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Lostock High School

Lostock High School (previously known as Lostock College) is a mixed, 11-16 secondary modern school in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England. The school has a capacity of 740 and currently enrols 505 students. History From 2010 to 2013, there were plans to merge Lostock College (as it was then known) with Stretford High School to create a new academy. These plans faced significant opposition from parents at both schools as well as students at Lostock. As of January 2021, Lostock was "supported by Stretford High School" with executive headteacher Mrs Nicola Doward overseeing both schools. In 2012, Lostock High School was criticised by Nick Pickles of Big Brother Watch for having four CCTV cameras located in children's toilets. In 2018 and again in 2019, Lostock High School was included on a list of schools released by the government detailing schools which had failed to meet government minimum standards. It was subsequently branded one of "England's worst schools" by the Daily Mirror. In 2020, 13-year-old Lostock High School pupil Tamia Riley, who is mixed-race, launched a petition calling for retailers to have 'more variety and skin tones in nude undergarments'. Riley received support from her school for her campaign and was the subject of local and national media attention, appearing on the BBC's children's news programme Newsround. Facilities The school previously had specialist status as an Arts College, and funds were used for a new Music Suite with ICT support and a digital recording suite. A successful lottery bid was used to renovate and relaunch the community arts theatre, and build a new dance studio used by both the school and the community. Notable former pupils Tony Vaughan, former professional football player Darren John Langford, Spencer in Hollyoaks Leon Anwar, Dominic in Coronation Street John Browne, guitarist from progressive metal band Monuments (metal band) Lyndsey Marshal, actress References External links School Website OFSTED Report News.bbc.co.uk
Lostwithiel Stannary Palace

The Stannary Palace, also known as the Duchy Palace, was a complex of buildings operated by the Dukes of Cornwall as the centre of their administration. The surviving exchequer hall is a Grade I listed building. History This building was part of a very large complex, covering more than 2 acres (8,100 m2), built by Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall in around 1280 during the reign of King Edward I. In the 14th century, the complex, which included a great hall, an exchequer hall, a coinage hall and a smelting house, was used by the Edward the Black Prince, then the Duke of Cornwall, as his exchequer headquarters. When the Black Prince paid his first visit to Lostwithiel and Restormel Castle in 1353, he installed the Prince of Wales' plume of feathers on the apex of the exchequer hall roof where they remain. In 1495, King Henry VII directed that "the standard weights for Cornwall to be kept at Lostwithiel". The Cornish stannaries were suspended as a consequence of the Cornish rebellion of 1497. Henry VII restored the stannaries in return for a payment from the tin miners of the, at the time, enormous sum of £1,000, to support his war on Scotland. In addition to restoring the stannaries and pardoning the people who participated in the rebellion, Henry's Charter of Pardon of 1508 provided that no new laws affecting miners should be enacted without the consent of twenty-four stannators, six being chosen from each of the four stannaries at Lostwithiel, Launceston, Truro and Helston. In 1533, John Leland stated that "in Lostwithiel is the Shire Hall for Cornwall and it is the Shire town for Cornwall." In August 1644, the English Civil War was at its height and the town of Lostwithiel was taken by Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex who made it his headquarters. During the battle of Lostwithiel the town, including the great hall, was badly damaged. After the great hall fell into a state of decay, the surviving exchequer hall became the main meeting place for the stannators i.e. leaders of the tin making industry. After the last tinners' parliament was held in the town in 1751, the building slowly fell into decay and was sold to the local freemasons lodge in 1878. The complex was used as a masonic hall for 120 years until it was purchased by the Prince's Regeneration Trust in late 2008. The trust carried out extensive repairs, in partnership with the Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust, which now manages the building. Following refurbishment by contractors Carrek, to a design by Purcell, Miller Tritton, the building was re-opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall on 17 July 2013. See also Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament Cornwall (territorial duchy) Kingdom of Cornwall Stannary law Stannary References
Lot’s Ait

