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Ponte sospeso di Clifton

Il ponte sospeso di Clifton è un ponte sospeso aperto nel 1864 sul fiume Avon tra Clifton, Bristol e Leigh Woods, Somerset. Costruito da William Henry Barlow e John Hawkshaw, su progetto di Isambard Kingdom Brunel, è tutelato come monumento classificato di grado I. Sin dalla sua apertura è stato soggetto a pedaggio per finanziarne la manutenzione. Storia Sulla torre Leigh Woods (a sud) troviamo un’iscrizione che ci anticipa la lunga storia del Ponte di Clifton: SUSPENSA VIX VIA FIT, ossia "una via sospesa alla fine è stata fatta". Infatti il progetto inizia nel 1754 e non finirà prima del 1864, esattamente 110 anni dopo. La storia del ponte nasce nel 1754, quando il commerciante di vino William Vick decise di mettere da parte £1000 con la volontà che questi soldi fossero rimasti intatti fino a quando non si sarebbe raggiunta la somma di £10.000 per la costruzione di un ponte di pietra sulla gola dell’Avon. Vick morì di lì a poco ma nel 1829 il suo legale raggiunse la cifra necessaria per poter convocare una commissione al fine di realizzare il suo sogno. Fu presto evidenziato però che un ponte di quelle dimensioni necessitava di un investimento di almeno £90.000. Si ipotizzò allora che un ponte sospeso in ferro sarebbe risultato più economico, grazie anche alla ricchezza di materiale in quel territorio, anche se comunque sarebbe risultato necessario far pagare un pedaggio per recuperare i soldi investiti. Così venne indetto un primo concorso nel 1829, giudicato dall’ingegnere Thomas Telford, già rinomato a livello internazionale, anche conosciuto come “The Builder of Britain” e “The Father of Civil Engineering”. Telford rifiutò tutti i progetti candidati e nominò il suo stesso progetto come vincitore del concorso. Lui aveva ipotizzato un ponte a tre campate sostenuto da due torri gotiche. Il suo gesto non fu ben visto dalla popolazione locale, tant’è che l’anno successivo, nel 1830, si decise di rifare il concorso. Tra tutti, si candidò per la seconda volta Isambard Kingdom Brunel con quattro disegni progettuali. Arrivò secondo ma, convinto che il suo fosse uno dei progetti più originali, convinse la giuria a farsi attribuire il primo posto, assegnatogli ufficialmente il 16 marzo 1831, con cerimonia inaugurale e posa della prima pietra il 21 giugno 1831. Brunel riteneva il Ponte di Clifton il suo tesoro ma, tra problemi finanziari e disaccordi contrattuali, non lo vide finito poiché morì nel 1859, cinque anni prima del completamento della costruzione. Dopo la sua morte, venne formata una nuova compagnia dai componenti dell’istituzione degli ingegneri civili. I lavori iniziarono a novembre 1862 con Barlow e Hawkshaw come ingegneri e il ponte venne inaugurato a dicembre del 1864. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su ponte sospeso di Clifton Collegamenti esterni Clifton Suspension Bridge, su cliftonbridge.org.uk. Clifton Suspension Bridge at www.ikbrunel.org.uk Archiviato il 9 gennaio 2015 in Internet Archive. Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust papers, 1829–1939 University of Bristol Library Special Collections 1953 newsreel of Clifton Suspension Bridge, su britishpathe.com.
Ponte Pênsil de Clifton

A Ponte Pênsil de Clifton (em inglês: Clifton Suspension Bridge) é uma ponte pênsil que se estende sobre o desfiladeiro Avon, e liga Clifton, em Bristol, a Leigh Woods, em Somerset, na Inglaterra. Projetada por Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a ponte é considerada um símbolo de Bristol. Ela é classificada como um listed building de nível I. Dimensões Vão: 214,05 m Altura das torres: 26 m Largura das torres: 4 m Altura: 75 m acima do nível da água Tráfego: 4 milhões de veículos/ano Referências Ligações externas «Página oficial» (em inglês) «Ponte Pênsil de Clifton» (em alemão, inglês, e francês). no Structurae «Ponte Pênsil de Clifton no www.ikbrunel.org.uk» (em inglês)
Клифтонский мост

