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N4 Library

The N4 Library is a public library in the London Borough of Islington, England. The library sits alongside the City and Islington College Centre for Lifelong Learning building, on Blackstock Road. Both were opened in January 2004. History Investment by the New Labour government in further education programmes led to the redevelopment of a site on Blackstock Road to become the City & Islington College Lifelong Learning Centre (now Capital City College). The new building was designed by WilkinsonEyre with Stafford Critchlow as the centre's architect. They created an ambitious design that wrapped around the existing Victorian School Board. Commenting on the structure, journalist Robert Nurden called it a "swish glass-and-steel structure" and a "prototype for an exciting range of new colleges of further education." As part of the redesign, a new public library (N4) was, "unusually," placed at the centre, connected directly to other parts of the college. The new design was presented in an OECD working paper, as part of the Programme on Educational Building in 2022, with the noted ambition that public library users will be attracted into the College (and vice versa). Architect David Gibson named the N4 library one of his "favorite" buildings in Islington. The N4 library is operated by a partnership between the College and the Islington Council. In the context of budget cuts between 2010-2014, the N4 was one of the few libraries that was not threatened with closure. Following the decision to keep all libraries open, however, the library saw its opening hours drop by about 15% relative to 2010. In 2024, the N4 library was open for a total of 2,400 hours, third in the service after the Central and Finsbury libraries. The library is open every day except Sundays though with reduced hours on Thursdays. Services The library is one of the most popular libraries in the service. In 2024/25, the Library had 2,418 active members (4th in the service), and 90,079 visits over the year (4th in the service). On average, it performed 4,930 loans per month (3rd in the service). On top of serving as a lending library, the N4 library provides access to 12 free public computers, free wifi, printing facilities, and study space. The library organizes a number of events—in the past decade it has hosted events around festive lighting, the Six Book Challenge, the Word Festival, and World Book Day. In 2024/25, the N4 library welcomed 4,873 attendees for events – 8% of attendees to all Islington Library events. The library is fully wheelchair accessible, and has adapted toilets. See also Islington Borough Council Islington Libraries Capital City College References External links Islington Libraries
GCHQ Bude

GCHQ Bude ist ein britischer Militärstützpunkt nördlich von Bude und südlich von Morwenstow in Cornwall. Er untersteht dem britischen Geheimdienst Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Die Anlagen sind Teil des ECHELON-Programms. In einer Depesche von US-amerikanischen Botschaften, die Wikileaks veröffentlichte, wurde das TAT-14 Überseekabel, welches eine Zwischenstation in Bude hat, als eine der wenigen „kritischen Infrastruktur- und Schlüssel Ressourcen“ der USA auf ausländischem Gebiet genannt. Durch Unterlagen des ehemaligen NSA Mitarbeiters Edward Snowden wurde bekannt, dass Daten aus TAT-14 vermutlich in der britischen Küstenstadt Bude abgefangen wurden. Das Kabel sei eines von mehr als 200 Glasfaser-Kabeln, die der britische Geheimdienst im Rahmen des geheimen Programms Tempora anzapfe und abhöre. Dabei hat der Dienst offensichtlich direkt an Knotenpunkten des Kabels (Spleißen) bei Kommunikationsunternehmen angesetzt und musste somit nicht von außen an das Kabel gelangen. Beim Ausspähen sollen dem britischen Abhördienst zwei Telefongesellschaften behilflich gewesen sein, Vodafone und British Telecommunications (BT). Im September 2018 entschied der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte, dass die Internetüberwachung durch den britischen Geheimdienst als Verstoß gegen die Menschenrechte rechtswidrig war. Im Jahr 2010 hat die National Security Agency dem GCHQ für Neuentwicklungen in dieser Anlage 15,5 Millionen Pfund gezahlt. Literatur Richard Aldrich, GCHQ, 2010, HarperCollins UK (Online auf Google Books) New Scientist, Ausgabe 1404 vom 5. April 1984, Seite 8, Artikel „How Cheltenham entered America's back yard“ (Online auf Google Books) Weblinks http://cryptome.org/2013-info/06/gchq-bude/gchq-bude.htm Einzelnachweise
Ocean (Nottingham)

