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Beeston Castle

Beeston Castle ist eine englische Burgruine in Beeston, Cheshire. Ihre Wurzeln reichen in die 1220er Jahre zurück. Geschichte Die von Ranulf de Blondeville, 4. Earl of Chester (1172–1232) erbaute Burg ging 1237 in den Besitz des englischen Königs Heinrich III. über. Ab dem Jahr 1643 diente sie als Festung der New Model Army im Englischen Bürgerkrieg. 1646 wurde Beeston Castle von Soldaten der königlichen Armee teilweise zerstört. Die Burgruine ist seit 1967 ein Grade I listed building. 2022 betrug die Besucherzahl etwa 52.000 Menschen. Beschreibung Die Ruine steht auf einem steilen Hügel und wird durch einen Halsgraben geschützt. Am Fuß des Hügels befindet sich ein Torhaus, das Mitte bis Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts erbaut wurde. Der Bau ist ein Grade II listed building und beherbergt in einem Anbau ein Museum mit Fundstücken aus der Jungsteinzeit und der Bronzezeit sowie Überreste einer Wallburg aus der Eisenzeit, die sich auf dem Gelände befand. Um die Burgbewohner mit frischem Wasser zu versorgen, wurden zwei Burgbrunnen in den Fels gehauen. Ein Brunnen ist mit 113 m Tiefe der tiefste Burgbrunnen Englands. Weblinks Informationen zur Burgruine von English Heritage (englisch) Einzelnachweise https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/beeston-castle-and-woodland-park/history/
Castello di Beeston

Il castello di Beeston è un castello medievale situato nel villaggio di Beeston, nella regione inglese del Cheshire Architettura Il castello è stato edificato su roccia arenaria e sorge a circa 110 metri d'altezza. Il castello di Beeston, oggi di proprietà dell'English Heritage, è composto principalmente da rovine ed è un edificio classificato al primo grado. Storia I lavori di costruzione del maniero risalgono al 1225 quando Ranulf de Blondeville, VII conte di Chester (1170–1232), di ritorno dalle crociate, volle edificare un castello di difesa del suo territorio. I lavori terminarono sotto il successore del conte, John de Lacy. Nel 1237 re Enrico III prese possesso del castello, che divenne luogo di raduno di truppe inviate poi a combattere in Galles. Il castello non fu mai adibito a dimora nobiliare, ma fu sempre solo una roccaforte di difesa. La sua importanza rimase marginale sino allo scoppiare della guerra civile inglese, durante la quale venne riutilizzato. Nel 1646 venne però parzialmente demolito, per impedire che potesse avere nuovamente funzioni militari. Si pensava che re Riccardo II avesse nascosto nelle segrete del castello un tesoro, che però non venne mai trovato. Note Bibliografia Damien Noonan, Castles & Ancient Monuments of England, Verona, Aurum Press, 1999. Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Beeston Castle Collegamenti esterni (EN) Sito ufficiale, su english-heritage.org.uk.
Бистонский замок

Бистонский замок (англ. Beeston Castle) — руины средневекового королевского замка в Бистоне, Чешир, Англия. Замок является памятником древности и находится в ведении фонда «Английское наследие». Стены форбурга, а также торхаус и куртина внутреннего двора по отдельности внесены в список национального наследия Англии и имеют статус памятников архитектуры I* категории. Замок, расположенный на 107-метровом песчаниковом утёсе, построен Ранульфом де Блондевилем, 6-м графом Честер (1170—1232), в 1220-е годы. В 1237 году после смерти единственного наследника Ранульфа, бездетного графа Хантингдона, замок Бистон и графство Чешир перешли во владение короля Генриха III. Замок поддерживался в хорошем состоянии вплоть до XVI века, когда перестал использоваться в военных целях. Тем не менее в 1643 году замок снова стал военной базой на время Гражданской войны в Англии. В 1646 году Оливер Кромвель приказал оставить и разрушить замок, чтобы не допустить его дальнейшего использования в качестве бастиона. В XVIII веке на территории замка функционировал карьер. По легенде, на территории замка зарыты королевские сокровища короля Ричарда II, однако многочисленные раскопки не принесли результата. См. также Список замков Англии Примечания Литература Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980), The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, ISBN 0-7153-7976-3 Ссылки Beeston Castle 3D reconstruction на YouTube Photographs and history of Beeston Castle Visitor information from English Heritage
Beeston Castle