Клифтонский подвесной мост (Clifton Suspension Bridge) через реку Эйвон у города Бристоль, Великобритания, был сооружён в 1836—1864 гг. и является одной из главных достопримечательностей города и страны. Мост был введён в эксплуатацию 8 декабря 1864 года. Общая его длина составляет 230 метров, включая пролёт длиной около 190 метров над ущельем реки Эйвон, через которую он перекинут. Инженер-проектировщик моста — Изамбард Кингдом Брюнель; данный подвесной мост стал его первым самостоятельным проектом. После изобретения ковкого чугуна архитекторы получили возможность строить висячие мосты, первые из которых появились в Аппалачских горах Северной Америки ещё в конце XVIII столетия. С моста открывается живописный вид на окрестности Бристоля. Недалеко от него расположена Клифтонская обсерватория, в которой размещается так называемая «камера-обскура» — искривлённое зеркало, которое отражает панорамное изображение окрестностей обсерватории на специальный экран, размещенный в затемнённом помещении. В окрестностях моста располагаются и знаменитые Бристольские пещеры, в том числе и самая известная из них — Гигантская пещера. Долгую и интересную историю возведения моста можно узнать, посетив близлежащий туристический центр. Интересно, что первый банги (банджи)-прыжок в мире был сделан с этого моста 1 апреля 1979 года с высоты более 76 метров (250 футов). Его выполнили четыре спортсмена из местного клуба экстремального спорта. В настоящее время мост популярен среди туристов и спортсменов. Печальную славу снискал он и среди самоубийц, за что получил мрачное прозвище «Мост самоубийц». Ссылки
Royal British Legion

La Royal British Legion (RBL), parfois désignée sous le nom de British Legion ou The Legion, est un organisme de bienfaisance britannique apportant un soutien financier et social aux membres et vétérans des Forces armées britanniques, ainsi qu'à leurs familles. Fondée en 1921 par Tom Lister comme une fusion de plusieurs autres organisations, l'association est connue pour l'usage du coquelicot dans sa communication. Voir aussi Bleuet de France Liens externes Site officiel Ressource relative à la musique : MusicBrainz Ressource relative à la recherche : CrossRef Portail des associations Portail du Royaume-Uni
Royal British Legion

Royal British Legion (RBL) är en brittisk välgörenhets- och intresseorganisation som stöder personer som tjänstgör eller har tjänstgjort i Storbritanniens väpnade styrkor och deras anhöriga. Royal British Legion grundades 1921 genom att fyra organisationer gick samman. Bland grundarna fanns Douglas Haig som var brittisk överbefälhavare i första världskriget. Organisation är känd för sitt årligt återkommande Poppy appeal och arrangerar även The Festival of Remembrance. Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Royal British Legion.﻿ Officiell webbplats
Vale Royal Abbey

