrees en altres parcs de Londres que també són conegudes com a Speakers' Corners, (per exemple, Finsbury Park, Clapham Common, Kennington Park i Victoria Park), com també en altres països. Es considera una mesura que afavoreix la llibertat d'expressió, ja que no cal ser ningú en especial o reservar l'espai per començar un discurs. En altres països Austràlia Hi ha un Speakers' Corner a The Domain a Sydney. Canadà Hi ha un Speakers' Corner a Regina (Saskatchewan) situat a la riba nord del Llac Wascana. Països Baixos Hi ha un Speakers' Corner anomenat Spreeksteen a Amsterdam a l'Oosterpark. Singapur Hi ha un Speakers' Corner establert pel govern d'ençà l'1 de setembre de l'any 2000 al Parc Hong Lim. Trinidad i Tobago Hi ha un Speakers' Corner al Woodford Square de Port of Spain. Bibliografia The Speakers (1964) per Heathcote Williams A Summer in the Park - A Journal of Speakers' Corner (2004) per Tony Allen, prefaci de Ken Campbell Enllaços externs (anglès) The Speakers' Corner web site - Lloc web qui conté arxius de vídeo i ràdio d'intervencions a Hyde Park El Speakers' Corner de Hyde Park a Flickr - Imatges (neerlandès) Web sobre el Spreeksteen - Arxius de ràdio, tv i vídeo del Speakers' Corner neerlandès de 2005
Speakers' Corner

Speakers' Corner er en plads i det nordøstlige hjørne af Hyde Park i London ved på Marble Arch og Tyburn. Der er plads til taler og debat specielt søndag morgen. Den erstattede Reformer's Tree længere inde i parken. De fleste talere er ukendte og ofte excentriske. Men senere kendte som Karl Marx, Lenin, Abdur Raheem Green og George Orwell har talt fra Speakers' Corner. Kandidater fra de store politiske partier har også talt fra Speakers' Corner under deres valgkamp. Speakers' Corner er et symbol for ytringsfrihed, da alle uanset politisk overbevisning, race, køn, religion, seksuel orientering kan tale uanmeldt om hvilket som helst emne (som politiet tillader), selv om de må regne med, at tilhørere af modsat mening afbryder med tilråb. De fleste af talerne møder op hver søndag med indøvede taler, men det er også de faste ballademagere, som forsøger at latterliggøre de svage talere. Den nærmeste undergrundstation er Marble Arch. På Folkemødet på Bornholm har Bornholms Tidende opstillet en lignende talerstol.
Speakers’ Corner

Speakers’ Corner (englisch für „Ecke der Redner“) ist ein Versammlungsplatz am nordöstlichen Ende des Hyde Parks in London in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft zum Marble Arch. Durch einen Parlamentsbeschluss vom 27. Juni 1872 (Royal Parks and Gardens Regulation Act) darf hier jede Person ohne Anmeldung einen Vortrag zu einem beliebigen Thema halten und auf diesem Weg die Vorbeigehenden um sich versammeln. Hinweisschilder weisen aber darauf hin, dass die Britische Monarchie und die königliche Familie nicht Inhalte einer Rede sein dürfen. Typischerweise stellen sich die Redner auf eine mitgebrachte Kiste, um etwas erhöht sprechen zu können, wovon der Ausdruck Soapboxing abgeleitet ist. Die Kisten werden zusehends von kleinen Trittleitern abgelöst. Berühmtheiten wie Karl Marx, Lenin und George Orwell sprachen am Speaker's Corner. Esther Kreitman lässt in ihrem Roman Brilyantn (1944) den sozialistisch gesinnten Ostjuden Leybush hier das Wort ergreifen, um den Ersten Weltkrieg als „imperialistischen Krieg“ gegen die Arbeiter zu bezeichnen. Die flüchtige Aufmerksamkeit der Zuhörer muss er dafür Pazifisten, Kriegsbefürwortern, christlichen Predigern und Frauenrechtlerinnen abringen. Am 18. März 1945 starben drei Menschen, als Speakers’ Corner von einer „V2“-Rakete getroffen wurde. Im Wahlkampf sieht man hier zuweilen auch Vertreter der großen Parteien. Weblinks Hyde Park Union – Dokumentarfilm über Speakers Corner von Claudia Hempel und Nils Werner (Filmausschnitt, englisch) Anmerkungen
Speakers' Corner

Lo Speakers' Corner (in italiano "angolo degli oratori") è un'area dell'angolo nord orientale di Hyde Park, a Londra, vicino a Marble Arch e al luogo dove sorgeva il patibolo di Tyburn. È un luogo tradizionale di discorsi pubblici e dibattiti, specialmente la domenica mattina, che ha preso il posto di un luogo precedente, più all'interno del parco, noto come Reformer's Tree. Anche se molti dei suoi oratori abituali sono persone comuni, ha anche ospitato discorsi di persone famose come Karl Marx, Lenin, George Orwell e William Morris, e talvolta viene usato dai candidati dei principali partiti politici inglesi per le loro campagne elettorali. Notevole esempio del concetto di libertà di opinione, qualsiasi persona può presentarsi senza essere annunciata e parlare su praticamente qualsiasi argomento desideri, anche se questo diritto non è limitato al solo Speakers' Corner. Non c'è alcuna immunità dalla legge né ci sono argomenti proibiti, ma in pratica la polizia interviene solo quando riceve una denuncia. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Speakers' Corner
Speakers' Corner