Lot’s Ait ist eine Insel oder Werder (englisch Ait) im von den Gezeiten beeinflussten Abschnitt der Themse nahe Brentford im Borough of Hounslow in London, England. Die Insel hat eine Größe von ungefähr 4.738 m². Geschichte Lot’s Ait wird oft zusammen mit dem benachbarten Brentford Ait genannt. Die Insel wurde früher zum Anbau von Gras als Viehfutter sowie von Korb-Weiden genutzt. Sie war einst als Barbel Island (dt. Barbeninsel) bekannt und ein ergiebiges Fischereigebiet. Von den 1920er Jahren bis in die späten 1970er Jahre gab es auf der Insel eine Werkstatt zur Reparatur von Barken. Die Werkstatt wurde verkauft und stillgelegt, die Insel verwilderte. 2002 wurde die Insel zum Verkauf angeboten und es gab einen vorläufigen amtlichen Nutzungsplan mit der Möglichkeit, ein Restaurant und ein Bootslager zu betreiben. Die Insel ist über eine Fußgängerbrücke zugänglich und bei Niedrigwasser kann man vom Ufer in Brentfort zur Insel laufen. Mit dem Boot kann man die Insel von der Goats Wharf in der Nähe der Brentford High Street erreichen. 2011 wurde die Insel von der lokalen Firma John’s Boat Works gepachtet, die die Schiffswerkstatt wieder in Betrieb nahm. Im Januar 2012 wurde eine neue Fußgängerbrücke gebaut, die die Insel mit Brentford am Smith Hill verbindet. Sonstiges Die Insel wurde für einige Szenen im Film African Queen genutzt. Szenen des Films Stratton: First into Action wurden ebenfalls auf der Insel gedreht. Siehe auch Liste der Inseln in der Themse Weblinks Literatur Leigh Hatts: The Thames Path. From the Sea to the Source. Cicerone, Milnthorpe 2005, ISBN 1-85284-436-1. T. F. T Baker, University of London, Institute of Historical Research: A History of the county of Middlesex (= Victoria history of the counties of England. Band 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Willesden parishes.). Für das Institute of Historical Research durch Oxford University Press, Oxford 1982, OCLC 59178433, Chiswick: Introduction, S. 50–51 (online). Einzelnachweise
Lot's Ait

Lot's Ait is a 1.724-acre (0.7 ha) ait (river island) in the Thames. It is on the Tideway near Brentford, in the London Borough of Hounslow, England. History Lot's Ait, covering 1.724 acres (0.7 ha), has a very narrow divide from larger, downstream Brentford Ait. It was for centuries used for growing of grass and osiers: basket willows, used for basketry, furniture, and cart-making, as well as cattle fodder. It was once known as Barbel Island being a fruitful area for fishing. It contained a yard where barges were repaired until 1980, when it was sold. It acquired a wild character with naturalised willows, rotting boats and rusting dock roofs and became a haven for wildlife. In 2002, the island was offered for sale with outline planning permission for a restaurant, a leisure facility and boat storage. It is accessible by footbridge, at low tide in sturdy boots across the thick, shifting mud bed of the channel against the Brentford shore, and by water from the slipway Goats Wharf off Brentford High Street. In 2011, a lease on the island was granted to a local company, John's Boat Works, which commenced boat building works on the island for the first time in over 30 years and put it back into use. In January 2012, a new footbridge, Dahlia Bridge, was installed to link the island to the Brentford bank of the Thames at Smith Hill. It was designed by Beckett Rankine and built and installed by MSO Marine. In popular culture Film scenes in The African Queen Stratton Lots Ait boatworks featured in an episode of George Clarke's Amazing Spaces Site of the art performance "Offshore Rig" (1987) by Bow Gamelan Ensemble, which was the subject of an Alter Image (channel 4) documentary. See also Islands in the River Thames Notes References External links Lot's Ait.com official site
Loughborough Carillon

