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Victoria Park, Portsmouth

Victoria Park is a public park located just to the north of Portsmouth Guildhall, adjacent to Portsmouth and Southsea railway station and close to the city centre in Portsmouth, Hampshire. It was officially opened on 25 May 1878 and was the first public park to be opened in Portsmouth. It was designed by Alexander McKenzie. The land had previously been the site of part of Portsmouth's defensive ramparts. It has a total area of around 15 acres (61,000 m2) and is planted with trees, shrubs and flowers. The centre of the park features an enclosed area which houses animals such as birds, rabbits and guinea pigs. The park has a brick and rubble lodge. A second lodge didn't survive to the present day. The park is also home to a number of monuments, with several of them being listed buildings. These mostly consist of obelisks but there is also one in the style of a Chinese temple in memorial of HMS Orlando. At the start of December 2022 a £3.2 million redevelopment of the park began with DM Habens as the primary contractor. It was supported by £2.4 million lottery grant. Memorials References External links Portsmouth Victoria Park details Archived 31 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine Official Website
Victoria Park (Portsmouth)

Victoria Park est un parc public situé juste au nord de Portsmouth Guildhall, à côté de la gare de Portsmouth et de la gare de Southsea et à proximité du centre-ville de Portsmouth, dans le Hampshire. Il fut officiellement inauguré le 25 mai 1878 et fut le premier parc public à être ouvert à Portsmouth. Il a été conçu par Alexander McKenzie. Il a une superficie totale d'environ 6 hectares et est planté d'arbres, d'arbustes et de fleurs. Le centre du parc comprend un espace clos qui abrite des animaux tels que des oiseaux, des lapins et des cobayes. Le parc abrite également un certain nombre de monuments. Ceux-ci consistent principalement en obélisques, mais il en existe également un dans le style d'un temple chinois. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Victoria Park, Portsmouth » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien externe Portsmouth Victoria Park détails Portail des espaces verts Portail de la botanique Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Victoria Park, Southport

Victoria Park Southport, Merseyside, England, is a public park. It is the venue for Southport Flower Show and several musical events. The show is traditionally held in August each year and has attracted both national and international film and TV coverage since the 1950s The park is also home to the British Musical Fireworks Championships which moved to the park from its previous home on Southport's Marine Lake in 2013. The British Musical Fireworks Championship is no ordinary competition, as each UK competitor who enters are required to synchronise their display to music, to win the competition. The park is also used for the RAF Woodvale Rally, that had to move to the location after Asbestos was discovered on the RAF base, just outside Formby in 2012. However this was cancelled in 2018 following a dispute with the organisers. It is also home to Southport & Birkdale Croquet Club. There are two crown bowling greens and pavilion which is home to Victoria Park Bowling Club. References
Victoria Park, Tipton

Victoria Park is a public park situated in Tipton, West Midlands (formerly Staffordshire), England. It is Grade II listed with the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. History It was opened on 29 July 1901 and named in honour of Queen Victoria, who had died in January of that year. 860 people in the Tipton area had signed a petition in 1893 for the development of a town park, and after sufficient donations and funding had been made available, development of the park was underway during 1899, although it was not fully complete until just after the official opening.[1] It was situated on Randalls Lane, Tipton Green, which was promptly renamed Victoria Road. Substantial housing development took place in the vicinity over the next 40 years and most of the houses are still in existence. The park includes a large lake, tennis courts, children's play area and a Cenotaph which was erected in 1921 in memory of the Tipton men who fallen in the Great War. The names of the Second World War dead were added after that conflict ended in 1945. A park keeper's bungalow was erected in the 1930s but had fallen into disuse by 1990, finally being demolished in 2005. Tipton Harriers hold a 5k road race every November in the park. References Tipton, A Third Selection - Keith Hodgkins and John Brimble (2001)
Victoria Recreation Ground, New Barnet