Beeston Castle (walesiska: Castell Beeston) är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i kommunen Cheshire West and Chester i riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 250 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Beeston Castle ligger 140 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Beeston Castle är huvudsakligen platt. Beeston Castle ligger uppe på en höjd som går i nord-sydlig riktning. Närmaste större samhälle är Winsford, 13,2 km nordost om Beeston Castle. Trakten runt Beeston Castle består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Kommentarer Källor Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Beeston Castle.
Errwood Hall

The ruin of Errwood Hall is a popular tourist destination in the scenic Upper Goyt Valley within the Peak District of England. History Errwood Hall was built in the 1830s by Samuel Grimshawe, a wealthy Manchester businessman, and was occupied by the Grimshawe family for the next hundred years. The hall was the centre of a thriving estate of over 2,000 acres (8.1 km2), consisting of several farms, a school, the Cat and Fiddle Inn, a private coal mine and the hamlet of Goyt's Bridge. The family planted many specimen trees including an abundance of azaleas and rhododendrons. Samuel’s grandchildren were the last members of the family to live in the hall, which was later demolished in connection with the construction of the Fernilee Reservoir in 1934. Stones from the demolished hall were used to construct the water treatment works below the reservoir. Today Of the hall, only the foundations to ground floor level, and a few sections of wall, now survive. These have been consolidated and are in the care of the Peak Park Authority. On a hilltop a few hundred metres to the west of the hall ruins is the family graveyard, restored by North West Water in the 1980s. To the north of the hall is a small shrine or chapel, erected by the Grimshawe family to the memory of Miss Dolores de Ybarguen, a Spanish aristocrat who was the teacher at the estate school and governess to the Grimshaw family and who died on a visit to Lourdes. The shrine is still regularly used for private acts of devotion, intercession and remembrance. The rhododendrons planted by the Grimshawes have flourished and now have to be strictly managed. Goyt's Bridge and much of the farmland of the estate is now submerged under the waters of the Errwood Reservoir, though the old packhorse bridge after which the hamlet was named was relocated further up the valley. The hall and the surrounding area is one of the most visited parts of the Peak National Park, and is the starting point for many popular walks in the upper Goyt Valley. In recent summers it has also been the venue for a number of unofficial music festivals and rave parties. Literary reference The hall is the scene of the climax of the fantasy novel The Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner. References External links Errwood Hall Research Project at Whaley Bridge community website. https://www.goyt-valley.org.uk/errwood-hall/
Errwood Reservoir

Errwood Reservoir is a drinking-water reservoir in the Peak District National Park, within the county of Derbyshire and very close to the boundary with Cheshire. The reservoir was the second of two reservoirs built in the Goyt Valley, the other one being Fernilee Reservoir. It was authorised by the Stockport Corporation Act 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. clxix) and constructed by the Stockport Corporation Waterworks at a cost of £1.5 million, with work being completed in 1967; it is currently owned and operated by United Utilities. The reservoir provides drinking water for the town of Stockport and its surrounding areas, and it holds 4,215 million litres (1.113×109 US gal) of water. Errwood Sailing Club uses the reservoir for sailing training/racing, and fishing rights are controlled by Errwood Fly Fishing Club. The Peak District Boundary Walk runs across Errwood dam and passes above the eastern side of the reservoir. See also Errwood Hall References External links Media related to Errwood Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons Errwood Sailing Club
Escomb Church