The Loughborough Carillon is a carillon tower and war memorial in Loughborough, England. It is in Queen's Park, and is a well-known landmark, visible from several miles away. It is 152 feet (46 m) high. Plans were finalised in 1919 and when completed in 1923 it was the first four-octave carillon in England, the concept being associated with Belgium where so many British servicemen lost their lives during the 1914–1918 Great War. The Carillon was designed by Sir Walter Tapper, and is now grade II listed. The carillon has 47 bells, all of which were cast at John Taylor Bell Foundry in Loughborough. The carillon was built by William Moss and Sons Ltd of Loughborough. The dedication was held on Sunday 22 July 1923, led by Theodore Woods, Bishop of Peterborough, and Field-Marshal William Robertson. The carillon was played by city carillonneur Jef Denyn, and the service included a piece Memorial Chimes composed by Edward Elgar for the occasion - the manuscript of which, donated to Charnwood Borough Council in the 1950s, was rediscovered in 2012. There are recitals every Thursday (1300 till 1400) and Sunday (1300 till 1400) throughout the summer. The Carillon is a grade II listed building. War Memorial Museum The tower features the War Memorial Museum, with three floors of military memorabilia. Exhibits include artifacts from each of the armed forces and both World Wars. Access up the tower is via a long spiral staircase, which precludes disabled access except to the ground floor. The bells In popular culture The song "Loughborough Suicide" by Indie group Young Knives starts with the line "I looked down from the carillon". One of the bells in the tower was used to record the start of the song "Hells Bells (song)" by hard rock band AC/DC. See also List of carillons of the British Isles References External links Elgar's Loughborough Memorial Chimes: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project War Memorial and Peace Carillons website - About the Loughborough War Memorial Carillon Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum Pictures of the Carillon Loughborough Roll of Honour Loughborough Carillon and War Memorial Museum – Go Leicestershire
Cottingley Towers and Cottingley Heights

Cottingley Towers & Cottingley Heights are twin high-rise towers of rented-flat accommodation on top of a hill in Cottingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Cottingley Towers & Cottingley Heights were previously the tallest residential buildings in Leeds, with 25 floors each. The towers are 72 metres (236 ft) tall but are not classed as skyscrapers. They were built between 1971-2 and were refurbished in 1989. The towers were once heralded as the tallest residential buildings in Europe. Much has been done to address crime in the area and levels of crime have subsided notably over the past 10 years. When built, it was decided not to put a flat number 13 in either block as some regard 13 to be unlucky, and this was also the first time buildings of this design had been constructed. The Towers and Heights fall within the Beeston and Holbeck ward of the Leeds City Council. References
BedZED

Il Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) è un piccolo quartiere della periferia sud di Londra, a Sutton, realizzato tra il 2000 e il 2002. Si tratta del primo insediamento a zero emissioni di CO2: 87 case, 17 appartamenti, 1405 metri quadrati commerciali, progettati dall'architetto Bill Dunster, senza emissioni fin dal momento della sua costruzione. I materiali naturali e riciclati, infatti, provengono da un raggio di 60 chilometri, così serve meno petrolio per trasportarli; il legno di quercia che isola le facciate esterne deriva da foreste locali; anche i mattoni, i blocchi e le lastre di gesso sono realizzati da fabbricanti della regione e i mobili degli appartamenti sono in plastica riciclata. Le case sono tutte dotate di pannelli fotovoltaici e di convogliatori d'aria, i quali, servono per garantire un giusto ricircolo dell'aria, in quanto le finestre non possono essere aperte per far sì che il calore nei mesi invernali non venga disperso. L'acqua piovana e l'acqua di scarico vengono raccolte e depurate e usate dagli abitanti del quartiere per irrigare le piante, l'arch. Dunster preoccupato dall'inquinamento creato dalla food miles (distanza percorsa dal cibo dalla produzione al consumatore finale), ha previsto che si realizzino aree adibite al giardinaggio e piccoli orti. Nel quartiere sono presenti delle stazioni di servizio dotate di impianti per ricaricare le auto elettriche, e le persone che non ne sono in possesso cercano sempre di condividere la propria auto (car-sharing) inoltre è previsto un progetto per l'utilizzo di veicoli elettrici utilizzati dai residenti versando una tassa annuale di £100 a cui vanno aggiunti chilometraggio e ore di utilizzo. Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su BedZED Collegamenti esterni BedZED, su archINFORM. (EN) BedZED, su Structurae.
Lound

