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St George's Catholic School

St. George's Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary school, with academy status, in Maida Vale, Westminster, London, England. The school also offers sixth form education franchised from St Thomas More Catholic School. History In 2010, Ofsted stated that "St. George’s has undergone a remarkable transformation and has now confidently emerged from a turbulent period". The school received publicity in 1995 when headmaster Philip Lawrence was fatally stabbed whilst intervening in a fight outside the school gates in order to protect a pupil. His bravery and dedication were commemorated in the Philip Lawrence Awards which recognise young people's achievements in making a positive difference to their communities. His life and work is marked within the school by the Philip Lawrence Friendship Garden. Following Lawrence's death, the school went through many years of difficult transition and appeared as part of the television drama Ahead of the Class which followed the headship of Marie Stubbs. In regards to Stubbs' term, Paul McGuire of the South China Morning Post wrote "The fact that the school was deemed a national example of good practice after only four terms was a remarkable achievement by any standards." In 2006 head teacher Martin Tissot joined the staff; he is also now head teacher of St Thomas More Catholic School, Wood Green. In 2009 the school became the fifth most improved school in the country. In 2010 Ofsted inspected the school and it was rated outstanding. The school also gained dual specialisms in business and humanities. In March 2013 the school converted to academy status. School performance and inspection judgements The school has one of the highest Value Added scores, measuring how much progress pupils make in England. In 2013, 55% of pupils achieved five A*-C GCSE grades including English and maths. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups, with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and those with English as an Additional Language is within the top quintile nationally. The school is also in the highest quintile for pupil deprivation. Despite this context, almost all groups of pupils outperform the average for their group in national examinations. As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2014, with a judgement of Outstanding. Facilities In 2010, major construction work as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme was completed and the school added the Curran Block. This includes ICT, science and drama facilities as well as a new rooftop sports area. Communications The Dragon is the school's magazine. Launched in 2006, and issued termly, it is written by staff and pupils. Notable alumni Peter Egan (born 1946), actor. Tokio Myers (born 1984), musician. References External links Official website
St George's Square

St George's Square is a very long garden square in affluent Pimlico, Central London. It benefits from gardens and a church in its central area. Near the northern acute angle, the square is intersected by Lupus Street. Pimlico tube station is a short distance east. Its north-east side is in effect Belgrave Road and southern side is arterial Grosvenor Road which is lined by a small public garden in front of the River Thames. History Pimlico's development was started in 1835 by the landowner, the Marquess of Westminster, and the building was supervised by Thomas Cubitt who also designed the gardens. St George's Square was originally laid out in 1839 as two parallel streets running north–south but by 1843 had been developed into a formal square lined on two long sides and two sides of an angle in the north. It was London's first residential "square" open to the River Thames. In 1854 the first residents moved in. From the 1840s until 1874 the square had a pier, St George's Wharf, in latter decades its service expanded from watermen whose numbers were already low to steamers. Its land was since 1722 in the parish of St George Hanover Square. It and the parish were named after the patron saint of England, Saint George. In the small riverside garden, Pimlico Gardens, stands a stone statue by John Gibson of William Huskisson MP — the first person run over and killed by a railway engine. Huskisson wears a stone Roman senatorial toga. It was designed for the Royal Exchange and moved sites in 1915. The statue was described by Sir Osbert Sitwell as "boredom rising from the bath". The Church of St Saviour (1864) stands at the north end of the square; it was designed by Thomas Cundy the Younger, surveyor for the Grosvenor estate. Next to it stands the church hall, housing the kindergarten that once employed Diana, Princess of Wales. Residents The square has had many notable residents. The author Bram Stoker died at number 26 in April 1912, Dorothy L. Sayers lived in an unfurnished room for three months in 1920, the author and gamesman Stephen Potter lived at number 56 in 1924 while teaching at a crammer at number 68, William Makepeace Thackeray's eldest daughter Anne Ritchie made her home at number 109 from 1901 to 1912, and father of lawn tennis Walter Clopton Wingfield died at number 33 in April 1912. Today The overall shape and Cubitt's buildings remain: four- and five-storey white stucco townhouses whose number has been reduced. More buildings are today on the east than west side, where a school ground occupies part. The townhouses are almost completely divided into apartments. Demographic replies to a survey of residents in 2007 were published by the local authority: 34% of residents were aged between 30 and 45 years and the dominant ethnic group self-identified as White British (75%). References External links St George's Sq Pimlico Facebook page 5 Fields Pimlico Community Network Media related to St George's Square at Wikimedia Commons
St George's Square