Vale Royal Abbey war ein Zisterzienserkloster in England. Lage Die Abtei lag in Whitegate zwischen Northwich und Winsford in Cheshire. Geschichte Die der Jungfrau Maria, dem Heiligen Nikolaus und dem Heiligen Nicasius geweihte Abtei wurde um 1266 von Prinz Edward, dem späteren König Edward I. auf Grund eines anlässlich einer bei der Überfahrt von Frankreich erlittenen Seenot im Jahr 1263 getätigten Gelübdes gestiftet. Sie war ein Tochterkloster des Klosters Dore Abbey in Herefordshire, das wiederum der Filiation der Primarabtei Morimond entstammte. Die ersten Mönche aus Dore Abbey unter Abt Walter trafen erst 1274 ein. Um 1276/1281 wurde die Abtei vom Gründungsort Darnhall nach Over, dem späteren Vale Royal, verlegt. Die Kirche wurde als größte Zisterzienserabteikirche in England mit einer Länge von 128 m auf kreuzförmigem Grundriss mit einem Vierungsturm und weiteren Westtürmen sowie einem halbkreisförmigen Chor mit 13 Chorkapellen geplant. Das Querschiff hatte auf beiden Seiten je drei Kapellen im Osten. Die Klausur befand sich rechts von der Kirche und entsprach in ihren Ausmaßen der Größe der Kirche. Die zunächst reichlich fließenden Mittel wurden jedoch bald auf Grund der Kriege in Wales spärlicher, bis das königliche Interesse an der Abtei gegen 1290 ganz erlosch, worauf die Bauarbeiten zunächst eingestellt und dann nur sehr reduziert weitergeführt wurden. Um 1330 war der Ostteil der Kirche vollendet. Es kam jedoch zu Auseinandersetzungen mit der Landbevölkerung, die in der Ermordung des Abts im Jahr 1339 einen Höhepunkt fanden, und mit dem Landadel. Um 1350 wurden die Arbeiten am Kirchenschiff wieder aufgenommen, jedoch richtete im Jahr 1360 ein Sturm schwere Schäden an, die dazu führten, dass unter der Regierung von König Richard II. die Planungen erheblich reduziert wurden. Auch im Jahr 1437 wurde der Abt getötet. Erst in der Spätzeit der Abtei traten geordnete Verhältnisse ein. 1535 wurde die Abtei auf ein Einkommen von 540 Pfund, einen erheblichen Betrag, geschätzt. 1538 wurde sie aufgelöst. Der königliche Kommissar Thomas Holcroft erwarb die Anlage, ließ die Kirche und einen großen Teil der Abteigebäude abbrechen und den Süd- und Westteil der Klausur in ein Herrenhaus verwandeln. 1615 kam dieses in die Hände der Familie Cholmondeley, wo es über 300 Jahre lang verblieb, allerdings mehrfach verändert wurde, so unter anderem als John Douglas den Südflügel um 1860 umfassend umgestaltete. Heute beherbergt die Anlage einen Golfclub. Anlage und Bauten Von der Kirche ist nichts erhalten, jedoch wird die Lage des Hochaltars von einem „Nun’s Grave“ genannten Friedhofskreuz markiert. Ausgrabungen fanden 1911/12 statt, jedoch ist nichts mehr sichtbar. Das Herrenhaus weist noch Teile der alten Klosteranlage auf, insbesondere den Toreingang. Erhalten ist die ehemalige Torkapelle St. Mary’s Whitegate. Literatur Anthony New: A guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales. Constable & Company, London 1985, ISBN 0-09-463520-X, ISBN 0-09-463520-X, S. 399 f., mit Planskizze. Weblinks Information über Vale Royal Abbey Abteigebäude
Greenacre Academy

Greenacre Academy (formerly Greenacre School and before that Walderslade Boys School), is a boys' secondary school with a shared sixth form located in Walderslade in the English county of Kent. History The school was designed by Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners, and opened in the late 1950s. Medway, as a former part of Kent retains selection, so Walderslade Boys School opened as a Secondary Modern. It had the status of an 11-18 community school school converted to academy status on 1 April 2012 and was renamed Greenacre Academy. Governance It was previously a community school administered by Medway Council; the school converted to academy status on 1 April 2012 and was renamed Greenacre Academy. The school continues to coordinate with Medway Council for admissions. It is part of the Skills for life trust, which contains: Greenacre Academy, Walderslade Girls School, Warren Wood Primary Academy, Chantry Community Academy, Hilltop Primary Academy, Kloisters Kindergarten and Pre-School, PGW Sixth Form and Greenacre Sports Partnership. Academics Ofsted rated this as a Good School in 2014 and 2018, but lowered it to an inadequate in 2023. The school is strong in establishing good behaviour as one of its 'Skills for Life'. Pupils enter the school with lower than average literacy skills which are targeted. The school offers a three-year Key Stage 3 where the core subjects of the National Curriculum are taught. At Key Stage 4, the academy offers GCSEs, BTECs, OCR Nationals and NVQs as programmes of study for pupils. The subjects are English (Literature and Language), Maths, Science and Skills for Life. Students may study the English Baccalaureate as they are offered options of: Modern Foreign Languages, Computing and Humanities (History and Geography). Further choices are available to selected student. Ofsted considers the rate of progress for students at the lower end is good, but the higher ability pupils underperform. The school also operates a sixth form provision in partnership with Walderslade Girls' School, with students having the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs. References External links Greenacre Academy Trust official website
Kemnal Technology College