Victoria Recreation Ground is a public park in New Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet, United Kingdom. It is one of Barnet's 'Premier Parks'. It is mainly grassed with a children's playground, football pitches, tennis and basketball courts, a bowling green and a car park. There are flower beds which are the remains of a formal flower garden. The park is a roughly square area laid out in the late nineteenth century on land previously known as 'Mrs Cook's Farm', and Barnet Football Club played there in the 1889–90 season. The Shirebourne Brook runs along the south side of the park and the Pymmes Brook Trail passes north–south through the park. There is access from Park Road, Victoria Road, Lawton Road, and by a footpath and footbridge from Cromer Road. See also Barnet parks and open spaces References External links Victoria Recreation Ground, London Gardens Online Victoria Recreation Ground, Kids Fun London Victoria Recreation Ground, London Borough of Barnet
Victoria Square, London

Victoria Square is a small, rectangular garden square in Westminster, Greater London, beginning some 50 metres south of the remaining stables of the Royal Mews (on the large green block taken up by Buckingham Palace) and 150 metres north of Victoria bus station, which stands in front of Victoria Station. It has a statue of the young Queen Victoria. The main wing of the Goring Hotel separates the square from an almost identical-size space between buildings, as private gardens for the hotel. This is backed by one road, not four roads with parking and sets of pavements. Most of the Victoria and Belgravia area is part of the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Estate as to minor, overarching legal interests, especially the open spaces and the valuable freehold of shops. This square is such an instance, which has a lasting influence on local planning policy. However, most of the freeholds have been sold, sometimes facilitated by leasehold reform under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. Architecture and history Fronting the square are 26 houses, which are all Grade II* listed which is the second tier (and so second-rarest) of the pyramidal-hierarchy protection and recognition system. These are five-storey stucco-fronted properties designed by architect Sir Matthew Wyatt (1805–1886), a member of the Wyatt family — son of sculptor Matthew Cotes Wyatt and the grandson of James Wyatt; seeing them built in 1838–40 to celebrate the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign. Most of the houses fronting are now held as freeholds, the residual interest in their leases (reversions) having been bought from the Grosvenor Estate. Protection of planning law of character in this zone has been strengthened to preserve the appearance of Belgravia. Renovation The private gardens were in the 2000s decade renovated; for which residents gave between £100,000 and £1M in total. A statue of the young Queen Victoria by the artist Catherine Anne Laugel was specially commissioned then installed, in 2007. Former residents Author Ian Fleming (1908–1964) from 1953 until his death in 1964. The first of his James Bond novels, Casino Royale, was published shortly after he took his house, where he threw a post-premiere of From Russia with Love party on 10 October 1963 – at No. 16. Conservative Government Minister, then journalist, author and travel journalist, Michael Portillo (born 1953). Poet Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) from 1840 to 1844 – at No. 16. Musician John Ella (1802–1888) from 1868 to 1888 – at No. 16. Army officer, artist and author Henry Hope Crealock (1831–1891) from the 1860s until 1891 – at No. 20 Musician and composer Mike Oldfield for some time – at No. 1. Appearance in film In 1991, the square was used for the filming of the Merchant Ivory Productions adaptation Howards End. Notes and references Footnotes References
Victoria Viaduct