Ocean, formerly the Astoria, is a nightclub located on Greyfriar Gate in Nottingham, England. The club is used as a student night club for both of the universities in Nottingham. History The building opened as a palais de danse to replace Victoria Halls in Talbot Street. It was known as Greyfriars Hall and was opened by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Walter Wessen, on 8 October 1929. It was designed by the Nottingham architectural practice of Evans, Clark and Woollatt for W. A. Walker at a cost of £30,000. The main dance hall with a floor of 105 feet (32 m) by 85 feet (26 m) which accommodated 600 dancers. One of the main events of the year was the General Hospital Ball which transferred to this venue in 1929. On 12 May 1940 three men were discovered inside the building by a police officer, and charged with breaking and entering and stealing goods worth over £200 (equivalent to £9,700 in 2025). It reopened as the Astoria Ballroom after the Second World War on 29 March 1948. In 1957, the name was changed to the Sherwood Rooms. It was owned by the Mecca Leisure Group. In the 1970s the main front was rebuilt. In 1984, it was acquired by Barry Noble and adopted its former name Astoria. It subsequently changed its name in the 1990s to MGM and in 1999 became Ocean a club mainly used by students. References External links Official website
Pryzm Nottingham

The Palais is a nightclub and event space located on Upper Parliament Street in Nottingham, England. History The site became vacant when Nottingham Prison was demolished. The building was constructed by the Midland Palais de Danse Company and opened as a dance hall and billiard saloon under the name Palais de Danse. The architects were Alfred John Thraves and Henry Hardwick Dawson and the contractors were W. and J. Simons. The building featured a globe and frieze of dancers over the entrance. It opened to invited guests on 22 April 1925 and to the general public 2 days later. The venue's name was changed to Ritzy, then became simply The Palais, then it was acquired by Deltic Group and became Oceana and then Pryzm. The venue was owned by Deltic Group and then its successor Rekom UK until summer 2024, when it was sold due to Rekom UK's financial problems. It was refurbished in 2005 by Bignell Shacklady Ewing. In April 1971 the Palais was the site of Nottingham’s own version of the 1970 Miss World beauty pageant protest by Women’s Liberation Activists. Two members of the newly formed Nottingham Women’s Liberation Group (Barbara Yates and Vreneli Schmid, both Nottingham Art College students) entered the local beauty pageant and when they took to the stage, Barbara ripped off an overskirt revealing a banner and then raced down the ballroom with Vreneli shouting “Women’s liberation!”. Other members of the Group dropped leaflets from the balcony or demonstrated outside the Palais. An account of the experience, written by Barbara Yates, was published in Women Now: Journal of the Nottingham Women’s Liberation Group. According to a newspaper article on the incident published in the Nottingham Post, Palais manager Mr Thompson later said that he would be running a competition for men too and had contacted a former Mr Universe to be on the panel. In 2019, four people were stabbed after a fight that started outside the nightclub. An 18-year-old man was arrested and found guilty of wounding with intent. The Palais DHP Family purchased the venue in the summer of 2024, changing its name back to The Palais once more, promising a "diverse array of events" when it re-opens in September. References External links Official website
Victoria Park, Widnes

Victoria Park is the premier urban park in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is managed by Halton Borough Council. History The park was opened in 1900 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It is on the former Appleton House estate and was created by the local council with funds collected via a public subscription. Facilities There are paved walking routes, grass open spaces, formal gardens, a lake with a fountain, a café with toilets, ice cream parlour, children's play area, tennis courts, bowling greens, a skate park, climbing boulder, bandstand, basketball courts, an enclosed dog run and a butterfly house. Landmarks The park contains a Grade II listed war memorial pillar. Incorporating detailed carvings and standing more than 16m high, the memorial is a striking and prominent architectural building. The pillar was designed by Harold E Davies and unveiled by the 17th Earl of Derby in a ceremony on 28 September 1921 after a civic parade from Widnes Town Hall. The memorial cost £6,000 and was paid for by public subscription. The sculptural additions were undertaken by the national artist Herbert Tyson Smith. There is a memorial fountain in honour of William Ewart Gladstone. A milestone marker with plaque commemorates the last effective Zeppelin air raid of World War I in England. Five Zeppelins dropped bombs in Widnes, Ince and Wigan. There is a statue of Sgt. Thomas Mottershead V.C., DCM (1892–1917) who was born in Widnes and was awarded a Victoria Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal in World War I. There is a combined memorial headstone for Mottershead and two other recipients of the V.C. from Halton: Thomas Wilkinson and Thomas Alfred Jones. Events Parkrun A 5 km parkrun takes place every Saturday morning beginning at 9am. See also List of parks and open spaces in Cheshire References
Pontefract Hospital