St George's Square est une très longue place dans le quartier de Pimlico, à Londres, qui abrite les bâtiments d’une église dans sa zone centrale. La station de métro Pimlico est à une courte distance à l'est. Son côté nord-est est en fait Belgrave Road et le côté sud est l'artère Grosvenor Road bordée d'un petit jardin public situé en face de la Tamise. Histoire Le développement de Pimlico a été lancé en 1835 par le propriétaire, le marquis de Westminster, et le bâtiment a été supervisé par Thomas Cubitt, qui a également conçu les jardins. La place Saint-Georges a été aménagée à l'origine en 1839 sous la forme de deux rues parallèles nord-sud, mais en 1843, elle avait été transformée en un square officiel bordé de deux côtés longs et de deux côtés d'un angle au nord. C'était la première "place" résidentielle de Londres ouverte sur la Tamise. En 1854, les premiers habitants s'installèrent. Entre les années 1840 et 1874, la place possédait une jetée, St George's Wharf. Au cours des dernières décennies, son service passait de vendeurs d’eau, dont le nombre était déjà faible, aux bateaux à vapeur. Résidents La place a eu beaucoup de résidents notables. L’auteur Bram Stoker mourut au numéro 26 en avril 1912, Dorothy L. Sayers vécut trois mois dans une pièce non meublée en 1920, l’auteur et joueur Stephen Potter vécut au numéro 56 en 1924 alors qu’il enseignait chez un crammer au numéro 68 et Anne Thackeray Ritchie, la fille aînée du romancier Makepeace Thackeray, s’est installée au numéro 109 de 1901 à 1912 Aujourd'hui La forme générale et les bâtiments de Cubitt demeurent : maisons de ville en stuc blanc à quatre et cinq étages dont le nombre a été réduit. Il y a aujourd'hui plus de bâtiments à l'est qu'à l'ouest, où une cour d'école occupe une partie. Les maisons de ville sont presque toutes divisées en appartements. Les réponses à une enquête démographique auprès des habitants de 2007 ont été publiées par les autorités locales : 34% des habitants sont âgés de 30 à 45 ans et le groupe ethnique dominant s'identifie comme étant de race blanche (75%). Références Liens externes Réseau communautaire 5 champs Pimlico Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
St George's Shopping Centre (Preston)

St George's Shopping Centre, formerly The Mall Preston and The Mall St George, is a shopping centre in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. History The shopping centre opened in November 1964, as St George's Shopping Centre. It was originally an open air centre, and was roofed over during refurbishment in 1981. It was further refurbished in 1999. In May 2004, when The Mall Fund took over the centre, they were greeted with an ageing shopping centre. The shopping centre was rebranded as The Mall, and a massive development scheme was planned. Small stalls, main shops, cafes, restaurants, toilets, and escalators were overhauled. The introduction of television screens in the shopping centre has given information and news to the shoppers in the centre. The Mall Company also put 'Ask Me' points in the centre, so that shoppers could ask members of staff directions and other information. In March 2010, the shopping centre was acquired by Aviva Investors for £87 million. and subsequently, in September 2010, The Mall was rebranded under its original name St George's Shopping Centre. The centre was again sold in 2015. This time for £73 million to IRAF UK Dragon. In 2016, the Fishergate entrance to the shopping centre was refurbished, as well as the corridors leading from the Fishergate and Lune Street entrances to the central rotunda. In 2019, the Lune Street entrance and corridor were closed due to most of the shop units being vacant. Despite the corridor only being refurbished 3 years earlier, it was removed and a Matalan store now takes its place. IRAF UK Dragon went into administration in 2021 and the centre was sold to the Adhan Group. Centre information The centre is arranged around a large circular glass roofed rotunda in the centre, which was originally known as "The Bullring", when it was open air, and where there is now a Costa Coffee, Radiating from the rotunda are large halls and promenades, lined with shops and stalls. Glass roofs and walls are also evident in the centre. A two-floor hall leads to Friargate, with another hall leading to Fishergate on the upper floor. A third route on the lower floor to Lune Street was closed in 2019. The rotunda also has a third floor with offices and access to the centre's car park. Transport links St George's is located between the city's two main shopping streets of Fishergate and Friargate, and runs its own multi-storey car park above the centre, which vehicles access from Lune Street. There is a Preston Park & Ride bus stop outside the centre's Lune Street entrance, and Fishergate is served by several bus routes. The centre is within half a mile of Preston railway station and Preston bus station. References External links St George's Shopping website
St George Wharf