Lound är en by och en civil parish i distriktet East Suffolk i grevskapet Suffolk i England. Orten har 363 invånare (2001). Byn nämndes i Domedagsboken (Domesday Book) år 1086, och kallades då Lunda. Referenser Externa länkar http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/suffolk/lound http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/lound.htm
Louth railway station

Louth railway station was a station in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. It served as a junction for several different now closed lines which converged on the town. The closure of the station has left Louth which has over 16,000 residents the largest town in Lincolnshire without a railway station. History The foundation stone of Louth railway station was formally laid on 8 July 1847 by Miss Charlotte Alington Pye, a popular ballad writer of the time (who used the pseudonym "Claribel" from a Tennyson poem). The architects of the station buildings were John Grey Weightman and Matthew Ellison Hadfield of Sheffield. The station was damaged by bombing on 19 February 1941 killing a local man, George Bradley, who was the fireman of an engine shunting in the goods yard. Louth Station was closed to passengers in 1970. The line northwards to Grimsby remained open for freight until 1980. A 5-car diesel multiple unit formed a special into Louth on 20 December 1980; at the time, the only remaining track was into the bay platform No. 1. The station building was saved from demolition and converted into flats. It is a Grade II listed building. Preservation future The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway plans to eventually extend their running line to Louth, however the original station building and the surrounding area cannot be reused as the terminus of the LWR, as it has been converted for residential use, and the former goods yard is now a mix of housing and industrial/retail outlets. A proposed new station will be built approx. 3/4 mile to the north of the original station. Louth North signalbox still stands in its original position by the adjacent level crossing. This has now been converted to a house. Route References External links Louth station on navigable 1946 O. S. map Louth station on Subterranea Britannica Station in 1954
Low Cocklaw

Low Cocklaw is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 3 miles (5 km) west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in Northumberland, England. Until the early 1980s it was a working farm but is now entirely residential. It is surrounded by rolling farmland which is dominated by cereal growing. Etymology Allen Mawer rather tentatively identified the early place-name Creklawe~Crokelawe attested in 1296 with Cocklaw. If so, the initial cr- points to a Cumbric origin: Cumbric crug 'hill', to which was later added Old English hlǣw 'hill'. But if this identification is incorrect, Cocklaw on its own would more obviously be an entirely Old English word, combining cocc 'cock' and hlǣw 'hill'. History Low Cocklaw is situated close to the ancient borough boundary of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which ran north–south at this point, and now forms part of the border between England and Scotland. A road or track runs along this part and, in the past, was a route allowing horse-drawn wagons travelling between England and Scotland to by-pass the tolls through Berwick. There were fords at the crossings of the rivers Tweed and Whiteadder and the wagons would need extra pulling-power to haul them up the hill north of the Whiteadder. Local tradition is that Low Cocklaw derives its name from this; a "law" being the local word for a hill and a "cock-horse" being a heavy draught horse. Hence the farm nearest the river, from which a draught horse could be hired, was Low Cocklaw and, for the next stage of the haul, the farm higher up the hill to the north was High Cocklaw. Further north again, on the other side of the hill on the same route, there is a Cocklaw Farm above Ayton village, which would have provided the same service for wagons travelling south from Scotland to England. Low Cocklaw is no longer a farm. It was converted into housing in the 1980s. On 6 July 2020 it had a population of 16, made up of 9 households. Governance Low Cocklaw is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. References
Low Maynard Reservoir

Low Maynard Reservoir is located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The storage reservoir is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain and supplies drinking water to London. History Construction of the reservoir was completed in 1870 by the East London Waterworks Company on former marshland. It is now owned and managed by Thames Water. Ecology The reservoir is part of the Walthamstow Reservoirs Site of Special Scientific Interest, and it supports a large concentration of breeding wildfowl. The fringes of the reservoir contain species of plants uncommon in Greater London, including: Caltha palustris Marsh-marigold Schoenaoplectus lacustris Common Club-rush Typha angustifolia Lesser bulrush Carex x subgracilis The 'graceful' sedge Recreation Access to the water, which is by permit only, is popular with birdwatchers, walkers and anglers. See also London water supply infrastructure References
Lowe Stand