Pontefract Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Pontefract, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. The hospital primarily serves the towns of Pontefract and the five towns. History The original hospital in Pontefract was the Pontefract Dispensary which was established in Sessions House Yard in 1812. The foundation stone for a new hospital in Southgate was laid by Hugh Childers, Secretary of State for War on 7 May 1880; it was opened by John Rhodes, the Mayor of Wakefield, on 8 December 1880. The facility became Pontefract General Infirmary on the formation of the National Health Service in 1948. A new hospital, to be known as the Pontefract Hospital, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract to replace Pontefract General Infirmary in 2007. The new hospital, which was designed by the Building Design Partnership and built by Balfour Beatty at a cost of circa £150 million, was completed in January 2010. It was opened by the Duke of Gloucester in July 2010. In March 2018 it was announced that the Accident and Emergency Department at Pontefract Hospital would be reclassified as a 24-hour Urgent Treatment Centre from the following months with people with life-threatening injuries being sent to the nearest A&E department which is at, Pinderfields Hospital instead. The local MP, Yvette Cooper, responded to the action: These proposals are a disgrace. They are ignoring the thousands of people who backed our campaign for the Trust to keep its promise of 24/7 consultant led A&E at Pontefract. Last year they closed Pontefract A&E overnight and we forced them to reopen it with public meetings and petitions. Now they are trying to downgrade Pontefract A&E during the daytime. This is clearly all about cuts. The Trust is being forced to make big cuts by Government reforms and the services we were promised are under threat as a result. Yet we already know Pinderfields is struggling to cope and sending more patients there is madness. It's unfair to patients who are waiting too long to be seen and it's unfair to staff who are already over-stretched. Hospital bosses know we won't accept this plan and we won't give up the fight for a proper A&E at Pontefract. In October 2019, Mid Yorkshire Trust announced that the maternity-led birth centre would be shut until October 2020 "on the grounds of safety" due to a national shortage of midwives. It also announced that it would be closing 12 of the 42 beds at the hospital's stroke and rehabilitation unit. Local MP Yvette Cooper has led a campaign against the action, calling it "an absolute disgrace". References External links Official site
Gaby Hardwicke Solicitors

Gaby Hardwicke Solicitors is a law firm in East Sussex, England. It provides business and family law services and has offices in Eastbourne, Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings, East Sussex. History The firm was founded in 1889 by Dr Frederick Goodwin, a former Gladstonian candidate for Bury St Edmunds, who three years later was joined in practice by Ralph Hale Gaby. Goodwin left the partnership in 1894, most probably due to ill health (he died in 1897 of heart disease), leaving Gaby to continue alone. After the First World War Gaby was joined in partnership by Herbert Junius Allen Hardwicke (known as 'Allen' Hardwicke), son of the physician Herbert Junius Hardwicke. By 1921, the firm was known as 'Gaby and Hardwicke' and had opened an office in Bexhill-on-Sea. Following Ralph Gaby's death in 1927, the firm's title briefly changed to 'Gaby, Hardwicke and Evans-Vaughan', then to 'Gaby, Hardwicke, Evans-Vaughan and Bubear', as it acquired new partners. In 1940, Evans-Vaughan and Bubear left the partnership and Allen Hardwicke continued in practice alone. He was joined by other partners, including J. M Baldry, G. G. Herbert and A. J. Arscott, and was still practising law at the time of his death at age 83 in 1965. Gaby Hardwicke Solicitors has expanded considerably during the last four decades and has merged with several smaller local firms, including Yearwood & Griffiths, RE Mitchell & Co, Eaton Sagar, Langhams, Pearse Carty Solicitors, Temple Bird, Morgan & Lamplugh, Fynmores Solicitors and Lycett Conveyancing Solicitors. It opened its Eastbourne office in 1985 and its Hastings office in 1999. In March 2011, Gaby Hardwicke was the first British law firm to serve a court summons via Facebook. The firm was highly commended for 'Excellence in Learning and Development' in The Law Society's 2018 Excellence Awards. References External links Official website
Gadebridge Park Roman Villa