Kemnal Technology College is a mixed secondary school located in St Paul's Cray Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, England. History The school was first established in 1954 in the former buildings of Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School as Cray Valley Technical School. The name was changed to Cray Valley Technical High School for Boys in 1968. Later it became Kemnal Manor Upper School from September 1974 when Cray Valley merged with Edgebury Secondary Modern in Mottingham. Kemnal Technology College was converted to academy status in February 2012, and was previously a community school under the direct control of Bromley London Borough Council. The school continues to coordinate with Bromley London Borough Council for admissions. The school has also been designated as a Training school. Kemnal suffered a flood in November and December 2016 which led to the school closing for four days in total: three days in November due to health and safety conditions, and one day at the end of the Christmas term. Remedial works have completed. Description Kemnal Technology College offers GCSEs and BTECS as programmes of study for pupils, while A-Levels are not offered as the school does not have a sixth form. The school also has a specialism in technology, and has additional resources for the specialism. References External links Kemnal Technology College official website
Naval Club

The Naval Club, formerly the RNVR (Auxiliary Patrol) Club (1919–1943), and the RNVR Club (1943–1969) was a gentlemen's club in London established in 1919, which closed down in 2021 (having not survived closure during the COVID19 pandemic). From 1946 it owned the premises at 38 Hill Street, Mayfair which was formerly occupied by the 2nd Earl of Chatham, and the building was put up for sale in April 2021 for £35 million. History It was founded as the RNVR (Auxiliary Volunteers) Club after World War I, for serving and retired officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). It leased interim premises from the Marlborough Club until 1946, when it acquired the Hill Street current townhouse with the financial assistance of the Astor family. The building also served as the headquarters of the RNVR Officers' Association. In 1969, it changed its name to the Naval Club. The club's first president was Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe. Notable members of the club have included Viscount Astor, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Alan Lennox-Boyd, and Harold Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson. Following its closure in 2021, former members were offered up to 5 years free membership of the Army & Navy Club in Pall Mall. External links The Naval Club Facebook Page See also List of London's gentlemen's clubs References
Broomwood School

Broomwood School is an independent preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3–13. The school is located across four sites, all near Wandsworth Common in south-west London. History A pre-preparatory school for boys and girls was founded by Katharine Mears in 1984 as Broomwood Hall School. Located in the Methodist Church Hall on Broomwood Road in Wandsworth, it began with 12 children. Nearly a decade later, Northcote Lodge School, for boys aged 8–13, was established on 5 September 1993 by Sir Malcolm and Lady Katharine Colquhoun. The school's premises at 26 Bolingbroke Grove, next to Wandsworth Common, were the former location of Linden Lodge School for the Blind. Broomwood Hall School was reorganised as Broomwood Hall Lower School for boys and girls aged 4–8 and Broomwood Hall Upper School for girls aged 8–13 located at separate sites on Nightingale Lane. While still under family ownership, these schools formed Northwood Schools. Northwood Senior, for boys and girls aged 11–16, opened in 2020 at Garrad's Road, on the site of what was then one of the pre-prep departments of Broomwood Hall Lower School. In 2021, these schools became part of the Dukes Education group of schools. In 2023, the schools adopted one name, Broomwood, a school for boys and girls aged 3–13. Northwood Senior became London Park School Clapham in September 2023, still part of the Dukes Education group but no longer part of Broomwood. Organisation and admission Broomwood school is organised across four sites, all located near to each other and close to Wandsworth Common in south-west London. The four sites are Broomwood Pre-Prep (boys and girls, aged 3–7), which is split between two buildings a short walk from each other at 50 Nightingale Lane and 192 Ramsden Road; Broomwood Prep - Boys (aged 7–13) at 26 Bolingbroke Grove; and Broomwood Prep - Girls (aged 7–13) at 68-74 Nightingale Lane. Entry to the Prep schools is primarily via Broomwood Pre-Prep. There is also a 7+ entry for external candidates. There are academic and music scholarships for boys and girls interested in the Prep school. The school has some places available at 11+ entry for boys and girls who are looking to move on to a boarding or day schools at age 13. References External links Broomwood website Dukes Education
Rokeby School

Rokeby School is an 11–16 secondary school for boys located in Canning Town, Greater London, England. In 2010 the school relocated to new building on the Barking Road. Facilities at the school include technology and ICT rooms, a six court indoor sports hall, outdoor cricket/badminton area, creative arts areas, a performance theatre, an all-weather multi-use games pitch and a fitness trail. Previously a foundation school administered by Newham London Borough Council, in December 2021 Rokeby School converted to academy status. It is now sponsored by the Newham Community Schools Trust. Rokeby School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Notable former pupils Vince Hilaire, Retired footballer Roger Griffiths, Actor East Enders Calvin Bassey, footballer Alexander McQueen, fashion designer Ricky Norwood, actor Bradley Thomas, footballer References External links Official website
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School