St George Wharf is a riverside development in Vauxhall, Lambeth, London, England, located on the southern bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge. Vauxhall (St George Wharf) Pier is a calling point for Uber Boat by Thames Clippers riverboats RB1, RB2 and RB6 services. The 93,000-square-metre (1,000,000 ft2) mixed-use development is located between the Vauxhall Cross road junction and the river, and is near Vauxhall station. The River Effra, one of the Thames' many underground tributaries, empties into the river close by. This development should not be confused with the smaller St George's Wharf which is in Shad Thames, London SE1, close to Tower Bridge. Construction Construction of St George Wharf was carried out in phases by developers St George, part of Berkeley Group Holdings, with blocks opening between 2001 and 2010. St George Wharf Tower was the final block to be completed, opening in 2012. The development comprises over 1,400 apartments, as well as offices, retail units and restaurants. It was designed by the architecture practice Broadway Malyan. St George Wharf comprises the following blocks: Admiral House Anchor House (21 St George Wharf, SW8 2FH) Aquarius House Armada House Bridge House (18 St George Wharf, SW8 2LP/Q) Drake House Ensign House (12 St George Wharf, SW8 2LU) Flagstaff House Fountain House Galleon House Hamilton House Hanover House (7 St George Wharf, SW8 2JA) Hobart House Jellicoe House Kestrel House Kingfisher House Sentinel Point The Tower St George Wharf Tower is a residential skyscraper. It is 181 metres (594 ft) tall with 49 storeys. It is cited as the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom, however there are 10 apartments within The Shard, which is taller. By 2021, two fully residential towers in London had also exceeded St George Wharf Tower in height: Newfoundland Quay and Landmark Pinnacle. Helicopter crash At 07:57 GMT on 16 January 2013, a helicopter collided with a crane being used in the construction of the St George Wharf Tower. The helicopter crashed in nearby Wandsworth Road, killing the pilot. One person on the ground also died, and a number of others were injured. Carbuncle Cup In October 2006, St George Wharf was nominated and made the Building Design shortlist for the inaugural Carbuncle Cup, which was ultimately awarded to Drake Circus Shopping Centre in Plymouth. References External links https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410
St George in the East

St George’s-in-the-East ist eine anglikanische Kirche im Londoner Stadtteil Wapping. Erbaut wurde die Kirche 1714 bis 1717 im Stil des englischen Barockklassizismus durch den Architekten Nicholas Hawksmoor im Rahmen des 1711 vom britischen Parlament verabschiedeten Kirchenbauprogramms für Fünfzig Neue Kirchen. Nach außen stellt sie einen kubischen, durch starke Vorsprünge artikulierten Baukörper mit massivem Westturm dar, dessen aus Strebepfeilern gebildeter oktogonaler Turmaufsatz als Vorbild den gotischen Turmaufsatz der Kathedrale von Ely verwendet. Den Zugang zu den Emporen vermitteln vier Treppentürme mit ähnlich gestaltetem, aber überkuppelten Aufsatz. Das Innere zeigte einen kreuzförmig über vier Säulen angelegten Zentralbau. Die Kirche wurde im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1941 ausgebombt, der Innenraum wurde 1964 innerhalb der bestehenden Umfassungsmauern modern ausgebaut. Literatur Kerry Downes: Hawksmoor. Thames & Hudson, London 1970, ISBN 0-500-20096-3, S. 116–121. Mohsen Mostafavi, Hélène Binet: Nicholas Hawksmoor London Churches. Lars Müller Publishers, Zürich 2015, ISBN 978-3-03778-349-8 Weblinks
St George in the Meadows, Nottingham