Victoria Viaduct, originally known as the Victoria Bridge, is a stone arch rail viaduct spanning the River Wear about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Washington in the City of Sunderland North East England. It was built as part of the Durham Junction Railway under the supervision of Thomas Elliot Harrison. History and design The bridge was constructed as part of the Durham Junction Railway, which had been sanctioned by act of parliament in 1834; the act allowed for traffic tolls on a bridge over the Wear, including tolls for road and foot crossing. A 170 ft (52 m) iron bridge suitable for passage by rail, foot and road vehicle was designed by John Green of Newcastle, but instead a stone arch bridge designed by James Walker was chosen. The contract to build the bridge was given to John Gibb & Son. of Aberdeen. The design was based upon the Alcántara Bridge in Spain. Construction began 17 March 1836 and was completed on 28 June 1838, the date of the coronation of Queen Victoria; as a result it was called 'Victoria Bridge'. The cost of construction was £40,338 5s. 10d. The bridge is 810 ft 9 in (247.12 m) in length and 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m) in width, with a height above water level of the top point of the arches of approximately 120 ft (37 m) It was constructed entirely of locally quarried Penshaw sandstone, excluding the quoins stones of the main arches, made of aberdeen granite. The viaduct carried a double track railway, and had a walkway on either side for pedestrians. The main arches had spans of 100 ft (30 m); 160 ft (49 m); 144 ft (44 m); and 100 ft (30 m). At either end of the viaduct were sets of three smaller spans of 20 ft (6.1 m). The main arches were semicircular with the exception of the main 160 ft span, which was a circular segment, spanning 160 ft with a rise of 72 ft. The three main piers and one of the arch abutments were founded on bedrock, the river pier required excavation to a depth of 24 ft (7.3 m) below the river bed to obtain that footing. One arch abutment was founded on 14 ft (4.3 m) long, 10 in (250 mm) diameter scotch fir piles, spaced at 3 ft (0.91 m). Above the first 5 ft (1.5 m) the piers contained voids to minimise mass. The bridge and line opened in August 1838. As built it was one of the largest bridges in Europe, being exceeded in arch length by the River Dee bridge at Chester, and in height by the Alcántara bridge, but not by other structures in both dimensions. Scheduled passenger trains on the line and viaduct ceased in 1964 following the Beeching Axe. The bridge continued to carry freight, and was renovated in 1989/90. Diverted passenger trains also used it occasionally, especially while the East Coast Main Line was being electrified. After closure of the freight terminal at Follingsby in 1991 the line and bridge were mothballed. The structure was grade II* listed in 1985. Future The proposed Tyne and Wear Metro Washington extension would use the viaduct. See also Leamside line Notes Further reading Notes References External links "Victoria Viaduct, Penshaw", transportheritage.com "Victoria Railway Viaduct", www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk
Victoria Works, Birmingham

The Victoria Works is a former factory and a Grade II listed building in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England. It was built in 1839–40 for the Joseph Gillott pen company, who manufactured dip pens, and was one of the first purpose-built factories in the Jewellery Quarter. It is situated opposite the Argent Centre, another building constructed for industrial use around the same period. The factory was one of the largest of its kind, with nearly 600 workers. Steam engines of 60 horsepower powered the mass production of the nibs. Overview Victoria Works was one of the main manufacturing plants during the Birmingham pen trade, a period in the 19th-century that positioned the city of Birmingham was the world's leading manufacturer of steel pens. Gillott was one of the most prominent manufacturers of that era, along with brothers John and William Mitchell, Josiah Mason, and James Perry. The book The Shops and Companies of London and the Trades and Manufactories of Great Britain, edited by Henry Mayhew in London in 1865, described the process of manufacturing a pen, also stating that there were between 500 and 600 girls working at the factory. Gillott produced steel pens at Victoria Works until 1956, when production moved to Dudley. Since then, the building has been occupied by various business (with T. Holland being from 1959 to 1981). In mid 1980s the building was refurbished, and converted into apartments and offices in early 1990s, and houses a mixture of different companies and residents. Gallery In 1874, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and his wife Alexandra visited the Victoria Works. Newspapers The Graphic and The Illustrated London News covered the event with illustrations that showed the factory facilities as well as the manufacturing process of Gillott's pens. See also Grade I listed buildings in the West Midlands Birmingham pen trade Further reading Strauss, G. L. M.; et al. (1864). "Gillott's Steel Pen Manufactory, at Birmingham". England's Workshops. London: Groombridge and Sons. pp. 4–11. References
Victoria bus station

Victoria bus station is a bus station outside London Victoria station. It is managed only by Transport for London. In 1970, work commenced on a substantial roof canopy. This was demolished in April 2003 as part of the station's refurbishment. Routes 3, 38, 52 and 390 terminate within the bus station while others pass through. Many other routes pass by on adjoining streets but do not enter the bus station. In January 2020, Victoria BID – the local Business improvement district – proposed removing the bus station from the mainline station forecourt to create a new "Station Square". Bus stops would be relocated to nearby streets. References External links Media related to Victoria Bus Station at Wikimedia Commons
Victory Park (Chorley)