Die Escomb Church, manchmal auch Escomb Saxon Church, ist eine kleine Kirche aus angelsächsischer Zeit im Ort Escomb in der Grafschaft (county) Durham im Nordosten Englands. Die als Grade-I-Bauwerk anerkannte Kirche hat kein Patrozinium (mehr). Lage Escomb liegt am River Wear und war bis zum Jahr 1960 eine eigenständige Gemeinde (Civil Parish); dann wurde sie in die ca. 22 km (Fahrtstrecke) nordwestlich liegende Kleinstadt Bishop Auckland eingemeindet. Geschichte Die von einem Friedhof umgebene Kirche stammt aus dem 7. oder 8. Jahrhundert, einer Zeit, als der Ort noch zum Königreich Northumbria gehörte. Die erstmalige urkundliche Erwähnung des Ortes stammt aus der Zeit um 995. Die im 13. Jahrhundert mit einem Portalvorbau auf der Südseite ausgestattete Kirche erhielt im frühen 19. Jahrhundert mehrere große Fenster und wurde noch bis zum Jahr 1860 als Pfarrkirche genutzt; danach war sie für die wachsende und in einer nahegelegenen Kohlegrube (pit) arbeitende Bevölkerung des Ortes zu klein geworden. Eine neue Kirche wurde gebaut, die jedoch im Jahr 1971 wieder abgerissen wurde. Heute ist der bereits in den Jahren 1875–80 umfassend restaurierte frühmittelalterliche Kirchenbau erneut die Pfarrkirche des nur noch etwa 200 Einwohner zählenden Ortes. Architektur Das aus Hau- und Ziegelsteinen bestehende Steinmaterial für den Kirchenbau stammt weitgehend vom ca. 3 km nordöstlich gelegenen, aber schon Jahrhunderte vor Baubeginn aufgegebenen römischen Militärlager (castrum) von Binchester. Die Kirche besteht aus einem etwa 13,30 m langen und 4,40 m breiten Schiff (nave) und einer davon durch einen im Scheitelpunkt ca. 4,60 m hohen Rundbogen abgegrenzten, nahezu quadratischen Apsis. Der gesamte Kirchenbau ist von einem im 19. Jahrhundert erneuerten offenen Dachstuhl mit Satteldach bedeckt. Ausstattung Zur Ausstattung der Kirche gehören ein achteckiger mittelalterlicher Taufstein sowie mehrere Grabsteine. An der Außenwand befindet sich eine Sonnenuhr aus angelsächsischer Zeit. Literatur M.A. und J.D. Whitehead: The Saxon Church Escomb Selbstverlag 1975 Peter Hunter Blair: An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England. Cambridge University Press 2003, S. 157f, ISBN 978-0521537773 Weblinks Escomb Saxon Church – Fotos + Infos (englisch) Siehe auch Angelsächsische Architektur St. Peter-on-the-Wall St Laurence (Bradford-on-Avon) Einzelnachweise
Igreja de Escomb

A igreja de Escomb é uma igreja paroquial em Escomb, Condado de Durham, uma aldeia a 2,4 km a oeste de Bishop Auckland. É uma das igrejas anglo-saxónicas mais antigas de Inglaterra e uma das três únicas igrejas anglo-saxónicas completas que restam em Inglaterra, sendo as outras São Lourenço e Todos os Santos. A igreja está classificada como Grau I. Referências Ligações externas Páxina oficial Arquivado em 2018-06-15 no Wayback Machine (em inglês)
Escowbeck

Escowbeck House a country manor house on Caton Lane in Quernmore near Lancaster, Lancashire was constructed in 1842 in extensive parkland and countryside. It is situated overlooking the Crook of Lune south of the road from Lancaster to Caton and Hornby, near where the Escow Beck from which it takes its name, flows into the River Lune. The name Escow Beck is derived from the Old Norse eski + hofud and bekkr meaning the beck by the ash tree hill. It was recorded as Escouthebroc in 1225 and Escouthe bec in 1241. The gardens, created in the early 20th century, had a fish pond through which the Escow Beck flows and boat house. The house was divided into five houses during the 1950s. Residents John Greg moved to the area in 1820 to manage a mill in Caton, part of Samuel Greg & Company, owned by his father. John Greg built Escowbeck and founded the Lancaster Guardian. After the death of John Greg, the Dobson family leased the house. The family suffered from typhus fever and were isolated as part of an epidemic for more than a year. Thomas Hodgson who built Lowe Mill in Caton lived at Escowbeck. In 1938 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Norman Seddon-Brown moved into the house. Greg Observatory The Gregs were interested in astronomy and John Greg built an observatory in a wooden structure built on stone foundations at Escowbeck. John's brother Robert and his sons Edward and John Phillip shared the interest. John Phillip Greg retired early to pursue his interest and was credited with being one of the first people to recognise the Geminid meteor shower. After the death of John Greg in 1882, his son Albert gave the contents of the observatory to Lancaster Corporation, and they were rehoused in a public observatory as a memorial to John Greg. Greg was an important employer and public figure who had been mayor of Lancaster three times, a magistrate and a charity and port commissioner. References Notes Bibliography Mills, David (1976), The Placenames of Lancashire, Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-5236-6
Esher Sixth Form College