St George in the Meadows is a parish church in the Church of England in The Meadows, Nottingham, England. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest. History The foundation stone was laid on 8 July 1887 by Henry Smith Wright MP The parish was carved out of that of St Saviours in the Meadows, Nottingham. The nave of the church was consecrated on 12 June 1888 by the Rt. Revd. Dr. Edward Trollope, Bishop of Nottingham, acting for the Bishop of Southwell. The nave was designed by Richard Charles Sutton. The chancel was consecrated by the Bishop of Derby on 16 April 1898. It was designed by George Frederick Bodley and erected at a cost of £2,000. The Lady Chapel was intended to be built to the designs of Bodley, but Cecil Greenwood Hare designed a larger one which was built between 1914 and 1915. The church is located in the Meadows area of Nottingham. The parish merged with that of St. John the Baptist's Church, Leenside, Nottingham when that church was demolished after damage during the Second World War. Stained glass The church is dominated by the west window containing St Michael and St George, which was designed in 1927 by Burlison and Grylls but not installed until 1938. The north aisle contains six windows each with an English saint, by Horace Turrell Hincks of Hincks and Burnell which were added between 1924 and 1934. The Lady Chapel windows are by Whitefriars and date from 1948 and 1949. Tradition The parish of S George's is within the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham and, while taking part in the Christian life of the diocese, is under the spiritual guidance of the Bishop of Beverley. It is a daily Mass parish, but during the present time of interregnum the offering is reduced with said Masses on Mondays at 6.00pm, Wednesdays at 10.00am, and Fridays at Noon, with a Sung Mass and Junior Church on Sundays at 11.00am. Organ The organ was built by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd at a cost of £500 and was dedicated on 1 September 1895. It was temporarily housed at the end of the south aisle, but when the chancel was completed, and an organ chamber built in 1905–6, it was moved and the case was designed by George Frederick Bodley. The specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. See also Listed buildings in Nottingham (Bridge ward) Sources External links Google Street View Facebook Page for Up-to-date Information
St George the Martyr Holborn

St George the Martyr Holborn ist eine anglikanische Kirche im London Borough of Camden. Sie ist nahe der Kirche St George’s, Bloomsbury gelegen, mit der sie den Friedhof gemeinsam hat. Die in einfachen klassischen Formen als Ziegelbau ausgeführte Kirche wurde 1703 bis 1706 von Arthur Tooley für 3.500 £ als Kapelle der Pfarrkirche St Andrew, Holborn erbaut. 1723 kaufte die Kommission zur Errichtung von Fünfzig Neuen Kirchen die Kirche und gründete an ihr eine Pfarrei mit dem Patrozinium St. Georg. Seine heutige Gestalt erhielt das Bauwerk im frühen 19. Jahrhundert mit dem Anbau des Turmes durch John Buonarotti Papworth und vor allem 1867 bis 1869 durch Samuel Sanders Teulon. Literatur Simon Bradley, Nikolaus Pevsner: London: The City Churches. (The Buildings of England). Penguin Books, London 1998. ISBN 0-14-071100-7. Weblinks
St George the Martyr, Holborn

St George the Martyr Holborn is an Anglican church located at the south end of Queen Square, Holborn, in the London Borough of Camden. It is dedicated to Saint George, and was originally so-called to distinguish it from the later nearby church of St. George's Bloomsbury, with which it shared a burial ground (now St George's Gardens). While the historical name remains its formal designation, it is today known simply as St George's Holborn. History The church was built in 1703–06 by Arthur Tooley, as a chapel of ease to St Andrew, Holborn. Tooley was paid £3,500 to build the chapel and two houses by a group of fifteen trustees including Sir Streynsham Master. It was later bought by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches and became a parish church in 1723, receiving the dedication to St George, in honour of Streynsham Master's governorship of Fort St George in India. The antiquary William Stukeley was the rector from 1747 to his death there in 1765. The church was remodelled in the early nineteenth century by J. B. Papworth, who added a bell-tower and two frontages to what had previously been a plain brick building, and once again in 1867–69 by S. S.Teulon, who almost entirely changed the exterior, removed the galleries and added the present columns and roof. After the death of Joseph Stalin the Rev. Stanley Evans, M.A. gave a memorial service in his honour on 13 March 1953. It was at this church that Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath married on Bloomsday in 1956. Conservation The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 24 October 1951. Organ The organ has been listed as a historic instrument by the British Institute of Organ Studies. The first organ was erected in 1773; it has been rebuilt over the years. See also HTB network Notes External links St George's Holborn homepage Diocese of London
St George's Church of England Foundation School