Victory Park is a football ground in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The home ground of Chorley F.C., it opened in 1920. It has hosted some big games, including their FA Cup game against Wolves in the 2020/21 season. It has one seated stand, accompanied by 3 areas for standing. History Chorley originally played at Dole Lane (now the Coronation recreation ground), but moved to Rangletts recreation ground in September 1901. Victory Park was built adjacent to the recreation ground in 1919 and was opened in 1920. It was named Victory Park to commemorate the end of the First World War. The original grandstand was gutted by fire on 17 November 1945, just hours after an FA Cup tie against Accrington Stanley, with a new stand being built in May 1947 at a cost of £5,500. Chorley's record attendance for a game at Victory Park is 9,679 for a FA Cup tie against Darwen on 15 November 1932. Rugby league Springfield Borough moved to Victory Park in 1988 and became Chorley Borough RLFC. They played there for one season before moving to Moss Lane, Altrincham and adopting the name Trafford Borough RLFC for the 1989–90 season. This caused a boardroom split leading to the creation of a new Chorley Borough rugby league club based at Victory Park. Chorley's first game was against Trafford Borough in the Lancashire Cup in front of 628 spectators. The record attendance at Victory Park was 2,851 for the visit of Oldham in January 1990. The club went through a variety of names 'Chorley Chieftains', 'Chorley Magpies', 'Central Lancashire' (non playing period), 'Lancashire Lynx', and finally 'Chorley Lynx'. In 2004 Chorley Lynx folded due to poor attendances and the withdrawal of funding by backer Trevor Hemmings. 1883 Stand In the 2017-18 Vanarama National League North season, Chorley started work on the '1883 Stand' that would add an extra 75 seats to Victory Park for sponsors and 1883 Lounge use only. The stand has space on either side to possibly expand in the future. References
View Island

View Island ist eine Insel nahe dem Caversham Lock in der Themse bei Reading, Berkshire in England. Die Insel war eine verlassene Werft, als das Reading Borough Council sie 1998 übernahm. Die Insel ist heute eine Parklandschaft. Die Insel ist mit Caversham über eine Fußgängerbrücke zur Heron Island verbunden, die eine Straßenbrücke besitzt. Siehe auch Liste der Inseln in der Themse Weblinks Edward Lever: Pictures of Caversham. 3. Februar 2011, abgerufen am 30. März 2011 auf picturesofengland.com. Einzelnachweise
View Island

View Island is a small island near Caversham Lock, on the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire in England. View Island forms part of a series of riverside open spaces, managed by Reading Borough Council, that stretch along one or other side of the River Thames throughout its passage through Reading. From west to east these are Thameside Promenade, Caversham Court, Christchurch Meadows, Hills Meadow, View Island and King's Meadow. The island was a derelict boatyard when Reading Borough Council took it over in 1998 and restored it. It is a quiet, relaxing island with grassy paths and seating. It is set out as a small park containing several wooden chain-saw carved sculptures, although all but one having rotted away. It connects to Caversham via Heron Island, which has private riverside housing and is connected by road to Lower Caversham. A body was found on View Island in February 2011. In 2021, the new Reading Hydro community owned hydro-electric power plant opened at the upstream end of the island. At the same time a new and more natural fish pass stream was constructed, snaking through View Island. See also Islands in the River Thames List of parks and open spaces in Reading, Berkshire References External links Media related to View Island, Caversham at Wikimedia Commons View Island, Reading Forum
Villiers High School