Gadebridge Roman Villa, alternatively known as Gadebridge Park Roman Villa, is a ruined Roman villa in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Excavation A chance discovery in 1962, it was excavated in 1963-68 under the direction of David S. Neal. A second excavation took place in 2000, also under the direction of Dr Neal. History The site may have begun as a pre Roman farm, but after the Roman invasion of AD 43 its proximity to the Roman city of Verulamium seems to have precipitated its development into a sort of spa and resort. From the Antonine Period, c. 138 AD, stone buildings were added, and around 300 AD a large swimming pool, the biggest in Roman Britain after the one at Bath were built. The site may have been leveled around AD 350 possibly because of its owner's support for the usurper emperor Magnentius. It returned to agricultural use and was used for cattle pens. Conservation The villa is situated in Gadebridge Park. Since the excavations the site has been scheduled and is under grassland. The outline of the building was marked over the grass in 2025. Artefacts from the villa are held by Dacorum Heritage. References Sources Gadebridge Roman Villa Dacorum Heritage Trust, Accessed March 2012 Neal, David S. (1974). The excavation of the Roman villa in Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead, 1963-8 (Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 31) Yaxley, Susan; others (1981) [1973]. History of Hemel Hempstead. Amplion Press: Hemel Hempstead Local History and Records Society. ISBN 0-9502743-0-5. Discover how Dacorum's largest Roman villa evolved 'Our Dacorum', Herts Memories Network. Accessed March 2012
Gads Hill Place

Gads Hill Place en Higham, Kent, a veces escrito como Gadshill Place y Gad's Hill Place, era la casa de campo de Charles Dickens, el escritor británico más famoso de la Inglaterra victoriana. Fue construida en 1780 y se halla situada en la localidad inglesa de Higham, en el condado de Kent. En uno de sus paseos con su padre en 1821, cuando contaba con 9 años de edad, Dickens la vio por primera vez, y desde entonces en numerosas ocasiones caminaba hasta Gads Hill Place para disfrutar de su visión con la esperanza de poseerla en un futuro gracias a su esfuerzo y trabajo, idea inculcada por su progenitor, John Dickens. Tanto es así que ya convertido en un escritor de éxito, y tras su experiencia de la pobreza en su adolescencia, en 1856 consiguió comprar la casa por 1790 libras. Si bien en un principio la compró como una inversión, y no tenía intención de instalarse en ella, un año más tarde se mudó a esta mansión, que sería su hogar hasta su muerte en 1870, cuando un infarto acabó con su vida, dejando inacabada su última novela, El misterio de Edwin Drood. Tanto A Tale of Two Cities como Great Expectations, fueron escritos en la casa.​ Por otra parte, poco antes de su muerte, Dickens había destruido la mayor parte de su correspondencia privada en una gran hoguera en el jardín. Visitas Entre las muchas visitas que recibía en Gads Hill Place de consagrados escritores como Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Wilkie Collins, durante el verano de 1857 el escritor danés, Hans Christian Andersen, un gran admirador de Dickens, pasó allí cinco semanas. Andersen comentaba en ocasiones posteriores lo feliz que había estado durante su estancia, e incluso publicó un artículo en la prensa en ese sentido,​ al contrario que Dickens quien, recién empezado su relación con su amante, Nelly Ternan, estaba en pleno proceso de separación de su esposa,​ y comentaba a sus amigos lo difícil que había resultado la visita.​ De hecho, tras el regreso de Andersen a Dinamarca, Dickens dejó de cartearse con él. Escuela En 1924, el edificio es convertido en una escuela privado, y en 2006, la dirección de la escuela anuncia su intención de convertir la casa en un museo para el año 2012.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Descripción de Gads Hill Place desde c.1900 (en inglés).
Gads Hill Place

Gads Hill Place à Higham (Kent), parfois orthographié Gadshill Place et Gad's Hill Place, était la maison de campagne de Charles Dickens, l'auteur britannique le plus célèbre de l'ère victorienne. Aujourd'hui, le bâtiment abrite l'école indépendante Gad's Hill School. La maison a été construite en 1780 pour un ancien maire de Rochester, Thomas Stephens, en face de l'actuel Sir John Falstaff Public House[réf. souhaitée]. C'est à Gad's Hill que Falstaff commet le vol qui marque le début de la trilogie des Henriades de Shakespeare (Henry IV, 1ère partie, Henry IV, 2ème partie et Les Joyeuses Commères de Windsor)[réf. souhaitée]. Références Articles connexes Charles Dickens Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de la littérature britannique Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Gailey Reservoirs