Speakers' Corner is een gedeelte in het noordoosten van het Hyde Park waar al van oudsher sprekers in het openbaar hun mening verkondigen over politiek, cultuur en religie. Ook andere parken in Londen hebben zo'n plaats, maar Speakers' Corner is de enige die ook echt zo gebruikt wordt. Slechts twee onderwerpen zijn verboden om over te praten: de Britse koninklijke familie en het omverwerpen van de regering van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Oorspronkelijk stonden op de plek van Speakers' Corner de galgen van Tyburn. De terdoodveroordeelden mochten voor ze werden opgehangen nog eenmaal vrijuit het woord voeren. Vanaf 1783 werd hier niemand meer opgehangen, maar de gewoonte dat mensen hier in het openbaar hun mening konden geven, bleef bestaan. In navolging van Londen is er sinds 1 september 2000 ook een Speakers' Corner in Singapore en verder in Sydney, Port of Spain, Gent en Amsterdam. In Amsterdam bestaat de Speakers' Corner sinds 2005 in het Oosterpark als Spreeksteen. In Gent is het initiatief sinds 2012 bekend als "De stem van Gent".
Speaker's Corner

O Speakers' Corner (Recanto do Orador) é um local situado no nordeste do Hyde Park, em Londres, Reino Unido. Tradicionalmente, no Speakers' Corner, qualquer cidadão pode fazer discursos criticando qualquer um, com exceção da Família Real e do governo inglês. Para discursar, o orador tem de estar sobre um caixote ou em cima de uma cadeira pois, segundo a tradição britânica, o orador não pode estar sobre o solo inglês, se o orador não estiver a calcar em solo inglês ele estará isento das leis e tradições britânicas. Existem locais semelhantes ao Speakers' Corner para discursos livres na Austrália, Trindad e Tobago, Singapura, Holanda e Estados Unidos da América. Grandes discursos e protestos O Speakers' Corner já foi palco de discursos de integrantes do partido socialista britânico. O alemão Karl Marx havia discursado no Speakers' Corner. O primeiro grande protesto realizado no Speakers' Corner aconteceu em 1855. O protesto foi descrito por Karl Marx como o início da revolução inglesa. Em 1866, a organização conhecida como Liga da Reforma usou diversas vezes o Speakers' Corner para fazer discursos. As autoridades britânicas reprimiram diversas vezes discursos no Speakers' Corner durante o século XIX. Mas em 1872 a força do movimento democrático fez com que o governo permitisse os discursos. Em 15 de fevereiro de 2003, as autoridades impediram um evento no Speakers' Corner para protestar contra a guerra do Iraque. Oradores famosos Karl Marx George Orwell Vladmir Lenin Ver também Hyde Park Discurso Protesto Ligações externas O que significa o “Speakers’ Corner”? Artigo de Peter Bradley diretor do Speakers’ Corner Trust. Página contendo vídeos de discursos no Speakers' Corne
Speakers' Corner

Speakers' Corner (engelska för 'talares hörna') är en plats där det är tillåtet för vem som helst att hålla offentliga tal. Speakers' Corner har London, men även på andra platser och i andra länder. Tvärtom mot vad många tror är man inte immun mot lag eller åtnjuter total yttrandefrihet, men det finns heller inga ämnen som är särskilt förbjudna. Man får tala så länge som polisen inte ingriper, men polisen är oftast tolerant och ingriper normalt endast om det kommer många klagomål eller om talen är obscena eller opassande. Speakers' Corner i Hyde Park Den mest kända Speakers' Corner är kanske det i det nordöstra hörnet av Hyde Park i London, nära Marble Arch. Denna diskussionsplats kom till efter oroligheter i parken 1855, då parkbesökare var mycket upprörda över en lag som förbjöd handel på söndagar (den enda dag de var lediga). 1872 etablerades en fast plats diskussionsplats här via en lag i parlamentet. Idag är det främst förespråkare för idéer som inte kan spridas i vanliga media som söker sig till parkhörnet. Under årens lopp har även en lång rad mer namnkunniga talare stämt upp sin röst i Hyde Park, däribland Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, George Orwell och William Morris. Av de cirka hundratalet allmänna diskussionsplatserna i London, etablerade mellan 1855 och 1939, är den i Hyde Park den enda som återstår på 2000-talet. Se även Yttrandefrihet Fria talares tribun på Sergels torg Referenser Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, tidigare version. Noter Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Speakers' Corner.