Lowe Stand is an 18th-century folly built for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, and likely originally intended as a hunting lodge. It is situated in the South Yorkshire town of Hoyland, 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Barnsley. Today the stand is a Grade II listed building but is in a fairly advanced state of decay. In 2008 the deeds were handed over from the council to voluntary group, the Friends of Hoyland Lowe Stand (now the Lowe Stand Trust). The council has given permission to restore it according to the plan produced. References External links The Lowe Stand Trust Historic England. "Hoyland Lowe Stand (1151093)". National Heritage List for England.
Lower Huxley Hall

Lower Huxley Hall is a moated manor house in Cheshire, England, located about 6.5 miles (10 km) southeast of Chester. It lies roughly halfway between the villages of Huxley (to the southeast) and Hargrave (to the southwest), It dates from the late 15th century, with major additions and alterations in the 17th century. A small addition was made to the rear in the 19th century. It was originally a courtyard house, but only two wings remain. The house is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. History The house was originally the seat of the Clive family. John Tilston inherited the property upon the death of his elder brother Henry in 1613. Their father Ralph Tilston had purchased half of the Huxley estate from a relative Ralph Huxley in 1580. During the English Civil War the house was taken over by Colonel Croxton and the Parliamentary forces on 5 September 1644, and served as a base for the Siege of Chester. In 1810 it was described as being a farmhouse, and was still so in 1935. There is also a Higher Huxley Hall, less than half a mile immediately to the south which dates to at least the 13th century and is now run as a hotel. Architecture The house is approached by a bridge over the moat. This dates from the late medieval era, with its parapet and later work dating from the 17th century. It is constructed in ashlar pink and buff sandstone. On the hall side of the bridge is a semicircular archway. This is in Jacobean style, and is decorated with scrolls and finials. The bridge and archway are listed at Grade II*. The moated site on which the house stands is a Scheduled Monument. The east wing is partly timber-framed internally, the remainder being constructed in orange brick, with blue brick diapering. The dressings are in buff sandstone, and the house is roofed in Welsh slate with a stone ridge. It has two storeys and an attic, and its west front is symmetrical with three bays. The end bays project forward and have coped gables. They contain five-light mullioned and transomed windows in both storeys. The centre bay has two three-light mullioned and transomed windows in the lower storey, and a single similar window in the upper storey. Between the storeys in the central bay is a heraldic plaque. The south wing is in brick on a stone plinth, and also has mullioned and transomed windows. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Today the house is set in a 4-acre garden, described as having "follies; pergolas; arches; a moat; herbaceous, shrub and rose beds; within a picturesque arid romantic setting." See also Listed buildings in Huxley, Cheshire References Further reading External links Lower Huxley Hall on Flickr (2008 photograph by Jay Tilston)
Lower Rivington Reservoir

Lower Rivington Reservoir is at the end of the Rivington chain of reservoirs in Lancashire, England, with Upper Rivington Reservoir to the north, and Rivington Water Treatment Works to the south. The Rivington chain primarily supplies 70,000 households in the Wigan area. The chain was built to supply Liverpool. The engineer for the Rivington reservoirs was Thomas Hawksley and construction for the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks took place between 1852 and 1857. The Lower Rivington reservoir has two dams – the Millstone Embankment, which is 2,120 feet (646 m) long and 40-foot (12.2 m) high, and the Horwich Embankment, which is 1,660 feet (506 m) long and 61-foot (18.6 m) high. Filter beds were constructed at the foot of the Horwich Embankment, The original sand filters were replaced by a new treatment plant from where a pipeline runs to the service reservoirs at Eccleston, St Helens. The River Douglas was diverted through a paved channel in a deep cutting into Lower Rivington. On the Rivington bank of the reservoir is a folly which is a replica of Liverpool Castle, and to the south-west is the Headless Cross at Grimeford Village. There is an activity centre offering watersports and land-based activities on the Anderton bank of the reservoir. References