Gailey Reservoir is a pair of canal feeder reservoirs in South Staffordshire, separated by a dam, and owned by the Canal & River Trust. Gailey Upper Reservoir is to the east; Gailey Lower Reservoir to the west. A connected reservoir, Calf Heath Reservoir, stands a little further to the west, beyond the M6 motorway. Calf Heath Reservoir is also where Greensforge Sailing Club is located. Greensforge Sailing Club is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Midlands. Gailey Reservoir is the site of a nature reserve, operated by the West Midland Bird Club. Entry is by permit only. There is a large heronry on the island on the lower part. The upper lake fishing is run by the Prince Albert Angling Society. The lower lake fishing is run by a syndicate called the Noddy boys. The reservoir is located at grid reference SJ935103. See also Gailey, Staffordshire References External links Belvide & Gailey Reservoirs Map Archived 24 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Gailey Trout Fishery www.greensforge.org
Gainford Hall

Gainford Hall is a privately owned Jacobean manor house at Gainford, County Durham. It is a Grade I listed building but as of 2014 is registered as a Building at Risk. The house was built about 1603 to a design possibly by architect Robert Smythson for Rev John Cradock, Vicar of Gainford. The upper storey was never fully completed internally and the east wing staircase was not built. The property was much restored in the 19th century. Cradock was appointed Archdeacon of Northumberland in 1604, and Chancellor to the Bishop of Durham in 1619. William Cradock bought an estate at Hartforth, near Richmond, Yorkshire in 1720 and thereafter junior members of the family lived at Gainford. Marmaduke Cradock died at the Hall at the age of 90 in 1836. A 17th-century dovecote in the grounds is Grade II listed and also a Building at Risk. The present owners Raby Estates have restored the old coach house and converted it to residential use. References Keys to the Past The Antiquities of Gainford, John Richard Walbran (1846) External links Heritage at Risk Register: Gainford+Hall
Gainsthorpe

Gainsthorpe is a deserted medieval village site in a field which is part of the present Gainsthorpe Farm in Lincolnshire, England. The site is in Hibaldstow civil parish located on a minor road west of the A15 road, south of Hibaldstow and five miles (eight kilometres) south-west of Brigg. It is now in the care of English Heritage. There is a small car park from where a footpath of about 220 yards (200 metres) leads to the site. The typical medieval layout of sunken roads and raised rectangular tofts and crofts is clearly seen in the humps and hollows of the field. References External links History, research and visiting information:English Heritage
Стадион Галагър

Стадион Джеймс Уотмън Уей, по-познат като стадион Галагър (на английски: Gallagher Stadium), е дом на отбора Мейдстоун Юнайтед. История и условия Построен през 2012 г., има капацитет от 4191 места. Теренът е с изкуствена трева. При построяването капацитета на стадиона е 3000 места, състоящи се от изцяло покрита централна трибуна за 442 седящи места, по късно увеличена до 750 места. Две малки правостоящи покрити трибуни зад двете врати. През 2017 поради засилващия се интерес от страна на феновете е изградена трибуна зад северната врата с капацитет 1768 правостоящи места. Има план за издигане на трибуна в западната част. Стадионът разполага с офиси за ръководството, съблекални за отбори и съдии, конферентна зала, учебна стая за деца и юноши трениращи в отбора, бар за домакинските фенове, клубен магазин, множество будки за храна и напитки. Рекорди Първи двубой – Мейдстоун Юнайтед 0 – 5 Брайтън 14.07.2012 Първи гол и победа – Мейдстоун Юнайтед 1 – 0 Даг&Ред 17.07.2012
Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington

M The Galleries is a shopping centre located in Washington, City of Sunderland. Shops The shopping centre comprises over 200 retail units, including 16 units in the adjacent retail park, with Sainsbury's & Asda as anchor tenants. The shopping centre offers over 2500 free parking spaces and has an on-site bus station, with the adjacent retail park offering over 600 parking spaces. History The Galleries shopping centre opened in 1974. Originally the area where Costa coffee is was all open plan without a roof, this to be added years later. The Galleries boasts the UKs first ever flagship “Savacentre” store, now Sainsbury’s. Since 2009, work at the centre has included erecting new entrances and improving the atrium. On 8 July 2016, a Changing Places accessible toilet was opened at the centre. In May 2021, eight electric vehicle charging points were installed near the McDonald's and Greggs car park entrances. In January 2022 the centre was purchased from M&G Real Estate by LCP. References External links Galleries Shopping Centre Website Visit The Galleries Shopping Centre