St George's Church of England Foundation School, often referred to as St George's, is an all-through school in Broadstairs, Kent, catering for students for 4 to 19 years (primary and through secondary). The school was created in the mid-1970s by joining the two old schools of St George's Boys School and St George's Girls C of E School (founded 1841) together into one building. History The original St George's School opened in Ramsgate in 1841. In September 1967, St George's Girls C of E School moved from Ramsgate to a new building in Broadstairs near Dane Court Grammar School, with St George's Boys School moving to the site in 1973, after the construction of more facilities. By 1975 it was a co-educational school called St George's C of E School, and later became a Business and an Enterprise school. The 1960s and 1970s buildings stood until early 2010, when it was knocked down and a school building was built next to the site. The new school building was part of the Government's 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme. It cost about £23M, with state-of-the-art facilities and modern equipment in all areas. The old buildings were almost entirely demolished. Although the school wasn't officially opened until September 2010, staff moved in on 20 April 2010, Year 11 and Sixth Form on 21 April, Years 9 and 10 on the 22nd and Years 7 and 8 came in on the 22nd. Due to the demand for a new primary school in the Thanet area, St George's received funding to build a new primary phase to open in September 2016. This was the first time that the school had a Primary Section since 1925. Notable former pupils Sid Gueran, Footballer Sir William Jordan, Former High Commissioner for New Zealand Hannen Swaffer, Journalist References
St German’s Priory

St German’s Priory ist eine ehemalige Prioratskirche und heutige Pfarrkirche (Parish church) im Ort St Germans im Osten der südenglischen Grafschaft (county) Cornwall. Die Kirche trägt das Patrozinium des hl. Germanus von Auxerre (um 378–448); sie ist als Grade-I-Bauwerk eingestuft und gehört zum Major Churches Network. Lage Der Ort St Germans liegt etwa 20 km westlich der Hafenstadt Plymouth. Die Kirche liegt oberhalb des River Tiddy am östlichen Ortsrand von St Germans in einer Höhe von etwa 10 m. Geschichte Gemäß der lokalen Überlieferung soll der Bischof Germanus während einer Missionsreise in den Süden Englands um das Jahr 430 hier eine Kirche gegründet haben. Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung stammt jedoch erst aus der Mitte des 10. Jahrhunderts, als hier ein Sitz der Bischöfe von Cornwall bestand. Nach der Eroberung Englands bauten die Normannen zahlreiche bedeutende Kirchen und Kathedralen in ihrem neuen Herrschaftsgebiet, darunter befand sich auch St German’s. Im Jahr 1161 richtete der Bischof von Exeter hier ein Augustiner-Priorat ein, das jedoch nur 23 Jahre lang Bestand hatte. Im Zuge der Auflösung der englischen Klöster unter Heinrich VIII. wurde das Priorat aufgelöst (1539); die Kirche blieb jedoch als Pfarrkirche erhalten. Architektur Abgesehen von dem – damals wie heute aus der Gebäudeflucht heraustretenden – normannischen Portal mit seinem gezackten Archivolten- und Gewändedekor, das dem ausgehenden 11. Jahrhundert angehört, und der imposanten Doppelturmfassade, stammt der heutige Zustand der ursprünglich einschiffigen Kirche weitgehend aus dem 13. und 14. Jahrhundert, also der Stilepoche des Perpendicular Style. Beide Türme und auch die beiden Langhausseiten sind zinnenbekrönt, wodurch eine gewisse Wehrhaftigkeit angedeutet wird. Das heute zweischiffige und holzgewölbte Langhaus mit seiner beinahe vollständig durchfensterten Ostwand gehört zu den abgelegenen Meisterwerken englischer Kirchenarchitektur. Siehe auch Das im Jahr 1510 erbaute kapellenartige Brunnenhaus der etwa 15 km nördlich gelegenen Dupath Well gehörte ehemals zu den Besitztümern des Priorats. Literatur The Minster, Cathedral and Priory Church of St Germanus of Auxerre. St Germans, Cornwall (Diocese of Truro). White Line Publishing 1986, ISBN 978-0-948205-00-2 (pdf, englisch) Weblinks St German’s Priory – Fotos + Infos (englisch) St German’s Priory – Foto + Infos (englisch) Einzelnachweise