St Columba's Catholic Boys' School is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school with academy status, located in the Bexleyheath area of the London Borough of Bexley, England. Description St. Columba's Catholic Boys' School was opened by the then Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath on 7 May 1973. The lower and upper sections of the school were amalgamated on the present site in June 1990 in an extended building. A£5 million new build project on the site which included a new teaching block, new sports hall, and refurbished theatre was opened in 2005. The school converted to academy status in September 2012, and it was previously under the direct control of Bexley London Borough Council. The school continues to coordinate with Bexley London Borough Council for admissions. St. Columba's Catholic Boys' School has a sister school, St. Catherine's Catholic School for Girls, which is on a separate site nearby. Following a short inspection of the school on 23 January 2019 James Whiting, the Ofsted Inspector, ranked the school 'good'. This was the first short inspection carried out since the school was also judged to be good by Ofsted in their previous inspection that was carried out in September 2014. The report went on to say that the leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. The report also said that the Catholic values held by the school are evident in the safe and welcoming community the school has become. Alumni Finn O'Mara (b. 1999) – footballer References External links St Columba's Catholic Boys' School official website
Central Park, Wallasey

Central Park is located in Wallasey, Merseyside, England. The park was the site of Liscard Hall, which was set ablaze by local vandals on 7 July 2008. The damage to the hall was too severe and the once grand house had to be demolished. The hall was the home of Sir John Tobin, a former Mayor of Liverpool. The park has football and cricket grounds, play areas, a fishing lake and a pump track. The park is home to a war memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Boer War, in the form of a statue of Britannia. References External links Map sources for Central Park, Wallasey Central Park Wallasey [1] website
St Andrew's Church, Chester

St Andrew's Church is a redundant church located in Newgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History St Andrew's was built as a Presbyterian church between 1857 and 1860, was later used as a United Reformed Church. It has since been closed. The architects were J. and J. M. Hay, with James Harrison. In 1866 an entrance front was added, paid for by Robert Barbour of Manchester and Bolesworth. The body of the church was rebuilt in 1884 by Kelly and Edwards. Architecture The church is constructed in yellow sandstone and brick. It is partly rendered, and has slate roofs. Its orientation is reversed from the usual. Its plan includes aisles with clerestories. The entrance front includes an arched doorway with a lancet window to the left; in the storey above are two two-light windows and a gable. To the left of the gable is an octagonal bellcote with a stone spire, and to the right is a crocketed pinnacle. There is a rose window at the liturgical east end. The body of the church is in five bays, each bay of the clerestory containing triple lancets. See also Grade II listed buildings in Chester (central) References
Iglesia de San Miguel y Todos los Ángeles (Beckwithshaw)

La Iglesia de San Miguel y Todos los Ángeles (en inglés: Church of St Michael and All Angels), también conocida como la Iglesia de Beckwithshaw (Beckwithshaw Church), es un templo anglicano situado en el pueblo de Beckwithshaw, Yorkshire del Norte, Inglaterra, perteneciente al Grado II del catálogo de edificios del Reino Unido. La iglesia fue construida y amueblada entre 1886 y 1887 por William Swinden Barber en el estilo neogótico como parte del movimiento Arts and Crafts. Las vidrieras del mismo estilo se añadieron en 1892.​ El edificio es un ejemplo del diseño de alta calidad con bajo presupuesto, las vidrieras y las tallas de piedra son significativas, y es un ejemplo de las inversiones realizadas por los terratenientes de clase media en las comunidades locales.​ Es también un ejemplo prístino y sin cambios de una iglesia de Arts and Crafts que conserva todos sus muebles originales, aparte de una estatua perdida. El primer vicario de esta iglesia, desde 1887 hasta 1894, fue Charles Farrar Forster.​​ Galería Los Ángeles del Apocalipsis Referencias Enlaces externos Sitio web oficial (en inglés) Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Iglesia de San Miguel y Todos los Ángeles.