Villiers High School is a co-educational 11–18 school and sixth form in the Southall area of the west London borough of Ealing. The school is situated in Boyd Avenue, in the heart of Southall. Christopher Richards was appointed Headteacher in September 2023. As of 2022 it has around 1,500 pupils on roll, 250 of whom are in the sixth form. The local authority, the London Borough of Ealing, administers the Co-ordinated High School Admissions Scheme, for Villiers High School. History The school first opened as Southall County School in 1907. It changed its name to Southall Grammar in 1945. In 1963 the school merged with Southall College of Technology (a boys' technical school, which had been located in Beaconsfield Road) and was renamed Southall Grammar Technical School. The name was changed to Villiers High School in 1974. The sixth-form opened in 2009. Ofsted After inspections which rated the school as Good with Outstanding features in 2007 and Satisfactory in 2010, the school was rated Good in all areas in spring 2015 following an Ofsted inspection. The report found the school is "rapidly improving" under "very strong" leadership of the senior leadership team. The school was described as "a harmonious community characterised by mutual respect and high aspirations". Notable teaching staff In 2008, David Onllwyn Jones, an assistant head teacher at the school, was made Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services to education. Notable former pupils Imran Qayyum, cricketer for Kent County Cricket Club Southall Grammar Technical School Alan Charles, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2016 Prof John Woodhouse FRS, Professor of Geophysics from 1990 to 2014 at the University of Oxford, and Head from 2000 to 2003 and 2011 to 2012 of the Department of Earth Sciences; winner of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2010, the Inge Lehmann Medal in 2001, and the James B. Macelwane Medal in 1984 Southall Grammar School Ray Dorset, singer with Mungo Jerry Doug Hayward, tailor Ronald Peter Nash CMG LVO, High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago from 2004 to 2007, and Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003 Allan Segal, documentary television film-maker for World in Action Southall County School Barry Foster (actor), known in the early 1970s for Thames Television's Van der Valk Sir Leslie Murphy, chairman from 1977 to 1979 of the National Enterprise Board Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins of Clare Market CH CB, economist at the LSE who wrote An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science; his famous Robbins Report led to expansion of universities in the 1960s, from the former Colleges of Technology, and the creation of the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA, which awarded degrees to polytechnics) Sydney Templeman, Baron Templeman, one of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary from 1982 to 1994, President from 1974 to 1976 of the Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar (now the Bar Standards Board) Elsie Whetnall, philosopher References
Vincients Wood

Vincients Wood is a small nature reserve, a 12 acres (5 ha) area of semi-natural broadleaved woodland on the western edge of the town of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. On the west side of Vincients Wood is a small grass strip and then the A350 bypass; other than that the wood is surrounded by housing. The Moss Mead housing estate is on the north side, past a long, narrow strip of grass named the Long Dragon Piece and some willow pollards; to the east are Awdry Close and Brinkworth Close, and to the south are Turpin Way and Brittain Close. The hazel bushes that grow beneath the oaks were regularly cut in the past, a tradition known as coppicing. The cut wood was used for building fences and provided fuel. Periodic removal of selected trees creates sunny glades. Combined with the coppicing, this benefits wildlife by letting the sunlight in and creating ideal conditions for many animals, birds, insects and plants. Vincients Wood is divided into two unequal parts by a medieval woodbank and ditch stretching its entire width. The southern section of the wood is older than the larger northern section – so much so that it is considered to be ancient woodland. The wood is maintained by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, who have owned it since 1990 and manage the reserve along with volunteers. A footpath through the wood circles most of the reserve for approximately one mile, and there are multiple entrances and exits into the wood. A welcome sign, created by the Trust in conjunction with the Countryside Commission (now the Countryside Agency), is posted at the north-by-northwest entrance and states that a Nature Trail leaflet is available. The woodland is a reserve intended to protect many species of wildlife, plants and fungi. Visitors are encouraged to keep to the main paths, not to drop litter, and leave the flowers for others to enjoy. Common biota in Vincients Wood Fauna Red fox Flora Fungi References
Vindobala

Vindobala was een Romeins fort in het oostelijk deel van de Muur van Hadrianus in de Engelse plaats Rudchester. Het lag tussen de forten van Halton Chesters (Hunnum) in het westen en Benwell (Condercum) in het oosten. Het fort had een vierhoekig grondplan met afgeronde hoeken. Aan elke zijde was er een poort. Rond 400, kort voor de muur werd opgegeven, was het Cohors prima Frixagorum, een cohort bestaande uit Friezen, hier gelegerd. Galerij