Esher Sixth Form College is an open access, non-selective 16-19 Academy located in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England. Rated as "outstanding" in September 2022 by Ofsted, it now has around 2100 students enrolled, with a catchment drawn from north Surrey and southwest London. They offer over 40 A Level and BTEC National courses, with the opportunity to combine both. Location Esher Sixth Form College is very close to Thames Ditton railway station on the northern edge of Surrey. It is situated just south of the roundabout of the A309 and B364. History Grammar school The site was formerly Esher County Grammar School which moved there in 1965, having been established as Surbiton County Grammar in the 1920s. The original Surbiton site is now occupied by the Hollyfield School. Sixth form college The transformation into a sixth form college began in 1974 with the last intake of grammar school pupils. It became a wholly sixth form college in 1979, by which time it was known as Esher College and had approximately 1000 students. It has since expanded, and the 2021 prospectus describes the college as 'a community of over 1900 full-time students'. 16-19 Academy It became a 16-19 Academy in September 2019 and changed its name to 'Esher Sixth Form College' Former pupils India de Beaufort, actress Finn Cole, actor Josh Franceschi, (You Me at Six lead singer) Mike Galsworthy, science researcher and pro-EU advocate Camilla Kerslake, singer Keira Knightley, actress Ray Lewington, Watford F.C. assistant manager Rhea Norwood, actor Jamie T, musician Ruth Wilson, actress References External links Esher Sixth Form College official website Esher Sixth Form College Ofsted Report - September 2022 Esher College OFSTED Report EduBase
Estate Exchange

The Estate Exchange is a Grade II* listed Victorian office block on Fountain Street in Manchester, England. Designed by Thomas Worthington, it was built in 1852 for the Overseers' and Churchwardens' Offices, with two additional floors added in 1858. The building later became part of the Upper King Street conservation area and is now used as solicitors' offices. History The building was constructed in 1852 as offices for the Overseers and Churchwardens, according to its official listing. It was designed by Thomas Worthington, who also designed the two additional floors added in 1858. In 1970 the site was included within the newly designated Upper King Street conservation area, and on 3 October 1974, the Estate Exchange was designated a Grade II* listed building. As of July 2026, the building is used as solicitors' offices. Architecture The building is constructed in red brick with sandstone detailing and has a slate roof. It has a rectangular plan and is designed in an Italianate palazzo style. The front elevation has four windows and rises three storeys above a basement and attic, with the upper two floors added in 1858. It features channelled corner pilasters, a stone basement, sill bands at each level, a stone attic stage, a prominent cornice with brackets, and a pierced parapet with brick corner chimneys. The entrance is a round‑arched doorway on the right, with a panelled surround and cornice, leading to a recessed porch with internal steps. At ground level there are three cross‑windows with panelled surrounds and cornices. The first floor has four cross‑windows with moulded surrounds and pediments on brackets, the right‑hand window set slightly off‑centre above the doorway. The second floor forms a seven‑bay arcade of round‑arched windows, including a central niche with a shell canopy. Architectural historian Clare Hartwell considers it the best building on Fountain Street: "Each floor is treated differently and there is a range of oeil-de-boeuf windows in stone frames in the attic". See also Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Manchester-M2 References Bibliography Hartwell, Clare (2001). Manchester. Pevsner Architectural Guides. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071131-7.
St. Bonifatius (London)

Die Kirche St. Bonifatius (englisch St Boniface) im Londoner Stadtteil Whitechapel ist eine der beiden Kirchen der deutschsprachigen römisch-katholischen Gemeinde von London. Kirche Die Kirche St. Bonifatius in der Adler Street 47 wurde 1959 bis 1960 erbaut. Die Grundsteinlegung erfolgte am 7. November 1959 durch Kardinal William Godfrey. Er weihte sie auch am 2. Oktober 1960 zusammen mit dem Kölner Weihbischof Wilhelm Cleven. Die Kirche wurde von Donald Plaskett Marshall & Partnern entworfen. Die Inneneinrichtung wurde hauptsächlich von Künstlern aus Kevelaer gestaltet. Die Orgel wurde 1965 erbaut und stammt aus der Orgelbauwerkstatt Orgelbau Romanus Seifert & Sohn. Ortsteilprägend ist der 40 Meter hohe Kirchturm mit den vier erhalten gebliebenen Glocken aus dem Vorgängerbau aus dem Viktorianischen Zeitalter. Vorgängerbau Die jetzige Bonifatiuskirche ersetzte die ursprünglich 1875 von John Young (1797–1877) erbaute Kirche, die durch The Blitz, die deutsche Bombardierung Londons, zerstört wurde. Weblinks St Boniface’s German Church, Whitechapel St Boniface catholicdirectory.org Deutschsprachige Katholische Gemeinde St. Bonifatius London St. Boniface 47 ADLER STREET/EAST END/LONDON St Boniface German Church surveyoflondon.org Einzelnachweise
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art is a museum in Canonbury Square in the district of Islington, London in the United Kingdom. It is the country's only gallery devoted to modern Italian art and is a registered charity. The Estorick Collection was founded by the American sociologist and writer Eric Estorick (1913–1993), who began to collect art when he moved to England after the Second World War. Estorick and his German-born English wife Salome (1920–1989) discovered Umberto Boccioni's book Futurist Painting and Sculpture (1914) while they were on their honeymoon in 1947. Before the end of their trip they visited the erstwhile Futurist Mario Sironi in Milan and bought most of the contents of his studio, including hundreds of drawings. They built up the collection mainly between 1953 and 1958. The collection was shown in several temporary exhibitions, including one at the Tate Gallery in London in 1956, and the key works were on long-term loan to the Tate from 1966 to 1975. The Estoricks rejected offers to purchase their collection from the Italian government and museums in the United States and Israel. Six months prior to his death Eric Estorick set up the Eric and Salome Estorick Foundation, to which he donated all his Italian works. The Estorick Collection moved to its current premises in Northampton Lodge, previously the home and office of Sir Basil Spence, the British architect, a converted Grade II-listed Georgian house, in 1998. The project was supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The core of the collection is its Futurist works, but it also includes figurative art and sculpture dating from 1890 to the 1950s. It features paintings by Futurism's main protagonists: Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Gino Severini, Luigi Russolo and Ardengo Soffici, and works by Giorgio de Chirico, Amedeo Modigliani, Giorgio Morandi, Mario Sironi and Marino Marini. In addition to the main displays from the permanent collection, the Estorick Collection organises temporary exhibitions. References External links Media related to Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art at Wikimedia Commons Official website "Eric Estorick: The making of an art collector". The New York Times. 15 February 2008. "Eric Estorick, 80, Dies; Dealer in Modern Art". The New York Times. 27 December 1993. "Obituary: Eric Estorick". The Independent. 31 December 1993.
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

L'Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art est un musée d'art à Londres, au Royaume-Uni. Dans ses collections se trouvent principalement des œuvres futuristes et métaphysiques, par exemple La musica de Luigi Russolo et La Révolte du sage de Giorgio De Chirico. Collections Liens externes Ressource relative aux beaux-arts : Art UK (lieux d'art) (en) Site officiel Portail des musées Portail des arts Portail de l’Italie Portail de Londres